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Installing Windows 11 on Older Dell Latitude E6530

12/1/2021

Microsoft does not want users to install Windows 11 on older systems, I personally do not believe it has anything to do with Microsoft wanting people to buy a new system, but with security. However many of us have older systems and may want Windows 11. I have Windows 11 installed on my Surface Pro 3 with a 4th Gen Intel, I have a 10th Gen Acer desktop with Windows 11 and I wanted Windows 11 on my Dell Latitude. After much trial and frustration I managed to succeed. My issue turned out to be, the different steps required were posted on different sites. There was no start to finish anywhere. Part of the reason is there are 2 different ways to do it and instead of posting that, only bits and pieces are here and there. I will now post a start to finish for BOTH methods.
So both methods have similar steps and I will simply repost the steps for each method.
Use the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool to created a USB Drive Boot. Download here

mediacreationtoolw11.exe
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Method #1 a Clean Install.

Step 1: Back up your system, off the system. Back up to an external hard drive or USB drive.
Step 2: Enter the BIOS. On the Dell Latitude restart the system or from a cold start, press the F12 key before for the Dell logo or at the latest when you see the Dell logo. You will see a message that says you are entering ONE TIME BOOT MENU.
Step 3: Once in the BIOS look first for SETTINGS>GENERAL>BOOT SEQUENCE then Enable UEFI (After you do this you WILL NOT be able to boot back into Windows 10, but do not worry. Remember you created a USB key Windows 11 install from the Media Creation Tool before you got this far.

Step 4: VERY IMPORTANT, no matter what you read elsewhere DO NOT ENABLE SECURE BOOT, if you do you can't boot from the USB drive you made.
Step 5: We now need to enable TPM 1.2. The Dell Latitude does not have TPM 2.0, but Microsoft will allow users to install on systems with TPM 1.2. You simply have to agree to a warning message that also says you may not get updates, but you do get updates.

As above DO NOT enable SECURE BOOT.

Step 6: In the image below enable Lagacy Option ROMs to boot from. This will allow the BIOS to load the option to boot from the USB key you created.

Step 7: This is a 2 screen process in the BIOS but I did not take a shot of the first screen. So find SECURITY>TPM SECURITY the first screen will explain what TPM is and sounds a bit scary but click the box, you can close your eyes if it helps. After you click the box the BIOS will put this screen up (below) leave the 2 boxes checked and only click ACTIVATE. That is it. You are set now set to install Windows 11 on this old Dell.

Step 8: Now before restarting take that USB Drive that you made. Remember you used the Windows 11 Media Creation tool, you faithfully followed the instructions and put the Windows 11 install files on that USB Drive? So take that USB Drive you made and plug it into a USB port.
Step 9: Now click EXIT in the BIOS and if asked to SAVE say YES.

The Laptop restarts.
Again press the F12 key at the Dell Logo. It will again enter the ONE TIME BOOT OPTION.
But this time DO NOT enter the BIOS, you will see the option under Legacy Boot to boot to the USB Drive. It may have a different or odd name, but USB will be in the name. Choose that.
Follow the instructions and choose to do a fresh or clean install.
About 1 hour later you are running Windows 11.

Windows 11 Install on Dell Latitude Option 2

This method is longer and follows much of the same steps above but has extra methods involved. So why post it? Well some people are very scared of messing up their system or may want to go back to Windows 10.
First download the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool and create a Windows 10 USB Install Drive. So choose to save the Windows 10 install files to the USB Drive.

Then follow the steps above, exactly including backing up your laptop. Follow Step 8 above but this time you are reinstalling Windows 10. So why can't you just boot back into Windows 10? When you change the option in BIOS from Legacy boot to UEFI the "file" pointing to the MBR on the Hard Drive has altered. So what was in Legacy BIOS to look for the Windows 10 boot files has been altered, so reinstalling Windows 10 created a new Boot record for UEFI.

Now once Windows 10 is installed there is a great deal of work from here.
Go to SETTINGS>WINDOWS UPDATE and download ALL Windows 10 updates until you see the update 21H2 installed.

Now we get to edit the registry. Here is the source for the following information >CLICK HERE<
Press Windows key + R and type in REGEDIT
Then look for and create the following
Warning:

Microsoft recommends against installing Windows 11 on a device that does not meet the Windows 11 minimum system requirements. If you choose to install Windows 11 on a device that does not meet these requirements, and you acknowledge and understand the risks, you can create the following registry key values and bypass the check for TPM 2.0 (at least TPM 1.2 is required) and the CPU family and model.
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
Name: AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Note: Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

If you see the above and think WHAT! I suggest you go to method 1 and stop here.
The above registry key change tells the Windows 11 install process to ignore the TPM security check.
You will now need to download the Windows 11 ISO files, they are huge, over 5GB. Click >THIS LINK< to download them.
If you updated to Windows 10 21H2 then you can install from the ISO file from within Windows.
After it has downloaded Double click the ISO file then Double Click SETUP, follow the instructions, it may take more than an hour.
Thats it.

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How to Install Android Subsystem for Windows 11 on Unsupported CPU

10/24/2021

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The original article can be found >HERE< I am going to copy and paste it here but the author is By Mayank Parmar October 24, 2021.

Android Subsystem for Windows 11 is one of the biggest new features that was originally supposed to come on October 5. It turns out that Microsoft needs more time to test the subsystem and it has started rolling out the feature to Insiders, but a simple trick now lets you sideload Android apps on Windows 11 without joining the beta channel.
Microsoft has confirmed that testers in the United States can download and install Android apps from the Amazon AppStore on Windows 11. However, Android Subsystem for Windows 11 is rolling out in stages, so the Amazon AppStore may not download when the Store app is not updated.
Windows 11’s Android Subsystem is available on eligible devices with Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors. Additionally, a minimum of 8GB of RAM is required to sideload Android APKs on Windows 11, while 16GB of RAM is recommended for the best experience on supported devices.

Sideloading APKs on Windows 11Thanks to WSA, we can sideload Android apps on Windows 11 without Google Play Store. It also lets you install and use mobile apps that you can’t find through app stores like Amazon, Google or Samsung.
What’s great about the Android Subsystem for Windows is that it lets you install nearly all Android apps without making changes to device settings. The process is similar to sideloading apps on your phone, but you should be familiar with Command Prompt.
In this guide, we’ll talk about the simplest ways of sideloading apps on Windows 11 using Command Prompt. The method is easy to follow, so let’s take a look at how it works.
How to sideload apps on Windows 11 using Command PromptIf you know the basics of Command Prompt and ADB (Android Debug Bridge), sideloading APKs on your Windows 11 PC can be a piece of cake.
Before getting started, make sure you’ve downloaded APKs for apps you want to install on your device. For this article, we chose to install the Brave browser downloaded from APKMirror.

To sideload Android APKs on Windows 11 using WSA without joining the beta channel, follow these steps:

Download Windows Subsystem for Android from here.
Open PowerShell (admin).
Enter Add-AppxPackage <path to file>
(To get the path of WSA, right-click on it and select “Copy as path“, and paste it in the above command).

4. Head to Google’s website and download the Android SDK Platform-Tools.
5, Extract Android SDK Platform-Tools to a folder of your choice.
6. Open Windows Search and type “Windows Subsystem for Android“, and click on it.
7. Inside “Windows Subsystem for Android”, scroll down and turn on “Developer mode”.
8. Click on “Files” to get the IP address. This step is required when the IP address is unavailable on the settings page.

9. If you still do not see the IP address, click Refresh or reopen the settings.
10. Once done, open Command Prompt.
11. Use cd command to navigate to the folder of Android SDK Platform-Tools. For example, if you extracted the tools in the Downloads folder, you would need to type cd c:\users\username\downloads\platform-tools and press enter.

12. In the Command Prompt, enter adb connect ipaddress that you copied earlier.
13. To install the APK, use adb install appname.apk. In this case, we’re using brave.apk (brave browser), so we entered the following command: adb install brave.apk

14. If you followed the steps correctly, a success message will appear in the Command Prompt.

You will find the app listed in your Start menu and these Android apps can be uninstalled like other apps.

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Windows 11 Hacks

9/15/2021

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Microsoft has gone to amazing lengths on the security to protect Windows 11. In fact that is the reason the systems requirements are so strict, an attempt to prevent hackers from getting any access to the OS or the computer. However I have come across 2 articles thus far where a user pr company has defeated or hacked a form of the Windows 11 security. I will update this article as I discover more. If you have one you would like to submit please reach out to me on About>Contact Us page.

The first "hack" was done by Mozilla Firefox. Microsoft has made setting anything but their apps as default difficult and deep. Mozilla wanted to be able to just allow the user to set the default browser from within the browser. Microsoft has claimed by making it difficult to alter the default apps it prevents hijacking and bad actors from hijacking existing apps or installing their own. So did Mozilla defeat this in Windows 11 before it was released. Read the full store. >https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/13/22671182/mozilla-default-browser-windows-protections-firefox<

Installing Windows 11 Without an Account

Windows 11 Home requires users to use an Internet connection and a Microsoft Account to install. However one user has already defeated this.

"Neowin forum member warwagon has created a video illustrating how Windows 11 Home users can still create a local account at startup without being forced to use a Microsoft email. When you see the “Let’s connect you to a network” screen, hit Shift-F10, type “taskmgr” in the command prompt window, and kill the process called “Network connection flow.” According to the video, this will allow the OS to install normally after you insert a user login and password. You can also kill the application directly from the command line if you like, using the command “taskkill /F /IM oobenetworkconnectionflow.exe”

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Windows App Store Not Working

9/14/2021

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You are on your Windows device, you go to the App Store and tap/click an app then tap/click "GET" and nothing. No error message, no warning, no install, no nothing. This is been a curse since Windows 10 and it also happens in Windows 11. There are hundreds of forums offering suggestions and nothing works.

After I installed Windows 11 on my Surface Pro 3 I did exactly that. I went to the App Store, tapped GET and nothing. I once more searched the Internet, nothing that worked. Then I figured it out. Like Android Microsoft limits the number of registered devices to a Microsoft or Windows account. The maximum number of devices according to Microsoft is 10, however in may case it tops out at 5, a 6th device can't make use of the store. I logged into my Windows account using a browser and navigated to my devices and removed the redundant ones, the App Store worked fine.

This has long been a curse of the Windows App Store and not even Microsoft is fully aware of the problem and the fix, they have never posted it and if you go to their forums you will not find this suggestion from Microsoft at the time of this post.

In reply to another reader I emailed Maximum PC magazine with the fix and they published it in the August 2021 issue. I have posted a shot of it as well. I know that many will now start to post this fix in self help forums and many will also take credit. However the article is published and dated. So please when posting the fix be honest where it came from.

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Drama Concept

8/7/2021

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I know the Brothers in Warwick likely get ideas all the time for Drama's or movies. So I thought I would post mine here. I am even considering making it myself for my own personal use from existing footage and getting my son to help with the voices.

The Concept:
2nd Timothy
Second Timothy has always been my favorite book, next to Easter. In 2nd Timothy Paul is writing his goodbye love letter to his Spiritual Son Timothy. When I read 2nd Timothy I can see the action going on around Paul, Luke is there as his "attending doctor" and some of the Roman Soldiers are listening to the Truth. Friends are coming and going.
So the scene, We see Paul stooped over a desk with chains on writing this letter, he is narrating for the audience. As he writes is is interrupted often. At some points by the Roman Soldier pressing him to hurry, but granting the time. Luke is also checking on his health. A knock at the door causes a pause, a report of the Friends, Paul quickly adds that to his letter. He reflects on his preaching with Timothy, he pauses to remember. We can hear the ambient noise of the city of Rome, then in rushes another soldier, he pulls the commanding soldier to the side and speaks, then rushes out. Paul stops and looks at his soon to be Brother. The Roman Soldier walks over places a kind hand on Paul's shoulder and let's him know that Peter is being brought to the arena. Paul says a quick prayer and resumes his letter, adding that he now knows he has received his seal, tears stream down his face and stain parts of the written words.
Across town two Brothers quickly and quietly make their way to where Paul is held, they have been given the commission to deliver the letter to Timothy. Their hearts pound as they try to look inconspicuous, they have to avoid speaking, as their speech can expose them.
In Paul's house the Roman Soldier walks to the window and sees the prearranged signal from another trusted soldier that the 2 Brothers have arrived to pick up the letter, they are escorted in. Again Paul stops and greets the brave Brothers and then adds their names to his letter and their task.
Again Paul is pressed to hurry, blood from wounds now drips on the letter along side his tears, his hands trembling as he struggles for the words to encourage Timothy. He does not want to instill in Timothy the fear that he feels. He ask for Jehovah's spirit and ask for peace, a clam sets in. He finishes his letter, rolls it up and ties it with s leather string. He kisses it to pass the kiss to Timothy and hands it to one of the two. Luke and the Roman Soldier help Paul to stand, his body trembles under the pain of the beatings. He approaches the two Brothers and hugs them tight, thanking them for their sacrifice. They return the affection. He instructs them to seek Jehovah's help to ensure the letter is delivered. Then they depart.
We leave the house where Paul is and follow the two Brothers as they make their way through the streets of Rome, they must past near the arena, small compared to the coliseum that Vespasian is planning. In the road ahead is a Roman Garrison with a prisoner wagon. The two Brothers hide, yet ensure they can see who is in the wagon. As the garrison passes they can see that it is Peter along with some other Brothers crammed in the wagon. One of the two stands from their crouching place. He intends to follow. The other insist he not. He has to see, he has to know. he hands the letter to his Friend and quietly follows the wagon as if a spectator. He sees it enter the catacombs of the arena. He waits by the arched access point, he can see the arena floor. After the passing of some time he sees the Brothers lead out in chains, But two are in front, Paul and Peter. He watches as Peter is lead to a stake, like the Christ he is nailed to it. It is then dropped carelessly into a hole, Peter is upside-down. Paul is brought in, his head is laid in a wooden holder and his face turned to the side, he looks at Peter and Peter at him. A sword is brought to bare on Paul's neck, the first was not good enough, a second and third strike are needed. The Brother cups a hand over his mouth and draws is back bloody, he has bitten his lip. He leaves, trying to walk slow and holding back tears.
He makes his way back to his Brother unseen. The two rush out of Rome. The two move south along the Appian Way, to where Timothy is. At a resting spot they stop to get water and the one who witnessed the murder tells his Brother. They pray for strength and power, they resume their trip.
After days they near Timothy's location, in fact they see him in the distance with several other Brothers. As they approach closer they can hear the joy being expressed over a good day in the ministry. When Timothy catches sight of the two he can tell by their expression the news is not good.
They greet each other with a hug and a kiss. The letter is handed to Timothy. He walks a bit from the group and sits on a stone to read this last letter. When finished his tears mix with Paul's on the paper. The group of Brothers approach. Timothy ask the two if they know if Paul was killed for fact. The two relate the account of what happened in the arena.
Again the Brothers cry for the loss. Timothy explains that the Congregations must be told. But what else they ask Timothy, we endure, we press on with the ministry.

That's it. More detail of course in the story, but that is the concept.

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New "Jesus Day" Page Added to Site

8/7/2021

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A project that I have been working on for a while is "Life in Jesus Day" collecting real everyday archaeology finds and posting them with captions. I think it is interesting how many items are the same today as they were then. Be sure to bookmark the new page as I will update if often, visit it here Everyday Life in the Time of Jesus - Still With Eyes Closed (dewaynewatts.com)

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Not Able To Install Apps From Windows Store

7/21/2021

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You see it a lot in forums across the Internet and a lot on Microsoft Help Sites. Either on a new install, new computer, or it just seems to suddenly start.
You open the Windows Store, find the app you want, click or tap GET and NOTHING.

There are a lot of very complicated suggestions and they all appeared in the August Issue of Maximum PC. So here is a very simply idea that may fix it easy. Microsoft allows a maximum of 10 devices on one account. That includes devices you once had but forgot to delete from your MS account. So to explain, you have a laptop, desktop, and a tablet. But over the last couple of years you got rid of several devices. On all of them you logged into you MS account through the Store to get apps. So now you MS account is showing several devices.

Although Microsoft says the limit is 10, it kicks me out at 6 devices. So the fix is very easy. Log into you Microsoft account through Edge, navigate around until you find your devices and delete ONLY those you are no longer using. Once the unused devices are deleted then try to install Apps from the store again, it should work.
Why my account kicks me out at 6 I do not know, so if you see less than 10 do not think it's okay, go ahead and delete the ones you are not using.

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