The Banking Executive Magazine - August 2021

Windows 11 & The Banking Sector Microsoft’s list of key Windows im- provements. That is why Windows 11 needs a TPM 2.0 chip. The following Windows features re- quire TPM 2.0: • Device Encryption • System Guard • Device Health Attestation • Windows Hello/Hello for Business • TPM Platform Crypto Provider Key Storage WINDOWS 11 BUILD Windows Insider Preview builds are specifically designed for testing pur- poses. We may experience some bugs and errors with the Insider build. Information about Microsoft Insider Preview Build is accessible at Mi- crosoft webpage https://insider.windows.com/en- us/about-windows-insider-program Windows Insiders can choose to re- ceive preview builds in: • Dev Channel: Where new features are introduced for initial testing, regardless of which Windows release. This channel is best for technical users and developers, and builds in it may be unstable and buggy. • Beta Channel: Where you get more polished fea- tures that will be deployed in the next Windows feature update. Microsoft is rolling out a preview build of Windows 11 for Insiders in both the Beta and Dev Channels. Re- cent build is 22000.120 and includes a load of new fixes, as well as a cou- ple of additional features and changes. We can now install the Windows 11 Insider build. However, it is not rec- ommended to install it on a main machine as Insider build is still early in the release schedule and there is a good chance it will not work as ex- pected. Windows 11 (update to Windows 10) is ready for try out, as long as we sign up for the Insider beta program. The Windows Insider build of Windows 11 is already available for beta test- ing on the Dev Channel. Windows 11 build can be tried out on a PC that meets the minimum requirements. Information about Windows 11 re- cent build is accessible at Microsoft webpage: https://blogs.windows.com/win- dows-insider/2021/07/22/announc- ing-windows-11-insider-preview-buil d-22000-100/ WINDOWS 11 DOWNLOAD Currently, members of the Windows Insider Program can download the first Insider Preview build of Win- dows 11. For most people, it is best to wait for the public beta to arrive in July 2021, or the general release later in the year. The first build also does not include every new feature that will eventually arrive with the gen- eral release. The Microsoft webpage to sign up for free for Windows Insider Program is: https://insider.windows.com/en- us/register The steps to download Windows 11 Insider Preview are: 1. Sign up for the Windows Insider Program by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows In- sider Program. And then, press Register and Sign Up. If you are already a part of the Windows In- sider community, you can sign in to your account and click Start flighting. 2. Review the Privacy Statement and terms appearing on your screen and click Submit. 3. Select Dev Channel from the In- sider settings to download and in- stall the current Windows 11 build for Windows Insider Pre- view and hit the Confirm button. 4. Your machine will now ask you to Read the Microsoft Insider Pri- vacy Statement and Agreement. Once you have reviewed the statement and terms, click on Confirm. 5. Now, press Restart Now to restart your machine to get the Insider Preview build. 6. After restarting, make sure you are connected to an active Inter- net connection. You can then go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click the Check for updates button. 7. Your PC will start downloading the latest build from a Microsoft server. 8. From there, your device should update the same way it would with any other Windows update. Once Windows 11 becomes avail- able to all Windows users with com- patible computers you can download it the same way for any new version of Windows. Most users will go to Settings > Update & Secu- rity > Windows Update and click Check for Updates. If available, you will see Feature update to Windows 11. Click Download and install. WINDOWS 11 SETUP SIZE AND ISO FILES An ISO file, also known as an ISO image, is a file that contains all the installation files for a single program. Certain software programs, espe- cially large ones, are sometimes made available as ISO files, includ- ing Microsoft Office and the Win- dows operating system. Installing an application from its ISO file depends on the version of Windows you’re running. Windows 11 Setup file (ISO File) size is between 4.5 and 6 GB. Many of the users have started to search for the Windows 11 64 bit ISO file. However, this version of windows is yet to be released. Once the Windows 11 (Win11) is released and available for download, it will be available on the official portal of Microsoft itself. The Win11 ISO file will be provided free and users will not have to pay for the new version. It is recommend upgrading to Win11 as soon as it is available. Because, after a given time frame, Microsoft can make it paid. the BANKING EXECUTIVE 46 ISSUE 152 AUGUST 2021