[SCCC] SCCC Digest, Vol 275, Issue 11

Tue Nov 11 12:08:19 EST 2025

Mike, I ran the PC Health Care app to check that my laptop was adequate for W11.  The response was yes.  So I went ahead and upgraded to W11.  Seemed to go OK. I'm still struggling a bit with file locations and organization compared to W10.
73, Jim K6ZH 

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Today's Topics:

  1. Windows 10 to Windows 11 (NA6MB Mike)
  2. Re: Windows 10 to Windows 11 (David Hachadorian)
  3. Re: Windows 10 to Windows 11 (Aaron Lusk)
  4. Re: Windows 10 to Windows 11 (Ryan Huggins)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:41:27 -0700
From: NA6MB Mike <na6mb.mike at gmail.com>
To: Mike NA6MB <NA6MB.mike at gmail.com>
Subject: [SCCC] Windows 10 to Windows 11
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So support from Microsoft Windows    owns 10 has stopped.

There are ways to convert ?non-complaint? motherboard. 
There is even a ?not recommended? Microsoft provided method on the MS website. 

What are you all doing about this?
Current PCs ok/compliant already?
New PCs?  
Used a bypass / ?not recommended? method?

We are trying to decide if we should bite the bullet and buy 3-4 new computers.

Mike
NA6MB 

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:19:58 -0700
From: David Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com>
To: reflector SCCC <sccc at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [SCCC] Windows 10 to Windows 11
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I recently bought a WIN 11 minicomputer for about $250.? CPU has a 
cpumark score of about 23,000, 16 GB ram, 512 GB SSD.? Black Friday is 
coming up.? There should be a tone of deals.? Watch www.slickdeals.com

It works great on all modes with N1MM.? One limitation is that the only 
sound input is mono mic.? If your rigs have a built-in sound CODECs,? 
that's no problem.? If not, you can use a cheap usb sound device.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ

On 11/10/2025 4:41 PM, NA6MB Mike wrote:
> So support from Microsoft Windows    owns 10 has stopped.
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> There are ways to convert ?non-complaint? motherboard.
> There is even a ?not recommended? Microsoft provided method on the MS website.
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> What are you all doing about this?
> Current PCs ok/compliant already?
> New PCs?
> Used a bypass / ?not recommended? method?
>
> We are trying to decide if we should bite the bullet and buy 3-4 new computers.
>
> Mike
> NA6MB
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:34:35 -0800
From: Aaron Lusk <admin at caservers.net>
To: David Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com>
Cc: reflector SCCC <sccc at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [SCCC] Windows 10 to Windows 11
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Some computers just need a BIOS update and or have their TPM modules enabled. Most manufacturers have info on their websites. 

If the computer is too old to support the TPM requirements of windows 11 it should be replaced. Do not force Windows 11 to run on theses systems. 

Aaron G. Lusk, K6USY
W6FSC WRVX201
559-905-4180
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> On Nov 10, 2025, at 5:20?PM, David Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
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> ?I recently bought a WIN 11 minicomputer for about $250.  CPU has a cpumark score of about 23,000, 16 GB ram, 512 GB SSD.  Black Friday is coming up.  There should be a tone of deals.  Watch www.slickdeals.com
> 
> It works great on all modes with N1MM.  One limitation is that the only sound input is mono mic.  If your rigs have a built-in sound CODECs,  that's no problem.  If not, you can use a cheap usb sound device.
> 
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
> 
>> On 11/10/2025 4:41 PM, NA6MB Mike wrote:
>> So support from Microsoft Windows    owns 10 has stopped.
>> 
>> There are ways to convert ?non-complaint? motherboard.
>> There is even a ?not recommended? Microsoft provided method on the MS website.
>> 
>> What are you all doing about this?
>> Current PCs ok/compliant already?
>> New PCs?
>> Used a bypass / ?not recommended? method?
>> 
>> We are trying to decide if we should bite the bullet and buy 3-4 new computers.
>> 
>> Mike
>> NA6MB
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:48:44 +0000
From: Ryan Huggins <KI6BTY at pm.me>
To: NA6MB Mike <na6mb.mike at gmail.com>,    Southern California Contesting
    Club <sccc at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [SCCC] Windows 10 to Windows 11
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There are some workarounds to keep Windows 10 updates coming for another year or so.  Personally, I'm sticking with Windows 10.  I have more than enough experience working on discontinued windows versions over the years and I have zero desire to shell out for a new computer because Billy Gates tells me to.  I still have old laptops running Windows 7, for what that's worth.

For the light computing I do for work and the 20 year old games I play, my existing machine is more than sufficient.  I also have over 20 years in Corporate IT and the last 10 of those in System and Data Security, so I have better safeguards than the average user.

For my radio PC, N3FJP, 101 CATS (FTDX101 control program), and Com0Com all run on Windows 10.  FLDIGI is so old, it probably runs on Windows 95 still!  A VLAN that only connects out to the cloud logging and QRZ type sites will be more than sufficient security for that machine.

I am looking into Linux options as well.  I have two NUCs that came with 11 on it, back when you could still bypass the MS Store account creation, and I just use those for digi contesting and remote ops, so they don't even get updated.  The last update killed the audio right as Field Day started.  I'm not impressed with 11 and far from impressed with MS's ability to provide tested updates... much like HRD's latest release!

-73
Ryan, KI6BTY

On Monday, November 10th, 2025 at 4:08 PM, NA6MB Mike <na6mb.mike at gmail.com> wrote:

> So support from Microsoft Windows owns 10 has stopped.
> 
> There are ways to convert ?non-complaint? motherboard.
> There is even a ?not recommended? Microsoft provided method on the MS website.
> 
> What are you all doing about this?
> Current PCs ok/compliant already?
> New PCs?
> Used a bypass / ?not recommended? method?
> 
> We are trying to decide if we should bite the bullet and buy 3-4 new computers.
> 
> Mike
> NA6MB
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