To upgrade to Windows 11, you need enough space on your hard drive for the installation to take place. To view how much hard drive space is available on your computer, select File Explorer on the taskbar (known as Windows Explorer in Windows 7) or press Windows logo key + E. Then select Computer or This PC and look under Hard Disk Drives or under Devices and drives.

Important: Before trying any of the solutions below, make sure you back up your personal files. You can back up your Windows PC, or insert a USB drive and use File Explorer to drag and copy important files to the USB drive.If you’re signing into Windows with a Microsoft account, your system settings will be automatically restored after updating, once you’re connected to the internet.

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Windows 11 lets you quickly check your network connection status. Select the Start button, then type settings.Select Settings > Network & internet.The status of your network connection will appear at the top.

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Check the cables (for wired printers). Make sure that the printer's USB cable is properly connected from the printer to your PC. If your USB isn’t recognized, see Automatically diagnose and fix Windows USB problems. Check the wireless connection (for wireless printers).Do one of the following:

Try these things to troubleshoot network connection issues in Windows 11. Make sure Wi-Fi is on. Select Start > Settings > Network & internet, then turn on Wi-Fi.Next, select More options (>) next to Wi-Fi, then select Show available networks.If a network you expect to see appears in the list, select it, then select Connect. Open Wi-Fi settings

If you don’t see one of the network icons (or a similar one) shown in the following image, select the Up arrow to see if it appears there. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want, then select Connect . Type the network password, and then select Next .

Note: If it’s been fewer than 10 days since you upgraded to Windows 10, your previous version of Windows will be listed as a system file you can delete.If you need to free up drive space, you can delete it, but keep in mind that you'll be deleting your Windows.old folder, which contains files that give you the option to go back to your previous version of Windows.

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