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Microsoft will be rolling out the new Windows 11 on October 5th.

Has the DaVinci Resolve Development Team been testing out Resolve on the new OS?

If so (assuming they have), are there any problems we should be aware of before we upgrade the OS or
should we hold off for a while? I think I read somewhere that Microsoft allows us to rollback the OS back to Windows 10 if we come across any bugs that prevent programs from working properly.

There have been many negative issues documented on Reddit with 11 and Resolve.

Given the only linux distro supported is CentOs 7.3 which was released in 2012 and support ended in 2020. I don't hold out much hope in BM being fast to support the new Windows OS.

ZRGARDNE wrote:There have been many negative issues documented on Reddit with 11 and Resolve.

Given the only linux distro supported is CentOs 7.3 which was released in 2012 and support ended in 2020. I don't hold out much hope in BM being fast to support the new Windows OS.

To be fair on BM it was late 2020 when Redhat announce the premature end of life for CentOS Linux. for June 30, 2024.
So it is not a problem yet, well no more than using any Linux . They all go unsupported and obsolete at the drop of a hat.
In fact Linus Torvolds is on video saying that Linux does not cut it as a standard desktop OS.

I have specified Win10 for the custom PC I am having built as I type. No one with any sense uses the latest version of New windows. You normally wait until SP1 arrives and the drivers are all sorted.

The main reason to be looking at Win 11 is the release next month of new Intel systems.

If you aren't buying a new box next month the other motivation might be the increased security but I'm having trouble seeing people rushing out to upgrade just for that.

Nick2021 wrote:The main reason to be looking at Win 11 is the release next month of new Intel systems.

If you aren't buying a new box next month the other motivation might be the increased security but I'm having trouble seeing people rushing out to upgrade just for that.

And you would need one of those security things to stick on your motherboard, which are pretty rare at the moment....

I think most newer MB ship with TPM already. My Asus did. You just need to go into the bios and find the switch and turn it on.

The modules are for older vintage machines.

We are constantly testing.
If you see issues please detail them with logs.

As Windows 11 apparently requires the TPM and many (most?) PC's won't have this hardware built into the motherboard (and can't retro fit it) I assume that for a good many years to come Resolve will still work with Win10?

My new PC does have a TPM but is Win10. I am not going to Win 11 until SP1 and/or everyone says it is stable and runs resolve properly.

Can I just say that moving on to a brand new OS is never a good thing?

Most of the time your (often work related critical) software is not properly tested with the new OS, and bugs might crop up that you haven't seen before. (And they do atm..)

Win10 is supported for at least another 3-4 years, so I'm in no hurry to move on from my fairly well working machine

I have been using Windows 11 since the very first preview as my primary OS. I have only had issues with a program that customizes the look of Windows (it was made for Windows 10) look and feel. I have not had any issue with any other program or drivers set. Admittedly, I am not a heavy user of Resolve (a couple hours a week) but I have not had any issue with stability. It works exactly the same for me as it did prior to the upgrade.

I too, have been running Win11. There was a bug with the BT Driver and the Speed Editor but that has been fixed (my MS). Rest has been running fine including Resolve.

Nick2021 wrote:I think most newer MB ship with TPM already. My Asus did. You just need to go into the bios and find the switch and turn it on.

The modules are for older vintage machines.

jamedia wrote:As Windows 11 apparently requires the TPM and many (most?) PC's won't have this hardware built into the motherboard (and can't retro fit it) I assume that for a good many years to come Resolve will still work with Win10?

My new PC does have a TPM but is Win10. I am not going to Win 11 until SP1 and/or everyone says it is stable and runs resolve properly.

Ryzen CPUs come with a built-in fTPM but none of the recent motherboards actually have a physical TPM chip on them, just support in BIOS to enable it inside the CPU... This should be good enough for Win11.