Windows 11 is a bust

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JJ Jr
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Windows 11 is a bust

Post by JJ Jr » Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:13 pm

More of a PSA, really.

I'm using a Windows 11 PC. Specs are very good, but not relevant for the story. For the last few months, I've been troubleshooting why Ableton Live 11 (and now 12) would hard lock my PC at random times. I also have a Push 3 and a bunch of 3rd party VSTs, so I tried all kind of A/B testing with that, and nothing would stick.

It's a fairly frustrating experience to constantly worry whether the PC will hold during a creative sesh.

So I ultimately decided to downgrade to Windows 10 Pro, wipe my entire PC and start from scratch. I re-installed everything, and lo and behold, since then (a month ago), I haven't had a single crash in hours and hours of music making.

I don't care what level of compatibility Ableton say they have with Windows 11, empirically, it's not stable AT ALL, and Windows 10 is what I would recommend to any Windows 11 user. Do yourself a favor.

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