Thread 'Upgrading O/S & Boinc'

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Sirius B Send message Joined: 12 Jun 09 Posts: 2125	Message 117074 - Posted: 13 Oct 2025, 21:19:18 UTC Over the next 24 hours I will be upgrading to Win 11. I don't want to abort the 900+ wu's (NFS) & want to carry them over from Win 10. Remembering the info I got here when upgrading from XP to Win 7... ...Will copying the data from Boinc's program data to the new data in Win 11 after installing Boinc work? Running v8.2.4. ID: 117074 ·      Reply Quote
Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15703	Message 117076 - Posted: 13 Oct 2025, 22:07:33 UTC - in response to Message 117074.   Yes. Why wouldn't it? Just copy the whole data directory with all subdirectories. ID: 117076 ·      Reply Quote
Sirius B Send message Joined: 12 Jun 09 Posts: 2125	Message 117082 - Posted: 14 Oct 2025, 14:16:28 UTC - in response to Message 117076.   Thanks Jord. I wasn't sure because I no longer trust or have faith in M$. ID: 117082 ·      Reply Quote
Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15703	Message 117083 - Posted: 14 Oct 2025, 15:11:02 UTC - in response to Message 117082.   Last modified: 14 Oct 2025, 15:11:34 UTC You do know that Europe has an extra year of Windows 10 updates for free, that you just have to log in with a Microsoft account (every 59 days)? ID: 117083 ·      Reply Quote
Sirius B Send message Joined: 12 Jun 09 Posts: 2125	Message 117085 - Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 1:22:01 UTC - in response to Message 117083.   It's bye bye Win 10 & hello Win 11. Up installed, running & crunching. This is my last Windows installation. ID: 117085 ·      Reply Quote
Bryn Mawr Help desk expert Send message Joined: 31 Dec 18 Posts: 328	Message 117088 - Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 8:07:31 UTC - in response to Message 117085.   In reply to Sirius B's message of 15 Oct 2025: It's bye bye Win 10 & hello Win 11. Up installed, running & crunching. This is my last Windows installation. Bye bye Windows, hello Linux - I’ve finished with my last Windows installation. ID: 117088 ·      Reply Quote
Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15703	Message 117089 - Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 11:40:26 UTC - in response to Message 117085.   Probably literally because Microsoft engineered it that way: Microsoft Just Killed Millions of PCs (25H2 Update) ID: 117089 ·      Reply Quote
Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15703	Message 117090 - Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 12:46:03 UTC - in response to Message 117089.   Or Keeping Windows 10 Alive for 6 More Years by Converting it to IoT LTSC ID: 117090 ·      Reply Quote
Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15703	Message 117121 - Posted: 19 Oct 2025, 23:17:42 UTC Microsoft are Moving your Files into the Cloud without you knowing This video talks about how Microsoft is moving all your files on Windows 11 into the cloud without your knowledge and how to stop them. ID: 117121 ·      Reply Quote
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 10 May 07 Posts: 1647	Message 117122 - Posted: 20 Oct 2025, 0:00:25 UTC - in response to Message 117121.   Microsoft are Moving your Files into the Cloud without you knowing This video talks about how Microsoft is moving all your files on Windows 11 into the cloud without your knowledge and how to stop them. Just another reason not to trust Micro$haft and install Windows 11 without blocking lots of M$ telemetry & their programs running in the background or as a service. ID: 117122 ·      Reply Quote

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