Has anybody had any Windows 11 and APX CPS issues? I'm just doing my research before I upgrade windows.
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APX Windows 11 and APX CPS issues
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My advice is to not upgrade to Windows 11 yet. Not only because there may be issues with the CPS but there may be issues with many other things. I never upgrade anything, especially an operating system for at least six to eight months so that any and all bugs are addressed and fixed.
wgbecks
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There are a lot of things that are somewhat buggy and that I don't like about Windows 11, but am not, and have not had a single issue running Astro 25 or APX CPS.
I've upgrade 3 of our computers to Win11, not one problem at all. Various CPS and other 'radio' software packages run just fine.
Enjoying the added security of Win11 now. Have not run into a single bug, tiny learning curve on learning where to find things and what the new icons mean.
Enjoying the added security of Win11 now. Have not run into a single bug, tiny learning curve on learning where to find things and what the new icons mean.
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You braver than me Mr Bill. I still using Windows XP & 7 here for my radio's. Of course I do not have a platinum APX in my stock pile just antique AS,XTS and XPR.
I have been running Windows 11 since the earliest beta builds, and ASTRO25, TRBO, and APX CPS never had any issues, including programming over bluetooth for the APX radios. At this point, I have no need to run legacy software, so I cannot speak to anything older.
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Have you tried out RPM2 on Win11?
It’s gonna work fine… just realized an update was just released the other day… FYI in case you where wondering RPM2 requires ONLINE AAC key verification for any changes to trunking settings.. effectively making monitoring a phase II system impossible
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Got my dongle lol
For only 1 system tho? Correct
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If you want to NAS on RPM2, you create your systems in RPM, save, then open in RPM2.
I've been advised by our IT director that "...I don’t recommend upgrading existing systems to Windows 11. I’m told little time was invested to make Windows 11 work with existing hardware so drivers for the system devices are an issue." In other words, don't go there.
I'm still using Windows 7 on my laptops and virtual machines for programming; I just had too many issues with Windows 10 wiping out existing radio drivers and replacing them with drivers Micro$oft considered "superior" so I stuck with 7. I'm also not a big fan of Windows 10 phoning home to the mothership all the time, as well as updating everything without my say-so; I wouldn't mind so much if they at least allowed me to review the updates and reject any which could cause a problem (like I can with Windows 7).
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