Windows 11, Preview

This entire post following Brian's comments originally appeared on Rick's Daily Tips Tech Blog

From Brian
I just read the above article from a tech tip person that Carol has been reading regularly. I want to thank him and introduce his daily site:  "Rick's Daily Tips Tech Blog"  

This contains the info I used to download and create installation media for Windows 11 Preview.
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My experience so far:
The first and second time I tried to install Windows 11 from the USB, it failed. So I created the installation media (USB Drive) again. That time the installation worked just fine. I wasn’t sure it would install on this particular PC, but it was the best PC I have, so it was my best chance. It’s an 8 core AMD Ryzen 5 pro with 24Gb of Ram, only a few years old.

Next, I wondered if Windows 11 would work if I cloned the drive and put the cloned drive in another, not as good PC. A 4 Core i5 3rd generation with 8Gb of ram. It works fine.

Now technically, Microsoft wants certain criteria met for Windows 11 hardware, but you know what Bad Santa says, so at least for now, Windows 11 will run on “lesser” machines. That said, this is a preview copy, and the final release may not be as forgiving.

I haven’t done much on it yet. The computer does seem to run very fast, which is nice. MS Edge is nice looking and is easy to use. The system functions that I use are different, but not difficult to find using the search, if needed. It looks much prettier than Windows 10. This is a step forward in design which MS has neglected over the years (decades). It’s certainly familiar enough to navigate easily, unlike the Windows 7 to 8 transition. I look forward to trying it out, but I’m not going to jump to it right away. Windows 10 is supported till 2025, so there’s certainly time. I’ll probably upgrade officially in a couple of months unless something drastic happens.


How to download the latest Windows 11 Preview ISO file
Are you itching to get your hands on Windows 11 and you just don't want to wait for October 5 to get here?

Well, if your PC is capable of running it, you can download the ISO file of the latest Windows Insider Dev Build of Windows 11 (AKA Windows 11 Preview Build) and use it to install Windows 11 on your machine today.

Important: The Preview version of Windows 11 is not the same exact version that will be released on October 5.
Microsoft is still squashing bugs and the official release version could (and probably will) vary a slight bit from this version.
After reading all the above, do you want to give Windows 11 a try before it's even officially released? If so, follow these steps to download the ISO file:
1 - If you haven't done so already, visit this page on the Microsoft website and sign up for the Windows Insider program.
2 - Once you're signed up and logged in, visit the Windows Insider Download Page.
3 - Scroll to the "Select edition" section at the bottom of the page and select the Windows 11 Insider Preview (Dev Channel) option.
4 - Click Confirm.
5 - Select your Language and click Confirm.

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