Windows 11 Pro With Office 2019 Pro Plus

About this release

This is the current generation of the desktop system with the document suite already in the image, prepared so that the hardware check which normally blocks installation does not stand in the way. A great many perfectly capable machines are refused by that check for reasons that have nothing to do with whether they can run the system well, and this image simply skips the question and installs.

The Professional feature set is complete. Group policy, remote desktop hosting, drive encryption, domain join, the hypervisor platform and the sandbox are all present, which is what makes this the edition worth putting on a machine that has a job to do. Nothing is removed to make space for the suite that ships alongside it.

The document suite is the perpetual generation rather than a subscription client, installed as ordinary desktop applications. Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database, publishing and mail all open the current formats and use the interface people already know, and they will let you start typing the moment the desktop appears rather than asking who you are first.

As an image it behaves like any other. Write it to a stick, boot, choose a display language from the multilingual set, and let setup run. Regional formats and keyboard layouts follow the language choice, driver coverage brings up network and storage on most hardware, and either a clean install or an upgrade over an existing system is offered at the partition stage.

What it does

Installs without the hardware module check

Machines that the standard installer refuses on eligibility grounds can be set up normally.

Full Professional feature set

Group policy, remote desktop hosting, encryption, domain join, hypervisor and sandbox all present.

Suite included in the image

One pass through setup produces a machine that can open documents immediately.

Multilingual

Display language, keyboard and regional format chosen during setup with more packs addable later.

Broad driver coverage

Network and storage hardware come up on the first boot on most machines.

Clean or in place install

Wipe the target partition or upgrade over an existing system keeping files and applications.

Changed in this version

• Image rebuilt on the current feature release with cumulative updates folded in.
• Suite components updated to the latest servicing build.
• Refreshed storage and network drivers for current chipsets.
• Out of box experience streamlined on the first sign in screens.
• Fixed a setup stall on machines with certain drive controller combinations.

System requirements

Install order

1. Write the image to a USB stick with a tool that handles bootable media.
2. Back up the target machine before starting.
3. Boot from the stick and choose the display language and edition.
4. Pick a clean install on an older machine, then open the suite once so its caches build.

Worth knowing before you start

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