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XPS 8930, can't activate after Windows 10 reinstall

I tried to do a clean install of Windows 10 as I've done dozens of times before. I use Windows Media Creator. At some point during the installation I noticed a slight hick-up I never noticed before. Everythng else finished normally and I started installing all my apps. I noticed that Windows was no

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Dell OS Recovery Tool: unable to connect to back end

Happens on multiple machines/networks. I suspect it's Dell, but just seeing if there are other ideas. Thank you in advance

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17 R2, Windows 11 support?

Windows 11 is slowly rolling out, and most if not all computers nowadays can run it. There's one little issue stopping most computers, which is the TPM requirement that most computers don't choose to have or default on. Because i always like being latest with my windows, i was curious and looked aro

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Reinstall Windows 10 on its partition, don't touch the other partitions

I have an Inspiron 3793 laptop. I want a clean installation of Windows, without any bloatware, on the partition I have reserved for Windows 10. I don't want to do anything on the other partitions. Reset or reinstall Windows 10 on your Dell computer says doing a 'Restore your Dell computer using Wind

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Dell and problems with windows 11 22000.100 co release

I have no microphone driverI lose a driver named Intel® Smart Sound Technology (Intel® SST) which windows 10 had I have a problem with driver Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology (Intel(R) SST)) OED

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Dimension 9200, out of luck for Windows 11

Hello, This may have been discussed many occasions before, but I could not find a definite answer. Dimension 9200/DXP061 Intel Core 2CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz RAM 8GB AHCI BIOS 2.5.3 Running Windows 10 Version 20H2 (OS build 19042.985) Professional. I do not think it has TPM v2.0. Are we with this

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The drivers for 2 unknowns and SM Bus controller did not install after a fresh install of Windows 10.

I just installed windows 10 on my Latitude E6440 but the device drivers for 2 unknowns and SM Bus controller did not install.... Here are the photos of them: https://imgur.com/IPmnDCO here are their Hardware IDs:  https://imgur.com/Js5j7Vj I installed the Intel Chipset Device Softwar

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How to Hide Task Bar in Windows

Hi! need help in removing task bar of my windows. I want to give to new look to my desktop; therefore I want to remove task bar from windows. I tried F11 method but unable to remove taskbar from screen properly.

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Inspiron 7706 2-in-1, upgrade to Windows 11?

Hi,I was wanting to ask a question. You see I have a laptop from Dell. This laptop has 8.00 GB on the C: drive. With the SSD have 250GB on it. I have Windows 10 Home on my laptop currently right now. I was wanting to now if I can upgrade to Windows 11 Home and have it running on my new laptop which

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Area-51 R2, Windows 11, CPU upgrade?

Apologies if this is not the correct area to post this question, but I'm looking to upgrade the CPU on my system for Windows 11. Any assistance is appreciated. System Model Alienware Area-51 R2System SKU 064CProcessor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 MHz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Process

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Inspiron 5578, no Dell support for Windows 11?

I have installed Windows 11 (I’m a Windows Insider User) in my Inspiron 5578 with a i3-7100U and work super good. So I don’t understand why Dell don’t will update the driver of this 2017 laptop? I know the requirements for this new Windows OS but, Microsoft say that they are working with the OMEs an

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Activate FRESH Windows 10 from Microsoft website on an XPS 8940

Does anyone know if it is possible to Activate a fresh (with no Dell Bloatware) copy of Windows 10 from Microsoft site without buying a new Windows licence? I don't want to go through the whole install process only to have to reinstall the Dell version of Windows 10 or buy another Windows licence t

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Windows 11, free for Windows 8 or 10 users?

Hey guys Brishabh here. I'm very curious to know if Windows 11 is a free upgradable for Windows 10 users? When it is available for Dell laptops? My system configuration: Dell Inspiron 15 3593 I5 10th gen. Thanks

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Aurora R7, Windows 11, Bios TPM greyed out

Although not supported by Dell, I would like to install Windows 11, while TPM 2.0 is a must. In my R7 bios I see TPM is disabled and greyed out. I searched in the community and found some suggestion to turn off PTT and turn on TPM since there's a conflict. But there's no PTT at all. How to fix it?

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Optiplex 7020 and Windows 11

Microsoft PC Health Check says my Optiplex 7020 is not compatible with Windows 11 because it does not use secure boot. Switching on secure boot requires changing the boot from Legacy to UEFI. If I try to do this, I get a message "No boot devices found". Is there a solution to this?

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Dell XPS 13 9343: Windows 11 compatibility

My Dell XPS 13 9343 is still going strong and I love it. Unfortunately the Microsoft Health Check stated that it doesn't have Windows 11 compatibility. Can someone tell me why exactly and if there might be a way to receive the Windows 11 Update anyway? Many thanks

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XPS 15 9575 Windows 11 clarification

Hi all, Just read with interest that the minimum requirement for Windows 11 is an 8th gen Intel CPU. My XPS 15 9575 has an 8th gen 8705G processor and according to Microsoft, my CPU is not compatible with Windows 11. Does Dell have an official statement on device compatibility with Windows 11? I no

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XPS 15 9560, is not compatible with Windows 11

Hello, DELL disabled the TPM on many XPS 15 9560 with it's BIOS 1.19.2 on June 2020. (See https://www.dell.com/community/XPS/XPS-15-9560-firmware-1-19-2-Alert-TPM-is-not-detected/td-p/7636375 for more information). More than 1 year later, DELL has still not fix this major issue. To this day the only

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Will our Dell XPS desktop computers run Windows 11?

I'm sure there will be many questions regarding this over the next few weeks and months, and more angst when people find out that their not too old computer isn't up to running Windows 11. From the current questions regarding TPM 2.0, I can assume that people are already considering this. It's eas

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XPS One 2720, Windows 11

I ran the compatibility app and it said no for a Dell XPS 2720. Is there any way that some software or firmware/hardware update could be used in order to be able to run Windows 11?  I recently updated the 2720 to use SSD disks and it runs GREAT!  I hate to have to buy another computer whe

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