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Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path?

Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11
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Subject Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path?
From Hank Rogers <invalid@nospam.com>
References <vm41d2$21ukk$1@dont-email.me> <vm452u$22jfu$1@dont-email.me> <vm7mep$2rq2u$1@dont-email.me>
Date 2025-01-15 07:56 +0000

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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
> Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
>> On Mon, 1/13/2025 4:42 PM, Chris wrote:
>>> 
>>> So 2025 will be win10 upgrade year, so what's the cheapest/simplest upgrade
>>> path for hardware and software?
>>> 
>>> I have a home desktop PC based around a Coffee Lake i3 which isn't win11
>>> compatible. It's not often used, but I don't want to get rid of it so
>>> what's the sweet spot cpu/mobo these days? I'd like to keep the RAM,
>>> SSD/NVMe, PSU, etc. 
>>> 
>>> Can I transfer my win10 pro license key to win11? What do I lose if just
>>> use an unlicensed version of windows?
>>> 
>> 
>> Prepare win11 media, using Rufus.ie USB preparation tool. You can run the
>> Setup.exe off the USB stick, when you are finished, and do a W11-over-W10
>> installation. A backup before hand, is recommended (so you can go back to
>> Windows 10 more easily). Rufus.ie is a web site in Ireland, and that's
>> the address you'll be entering in your browser. Current version is 4.6p (portable).
> 
> Thanks. Will have a look. What's a recommended backup solution these days?
> I have Macrium 7 free edition which I gather isn't supported any more. 
> 

It’s still available  but hard to find. The last version is V8. Still works
fine with win 11, but there’s no more updates. If you want to keep using
it, let me know and I’ll dig up the links to download if.



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Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-13 21:42 +0000
  Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-13 17:45 -0500
    Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 07:00 +0000
      Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Hank Rogers <invalid@nospam.com> - 2025-01-15 07:56 +0000
        Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 10:12 -0700
          Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 10:54 -0700
          Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 18:10 +0000
      Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-15 03:30 -0500
  Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-13 16:54 -0600
  Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Windows 11 24H2 User <fvgtgfrf@juiklopjhy.com> - 2025-01-13 22:40 +0000
    Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason) - 2025-01-14 00:41 +0000
      Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 03:52 -0700
        Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason) - 2025-01-14 12:05 +0000
          Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 12:39 -0700
    Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 07:00 +0000
  Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-13 19:45 -0500
    Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-13 19:09 -0600
      Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-13 22:48 -0500
        Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 03:28 -0700
          Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-14 08:43 -0500
            Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-15 10:28 -0700
      Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2025-01-14 10:05 -0700

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