I'm running Windows 11.

[trev123]

It says I have TPM 2.0 enabled and it still says it's not compatible. I think I have just about the same setup as you do. I un-installed the whole health check thing and then re-installed. This time it installed happy but still won't start from the short cut or the exe file. Time to go drive a train.

What is your graphics card although I don't think this would make any difference?

[buzz456]

GTX1060

[trev123]

Is secure boot and UEFI enabled? I have copied this from another site.

How To Enable TPM and Secure Boot in UEFI/BIOS


If your setup has a TPM 2.0 chip and it is compatible with Secure Boot, you need to enable both of them in order to install Windows 11. The steps below outline this process for most BIOS or UEFI interfaces.



Note: Your BIOS is different based on your motherboard. There are many different types out there, and our instructions won’t perfectly match yours. If you’re lost, feel free to reach out to us via email, phone, or online chat.



Here’s how you can enable TPM and Secure Boot on Windows 10.



Close all of your applications and save your work, and then turn off your PC.
Power your PC on, and start pressing the F2 key on your keyboard. This is the general function key needed to enter the BIOS, but some computers and laptops may have a different key assigned. You can try holding F8, F10, F12, or Del.
When the BIOS screen shows up, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Boot tab. Select Boot Mode and press Enter, then choose Legacy.
Select UEFI from the available options, then press Enter to finalize the change.
When done, switch to the Security tab. Highlight the Secure Boot option with the arrow keys, and press Enter. Make sure to pick Enabled.
Highlight the Trusted Platform Technology option, and press Enter. Note that on some devices, you may see the Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) option instead.
Choose Enabled and hit Enter.


That wraps up how to enable TPM and Secure Boot on your device. Now, you can restart and check if Windows 11 is compatible.

[buzz456]

OK moving on I finally got the beast beat into submission and I now have the option of going to win11. The question is do I want to do it? Trev do you have any pro or con comments to make about why I might want to do this? I must admit to running power shell because I never have cared for the win10 desktop but it's not a deal breaker.

[trev123]

Basically, that is up to you. I'm one of these people who likes to keep up to date like having the latest drivers for everything or an update for some particular software. All I use Windows for is internet use, emails and playing games. Windows 11 works fine for me some things are different like File Explorer some things in it are not where they use to be. Also, the Microsoft Store has changed if you use it. As you know I have MS FS 2020 and yesterday we had a 32 Gig update the download is done in 2 parts after starting the game you are asked to go to the store to download a small part of the update of about 500 MB which I had a bit of trouble finding as the store had changed after you download that you start the sim and it downloads the main part. I'm happy with Windows 11. I see some people are having issues but I think they are people running min spec laptops.

[talbenziman]

OK moving on I finally got the beast beat into submission and I now have the option of going to win11. The question is do I want to do it? Trev do you have any pro or con comments to make about why I might want to do this? I must admit to running power shell because I never have cared for the win10 desktop but it's not a deal breaker.

I'm not Trev, but I do have some feedback for you.

I've had nothing but issues on my other rig with Windows 11 (which is running a Ryzen 9 5950X). Microsoft have acknowledged the issue with the AMD chip's poor performance (takes three minutes to boot with NVMe!!). Have checked all components on my test bench, and they seem to work fine with Windows 10.

However, performance has been good on my primary rig (using an Intel processor).

[AmericanSteam]

I Installed Windows 11 on my gaming laptop Dell G5, i7 8750H, 16 GB memory, 1050Ti card. No issues noted, Several Windows updates and Intel updates over 2 days. I am replacing the 256GB M.2 with a 500 GB drive because of space. W11 appears to be not set up for computer hobbyists but for productivity and web use, all the buttons are hidden and must be found and accessed. My desktop is ready but the invitation has not showed in Windows update as of yet. I am of the mind that a lot of people who were early adopters had issues was because of drivers not being correct. Anything major and I will let you know. I am not in a hurry to move to W11 on the Simulator desktop yet.
Side-note, if you are using Firefox and are having issues accessing websites because of security issues, it is a known issue and you must go deep within FF to turn off 2 switches. Just google the error for a fix.

[buzz456]

The question for me is what do I get that I don't have now? This kind of reminds me of Vista but convince me I'm wrong. I'm all ears. By the way Micro-Mystery finally decided that this computer is OK for win11.

[AmericanSteam]

The question for me is what do I get that I don't have now? This kind of reminds me of Vista but convince me I'm wrong. I'm all ears. By the way Micro-Mystery finally decided that this computer is OK for win11.

You will not get anything substantial. The only thing is that you will be ready when and if MS stops supporting Windows 10. It is a learning experience to change over and those who are of the age and wisdom to keep what they have will most likely do just that. I am a computer hobbyist and I will time to time take the challenge to try something different, but smart enough (from years of screwing up) to be able to extract myself from some deep dog .... that I have got myself into.
I am constantly trying something new, updating or swapping computer components or trying a different approach. Not a lot else to do when it's 10 below outside and the garage/shop is not heated.
Your computer may have all the attributes to run W11 but until all of the other components (drivers) are ready you will not get the message that you can update. This will show in the Windows update tab.

[AmericanSteam]

To those using Windows 11, does the Raildriver and TS2017 Raildriver and joystick software work without any issues? Also what about TS_Tools and ThirdRails maps and RW Enhancer? Any other issues of note?

[trev123]

I don't know about the others but TS Tools and RW Enhancer work fine.

[Terry]

I cheated and bumped my "unsupported" Windows 10 box to Windows 11. I have not had any issues with it.

I like the slimmer start menu (kinda makes the Windows 10 "boxes" seem outdated), and the system seems a little faster than it was. I tried out the new OS with a clean installation on a virtual machine running under VMware Workstation Pro 16 with 4 GB of memory. I installed Office, VLC Media Player, and a few other things, and everything worked fine. I was not going to upgrade but I decided that I liked the new OS. Before I did anything, I created a backup image of my hard drive.

I since added more memory to my system (went from 8 GB to 32 GB) but the primary motivation there was to able to run more and larger virtual machines at a time.

I am well aware that I am breaking the rules but if the worst case happens I would simply reinstall Windows 10, reinstall my apps, and be back in business in a day or two.

My system is a six year old Acer desktop with a quad core Intel CPU - nothing fancy. I bought it for the memory capacity and I'm glad I did. My other desktop PC is a 14 year old HP that still runs great. That one is Windows 10 and will stay Windows 10.

[AmericanSteam]

A Windows 11update due out later this year.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/m ... xasMomQbRw