I have a new PC! Will Windows 11 work?

[JnEricsonx]

It's so nice having a PC that boots fully in barely 30 seconds.  And having a GFX card that runs at like 25 C!   So, will COH work fine with Windows 11 or am I about to be very unhappy?  

[kiramon]

IDK

But W11 is basically W10 i thought with a new skin 

[JnEricsonx]

My old PC I've had for near 8 year I was using Windows 7 on.  I figure ask more knowledgable people than I.  Hence I come here.

[MTeague]

I've declined all Win 11 upgrades for this exact reason. 

I do not know if it works or not.  I have not seen any posting with wailing and gnashing of teeth at it, so I *suspect* it works just fine.

But I haven't seen a compelling reason to take the update yet. There's always mañana.

[JnEricsonx]

  On 2/14/2022 at 12:22 AM, MTeague said:

I've declined all Win 11 upgrades for this exact reason. 

I do not know if it works or not.  I have not seen any posting with wailing and gnashing of teeth at it, so I *suspect* it works just fine.

But I haven't seen a compelling reason to take the update yet. There's always mañana.

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It kind of came with the PC....so.

[fancy ketchup]

If not are you going to go to the thrift store for a new gaming computer? That would be a change  😄

Edited February 14, 2022 by fancy ketchup

[JnEricsonx]

My OG computer might as well be that. The graphics card in it is from 2009.  Seriously though, anyone have any problem with them interacting?

[WanderingAries]

  On 2/14/2022 at 12:03 AM, kiramon said:

IDK

But W11 is basically W10 i thought with a new skin 

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Sort of, but there are some definite changes under the hood for sure.

[WanderingAries]

  On 2/13/2022 at 11:57 PM, JnEricsonx said:

It's so nice having a PC that boots fully in barely 30 seconds.  And having a GFX card that runs at like 25 C!   So, will COH work fine with Windows 11 or am I about to be very unhappy?  

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TBH, it should be fine aside from the normal GPU/Driver related issues some have in general.

[JnEricsonx]

  On 2/14/2022 at 12:50 AM, WanderingAries said:

 

TBH, it should be fine aside from the normal GPU/Driver related issues some have in general.

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Such as?  So I can potentially try remembering this in case something buggers up and I have a potential reason as to why?

[HappyCthulhu]

I've been running Homecoming on a laptop upgraded to windows 11 for about a month now without any issues.

[Greycat]

  On 2/13/2022 at 11:57 PM, JnEricsonx said:

It's so nice having a PC that boots fully in barely 30 seconds.  And having a GFX card that runs at like 25 C!   So, will COH work fine with Windows 11 or am I about to be very unhappy?  

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Windows 11 is essentially 10 with a ridiculous default location for the start menu and some paint. Works fine.

[Shenanigunner]

It runs just fine.

[Hyperstrike]

If you're running a 12th-gen Intel processor, there are some optimizations in the thread schedule to eake out more performance by appropriately scheduling the "efficiency" and "performance" cores.

Note: If you're on an AMD Ryzen-based system, the new scheduler ain't great.

Seriously though, while I like new tech, with Microsoft OSes, prefer to wait AT LEAST two major quarterly patches BEFORE I'll even consider putting it on anything other than a VM.  If I'm not due for a major OS reload, I can wait quite a while.

There's, quite literally NOTHING in Win11 that's "must have" outside of the aforementioned 12th Gen + Scheduler stuff.

[Shred Monkey]

I have no tech knowledge on the subject.   But, I did the upgrade to 11 with no issues. 

[nightroarer]

My new PC is Windows 11. I'm running CoH, LOTRO, SWTOR, and STO on it with no problems at all. The machine is blazing fast, no hitches, smooth as silk so far.

[Hyperstrike]

  On 2/14/2022 at 1:44 PM, nightroarer said:

The machine is blazing fast.

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  On 2/14/2022 at 1:44 PM, nightroarer said:

My new PC.

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AH HAAAAA!!!!

In short, it's got pretty much jack and squat to do with Windows.

[Shenanigunner]

  On 2/14/2022 at 6:14 AM, Hyperstrike said:

There's, quite literally NOTHING in Win11 that's "must have" outside of the aforementioned 12th Gen + Scheduler stuff.

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Virtualization alone makes it worth the upgrade.

 

And I'm hearing close to zero problems or downsides — at least far, far fewer than with any prior major update. People bitching about how the start menu has been rearranged seems to be the worst of it, and those of us who like to reposition the task bar got shafted.

 

In a world that runs on OSes, it's less and less wise to hang on to old tech for very long. Especially if you use your systems for something more than gaming and social media.

[WanderingAries]

  On 2/14/2022 at 12:58 AM, JnEricsonx said:

Such as?  So I can potentially try remembering this in case something buggers up and I have a potential reason as to why?

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Aside from people having issues with the APUs and what I hear about the scheduler (see above), I'm not sure specifically as my build was partially designed For CoX.

[Hyperstrike]

  On 2/14/2022 at 7:43 PM, Shenanigunner said:

 

Virtualization alone makes it worth the upgrade.

 

And I'm hearing close to zero problems or downsides — at least far, far fewer than with any prior major update. People bitching about how the start menu has been rearranged seems to be the worst of it, and those of us who like to reposition the task bar got shafted.

 

In a world that runs on OSes, it's less and less wise to hang on to old tech for very long. Especially if you use your systems for something more than gaming and social media.

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Specifically, what about virtualization?

And the difference between purposed cores and general cores is not an "old/new" thing.
It's merely an architectural choice. 

[WanderingAries]

  On 2/14/2022 at 8:47 PM, Hyperstrike said:

Specifically, what about virtualization?

And the difference between purposed cores and general cores is not an "old/new" thing.
It's merely an architectural choice. 

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IIRC, virtualization is baked into the OS so that you can do things like boot a VM even, but it's been ages since I've read on it.

[Hyperstrike]

  On 2/14/2022 at 8:44 PM, WanderingAries said:

 

Aside from people having issues with the APUs and what I hear about the scheduler (see above), I'm not sure specifically as my build was partially designed For CoX.

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On a generalized microprocessor, you shouldn't HAVE TO be "designed for".
Will you ALWAYS get optimal performance for any type of system workload?
Of course not.  You NEVER will.
But if your performance is still in "acceptable to good" range, why does it matter?
It's not like CoH benefits more from getting 200fps vs 140 fps.

[Hyperstrike]

  On 2/14/2022 at 8:49 PM, WanderingAries said:

 

IIRC, virtualization is baked into the OS so that you can do things like boot a VM even, but it's been ages since I've read on it.

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Just going to say that while YES, it's nice.  It's only nice IF you are using virtualization.
If you're not, it's essentially an ultra-high refresh monitor for a blind user who needs a braille printer.

[nightroarer]

  On 2/14/2022 at 5:48 PM, Hyperstrike said:

 

AH HAAAAA!!!!

In short, it's got pretty much jack and squat to do with Windows.

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The original question was: Does CoH run in windows 11. The answer is: Yes.

 

Everything I loaded on my Windows 11 PC has worked fine so far.