[TVARC] Jumped from Win 10 to Win 11

[Steven Roth]

Rich - I settled on an app called "NetTime" to sync time.  I tried some of
the others it works for me.  So many choices.

On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 6:35 PM Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Very easy to disable One Drive. First click on the cloud icon in the task
> bar.
>
>   Then, click on “Settings”
>
> and then uncheck everything.
>
>
>
> FYI – I purchased a new tower on “Black Friday”. I thought I was buying a
> Windows 10 machine with a 10th generation i7, 32G RAM. They shipped me an
> 11th generation i7. Tough break for me. Far be it from me to complain.
>
> Out of the box, during the registration process it immediately provided me
> the option to upgrade to Windows 11.
>
> I love how fast it takes now to boot up (a tad more than 5 seconds). And,
> with the apps and programs located on a 500G SSD, things open almost
> instantly.
>
> I have almost all of my stuff copied over from my old PC, and the new PC
> runs all my ham apps seamlessly: HRD, N1MM+, WSJT-X, JTAlert, MMTTY, 2Tone,
> etc.
>
> One thing I cannot seem to resolve is using NTP to keep the PC
> synchronized for FT8, and FT4. Win11 seems to allow me to sync to any URL,
> including the ones I used to point to with NTP, BUT, I cannot get NTP to
> act automatically (as a service) to keep the PC in sync. I need to manually
> sync every couple of days. A ROYAL PITA. Still working on it.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Rich, ND4G
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of w3us at casa-aloha.net
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2022 5:02 PM
> To: Steven Roth
> Cc: TVARC
> Subject: Re: [TVARC] Jumped from Win 10 to Win 11
>
>
>
> Thanks for the positive review Steve.  I agree with you and most others
> that there is usually much trepidation pre and post software upgrades.  I’m
> happy it went well.
>
>
>
> Are you using N1MM?  Apparently N1MM doesn’t play well with Windows One
> Drive.  In Win 10 Home you can turn it off, but I understand that is not an
> option with Win 11 Home edition.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Rusty - W3US
>
>
>
> > On Jan 16, 2022, at 13:28, Steven Roth <ad4k.steven at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > A few things that some might find of interest.  I have had a dedicated
> and separate HP PC running Windows 10 Home to handle my ham station using
> an Icom-7300, Ham Radio Deluxe (with HRD Logbook), WSJT-X, JTALERT and
> MMTTY, etc. as well as normal PC functions. I have another Dell PC that I
> use for non-ham stuff.  I have one screen, keyboard and mouse to work with
> both PC's using "Mouse-Without-Borders" - I have an HDMI switch to move
> from one PC to another.  Both PC's are within two years old, and have the
> capability to be upgraded top Win 11.
>
> >
>
> > Although this kind of transition concerns me, it went without flaws.
> Some of the icons have changed or moved, and some of the menus are
> different.  The presentation is improved.  The operating system seems more
> responsive.  All of my programs work as before, including all the Ham radio
> programs.
>
> >
>
> > By the way, I had to come with a way to get audio for JTALERT alerts, be
> able to have WSJT-X function with the special audio files, and have a
> speaker connected to the IC-7300 for audio output.  I am using a small
> Bluetooth speaker for that audio. The speaker connects to my PC by
> Bluetooth.
>
> >
>
> > Another handy thing that I found and like is the small "KPA-500 Digital
> Display unit by KV5J".  It connects to my KPA-500 amplifier and constantly
> shows the amp's operating parameters and SWR.
>
> >
>
> > 73, Steve Roth    AD4K
>
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