Microsoft officially released the Surface Pro 5 in June 2017 and continued selling it as a current model until its successor was released in October 2018. That means your Surface Pro is probably about four years old and should have plenty of useful life remaining. Alas, its 7th Generation Intel Core CPU isn’t on the list of Windows 11 compatible CPUs, which means upgrades via Windows Update are not supported and probably never will be.

If you’re willing to perform a clean install of Windows 11, you can boot from installation media and run Windows Setup. That option skips the CPU compatibility check completely.

To upgrade your system, you need to modify the registry, as documented in this Microsoft support document. (The usual warnings apply when working with the registry. Make a complete backup before proceeding.) Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup

Create a new DWORD value, AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU, and set it to 1.

You can now perform the upgrade by downloading an ISO file, mounting it as a virtual drive, and running Setup from Windows 10. You’ll see a stern warning about compatibility issues, but after you click OK on that dialog box your upgrade should proceed without any serious issues.

1. Open Regedit by hitting the Windows key and typing regedit. Hit Enter to launch it.

3. Right-click > New > Key, and paste in this name: {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}

4. With the new key you just created highlighted, again right-click > New > Key, and paste in this name: InprocServer32

5. Double-click the (Default) registry entry and then hit Enter without typing anything to set its value to blank. Before making this change, you’ll see under the Data column that it says (value not set), but once you hit Enter it’ll show nothing. 

It doesn’t matter whether you are working at the office or remotely, a high-performance network connection is vital to your productivity. This simple fact is why so many people working from home offices have opted to purchase high speed broadband internet connections. But getting the fastest internet connection does not guarantee a high-performance network—the are other factors to consider.

The default network configuration settings in Microsoft Windows 10 are notorious for being programmed to what are considered safe, stable values. Predictably, safe and stable does not always equal fast and high-performance, especially with regard to network connections. 

This how-to tutorial shows you how to edit the Windows 10 Registry file to change an obscure setting known as IRPStackSize. Increasing that parameter’s value should considerably increase the overall network performance of your Windows 10 personal computer.

Disclaimer: Editing the Windows Registry file is a serious undertaking. A corrupted Windows Registry file could render your computer inoperable, requiring a reinstallation of the Windows 10 operating system and potential loss of data. Back up the Windows 10 Registry file and create a valid restore point before you proceed.

How to improve network speed in Windows 10 by increasing IRPStackSize

The I/O Request Packet Stack Size (IRPStackSize) refers to how many 36-byte receive buffers your computer can use simultaneously. A larger number of buffers means your computer can handle more data simultaneously, which, in theory, should make your computer perform more efficiently.

While there is little official Microsoft documentation concerning this parameter, the default setting is 15, which is adequate for most normal speed (10 Mbps) network connections. The maximum number is limited to 50, and Microsoft warns that choosing values in the 33 to 38 range can cause stability issues. For our example, we are going to increase the value to 32.

Type “regedit” into the Windows 10 desktop search box and select regedit.exe from the list of results. Use the left-hand windowpane to navigate the Windows 10 Registry file until you find this specific key, as shown in Figure A:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

Figure A

For most users, there will be no entry for IRPStackSize, so we will have to create it. Right-click the Parameters folder (or right-click an open area in the right-hand windowpane) and select New | DWORD (32-bit) Value from the context menu. Give the new key entry the name IRPStackSize, as shown in Figure B. Note: The capitalization is vital to the success of this configuration change.

Figure B

Double-click the new IRPStackSize key you just made and change the value base to Decimal to make your life easier. Then, as shown in Figure C, change the Data value to 32.

Figure C

Click OK to lock in the change and then exit out of regedit. To finish the process, you will need to reboot your PC.

If you are connected to a broadband network with speed ratings exceeding 10 Mbps, you should see improved network performance right away. If you have a connection rating under 10 Mbps, you will likely see no benefit. However, if you have ever received this strange error message, “Not enough storage available to process this command,” then this change may solve that problem for you, as well.

How does it work?

The working principle behind a pair of safety glasses is simple. They simply shield the eyes from potentially harmful particles. These particles can range from dust, to small pieces of wood that fly around when working. They are constructed from materials that are supposed to resist high impact from small debris. This protective eyewear is cheap and is readily available for purchase from most local hardware stores.

Most people think that normal reading glasses can qualify as a substitute for protective eyewear, when in truth they do not. First and foremost, reading glasses are often made of glass. While glasses are resistant to acquiring structural weaknesses such as scratches, they are nevertheless brittle. This means the lens can shatter easily. In the event that high impact debris hits the reading glasses lens, there is a very good chance that a small crack will occur, which may lead to a small piece of the lens to being lodged into the user’s eye.

Protective eyewear is strenuously tested to meet certain standards to ensure that they work. Unlike the lens of reading glasses, safety glasses do not shatter as easily. Not only are they resistant to high mass impact, but they are also resistant to other small particles like dust or tiny drops of liquids.

Basic impact vs. high impact safety glasses

The ANSI (American National Standards Institute) is the organization that sets the standards for protective eyewear. There are basically two different types of safety glasses available on the market today. Some protective eyewear is rated for basic impact while the other is rated for high impact. Both types of protective eyewear are tested differently. Basic impact protective eyewear are tested without a frame, the testing process involves dropping a small metal ball from a fixed height. This will determine if the lens will withstand the amount of punishment inflicted by the small metal ball without breaking.

A high impact pair of protective eyewear includes the frame. The testing process for high impact safety glasses is different from the process for the basic impact glasses. The test for high impact involves shooting a small steel ball at the lens that travels at a speed of 150ft per second. The lenses of the safety glasses must not break, crack, or be dislodged from its frame in order to pass the test. A pair of high impact safety glasses is often used in occupations which involve tasks that necessitate the use of high performance pieces of equipment.

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