Does anyone have experience with Xojo compiled applications and Windows 11? If an application works correctly with the latest Windows 10, will it also work with Windows 11? (Unfortunately, I am not able to test it yet - my Dell XPS 13 9300 meets all requirements for Windows 11 but Software Update does not offer the update yet.)
It should be seamless.
If you want to test it before upgrading, grab https://www.virtualbox.org/ then grab a window 11 iso Download Windows 11 which you can test with.
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I have tested one of my compiled app and found working ok on Windows 11
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Iāve started using Xojo under Windows 11 for the past couple days. Windows 11 is awful. Theyāre trying to make it look more like Mac, and failing miserably at it. None the less, Iām trying to get a head start on working with it.
The only quirk Iāve found is the transparency of the controls donāt seem to work. Other than that, everything seems to work, it just all looks like crap.
Windows 11 is really dull. Not pretty to look at. I wish they would go back to the glass look of Windows 7.
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Also you can get the latest Windows 11 build through the Microsoft Insider program even if itās not offered as an update for your machine yet. But Iād take 's advice and install it on a VirtualBox. Having used it for a couple days Iāve decided Iām sticking with Windows 10 until they stop supporting it!
Windows 11 is Windows 10 but with exceptionally UI customization and performance improvements. Every XOJO app Iāve tested works without error. Iāve been using Windows 11 for about 4 months or more now and Iām not going back to windows 10.
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I have not seen any incompatibility issues with upgrading to Windows 11 with my programs since the release of Windows 11.
Thank you all very much.
Be aware that while everything seems to work the same under Windows 11, some of the controls look slightly different since Micro$oft changed some of the native controls.
Xojo apps donāt look right when using TabPanels, but itās a relatively easy fix to change the TabPanel super to PagePanel and then use a segmentedControl (or other control) to change tabs.
Iāve had several users who are on Windows 11 report to me that Windows complains when they try to launch my Lightwright app. The message is āUnable to execute file: C:\Program Files\Lightwright 6\LW6.exeā and āCreateProcess failed: code 140. The requested operation requires elevation.ā
Lightwright does require admin privileges in order to run the installer (built by InnoSetup), but itās never required admin privileges just to run the installed app.
Is there something new in Windows 11 that would make this necessary? Is there any way I can make this easier for the average user, who doesnāt need admin privileges to do their work?
Thanks!
I looked back at an older release, and itās set to āUserā. I donāt know why I changed it or what the exact ramifications are of āHighest Availableā.
**level='highestAvailableā**: The application runs at the highest permission level that it can. If the user who starts the application is a member of the Administrators group, this option is the same as **level=ārequireAdministratorā**. If the highest available permission level is higher than the level of the opening process, the system prompts for credentials.
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Well, sounds like a questionable option to have for most apps. If your app need Admin rights, choose admin, If not, choose User to avoid problems. Try to compile one with User and ask some of the users having issues to try it.
The only thing to keep in mind is that Windows 11 is only 64 bit. Windows 10 was the last 32 bit release. Besides that, it is mostly cosmetic changes. Anything that works on Win10 should work without issues.
Since this app doesnāt normally need admin privileges, Iāll put it back to User. It does have a helper app that needs Admin privileges, but I have a ShellExecute command that handles that very nicely. And yes, Lightwright is strictly 64 bit these days.
I assumed Win11 was going to be OK, but as it happens, Iām also suddenly hearing from users who have sporadic problems with EnableMenus causing the Windows version to quit suddenly without warning (and debug log files confirm it). I suspect this is something new in Xojo 2021 R3.1, but canāt confirm yet. Iāll dig into this and file a Feedback report if I find anything repeatable.
Personally, I will not upgrade to Win11 for at least a year after. They are still fixing and adding things. It is more in a beta state than a stable release. For example, one of its biggest feature, running Android apps, is still not ready months after they launched the OS. Itās coming in a month or two, but my point is that Win11 is far from finished today. I understand every OS has to be tested, but things are still going to change with Win11 in some dramatic way during the year with updates and fixes.
Check if your app is not writing or trying to make changes to a protected folder, like the Program Files. Windows 11 had some bugs with admin privileges, like letting low privileged users modify the registry.
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With the your phone app in windows connected to an android phone, you can run Android apps on your pc now. Iām doing it with my surface Duo 2 and loving it.
Iām having a big problem with canvas transparency in Windows 11. The canvas can be anywhere, not lust on a tab panel. Transparency is fine when I set the backdrop to a picture using the inspector. But when I set it in the Opening event the backdrop transparency always comes out black. Itāll then go back to transparent if I set it in the mouse enter event. DesktopCanvas just doesnāt seem to want do transparency in the opening event in Windows 11. Works fine in Windows 10.