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Sector 001

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29. Officially

Reply to BamaRefugee (Reply #25)

Tue May 5, 2026, 05:42 PM

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My computer is not Windows 11 compliant; I use Rufus to bypass that little issue.

https://rufus.ie/en/

I don't know your hardware specs, but if your computer is running Windows 10, most likely it will run Windows 11 just fine. If you have an SSD drive you should be fine, If not, get one. SSD drives are so much faster, it will feel like a brand new machine.

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