Microsoft Windows 11 Setup Race: 21H2 vs 22H2
Which version of Microsoft Windows 11 Pro operating system installs faster?
Windows 11 Pro 21H2 (Windows 11 Orginal Release):
64-bit consumer edition media (ISO),
updated 10/4/2021
vs
Windows 11 Pro 22H2 (Windows 11 2022 Update):
64-bit consumer edition media (ISO),
updated 9/20/2022
To equalize the environment in which Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 will be installed as much as possible, following measures are taken:
Both virtual machines are using the same NVMe storage device
On both virtual machines network adapter and sound card are disabled
(network adapter is only enabled during setup phase when Microsoft account is needed)
First boot from media is equalized for both virtual machines
Both virtual machines will be using 8 virtual CPU cores
All sections during Windows 11 install where user input is needed are normalized
(duration is equal on both virtual machines)
Secure Boot and TPM are enabled
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