{"id":5918,"date":"2021-12-13T07:36:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T12:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5918"},"modified":"2021-12-13T07:36:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T12:36:59","slug":"askwoody-members-try-windows-11-with-mixed-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/13\/askwoody-members-try-windows-11-with-mixed-results\/","title":{"rendered":"AskWoody members try Windows 11 \u2026 with mixed results."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today\u2019s examples: One reader got good (albeit confusing) results with <strong>Microsoft\u2019s free Win11 Virtual PC<\/strong>, but another suffered a much less happy outcome with a for-real installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This column provides additional detail regarding the free Win11 VPC and the likely causes (and remedies!) for the second PC\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/askwoody-subscribers-test-windows-11\/#windows-11\">AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.48.0<\/a>&nbsp;(2021-12-13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also In this issue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>PUBLIC DEFENDER:\u2003Mad at costly Grinch bots? 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