Windows 10: How can I upgrade to Windows 11 while keeping Win 10 pro ui and layout preserve everything

I don't know if this is possible but it should be.

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Upgrade to Win 11 Pro from Win 10 Pro and keep local account

I agree this has nothing to do with a Windows 10 to Windows 11 upgrade. I did that a few months ago where my local account was preserved. However, for a clean install of Windows 11 Microsoft does its best to make you use a Microsoft account but you can still bypass that with the current release ISO 21H2 for Windows 11. I agree the old workarounds no longer work but the new one I used still do. I installed both Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro just last week. Note I only have local accounts for each one. BTW, the next Windows 11 release, 22H2 is scheduled to be released on September 20. I will be checking it to see if the Microsoft account is required for that one. Also, a person might want to wait until 22H2 is available until they upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

 

Keeping current Win 10 desktop icon layout when upgrading to Win 11

I need to upgrade my wife's Win 10 Pro PC to Win 11 Pro. Her biggest concern is losing her current desktop icon location setting (she has arranged the icons on the desktop to where she is familiar to look when she wants to do something). She doesn't want to start all over placing the icons again. I can use Relcon 2.0 to take a picture of the icon placement. However, will that app be able to restore that layout after Win 11 installs? Or is there a better way to restore her layout, if at all? After original post: I use Stardock Start 11 on my Win 11 Pro to make the desktop look like Win 10. Would that work on her PC and then use Relcon to restore the icons?

 

Windows 11 Pro Upgrade from Windows 10 Pro Edition

No but after it installed the malfunctioning Windows 11 upgrade it was listed as Windows 11 Pro. Microsoft Windows support advised I reinstall Windows 10 Pro and said that Windows 11 is really only meant for new PC's that come with it preinstalled. MSI website doesn't list my 2020 GT76 Titan dt-039 notebook on their Windows 11 upgrade eligibility list so I guess that's why the Windows 11 Pro upgrade failed. I suggest being careful with trying the Windows 11 upgrade despite it stating my notebook was capable of running Windows 11 it was wrong. Luckily I have the original Windows 10 Pro USB Flash drive because the Windows 11 Pro upgrade was so incomplete I had no way of reverting notebook back to Windows 10 without reinstalling from a USB Flash.