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I've been having various problems with DCS OB and Helios, and so decide to re-install a fresh DCS-open beta.  (I am using Windows 11).  DCS seems to have installed OK but, during initial start-up, I get a notice saying:

    "DCS Updater 2.16.2.17

       Latest available version 2.8.1.34667.2 requires Windows 8.1 or higher

       Press OK to pick the latest compatible version."

When I continue I get a second message:

    "Version 2.8.134667.2 is not available - Consider updating."

Following these odd (and incorrect notices), the system continues to load  DCS 2.8.1.34667.2 without any obvious problems.

Has anyone experienced anything similar, or is able to suggest a cause (and/or cure)

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3 minutes ago, flyco said:

I've been having various problems with DCS OB and Helios, and so decide to re-install a fresh DCS-open beta.  (I am using Windows 11).  DCS seems to have installed OK but, during initial start-up, I get a notice saying:

    "DCS Updater 2.16.2.17

       Latest available version 2.8.1.34667.2 requires Windows 8.1 or higher

       Press OK to pick the latest compatible version."

When I continue I get a second message:

    "Version 2.8.134667.2 is not available - Consider updating."

Following these odd (and incorrect notices), the system continues to load  DCS 2.8.1.34667.2 without any obvious problems.

Has anyone experienced anything similar, or is able to suggest a cause (and/or cure)

hello. my latest log shows DCS_Updater/2.16.1.16. however when i display properties on the dcs_updater.exe on my pc, i see your version number. odd.

maybe try a repair? 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/repair/

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The anomaly is that DCS seems to think I am running a version of Windows before Version 8.1.  DCS version numbers are OK.

Posted
17 hours ago, flyco said:

The anomaly is that DCS seems to think I am running a version of Windows before Version 8.1.

Many users already run Win11 no problem with DCS. Try running dcs.exe instead of dcs_updater.

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My apologies - I find that I am running DCS Open-Beta version 2.5.6.61527. This would seem to indicate that DCS has selected this version as the most recent that will run under Win 8.1, as indicated by the warning displayed during DCS start-up.

However, the PC was bought new around 8 months ago with Windows 11 installed, and it is most definitely running V.11

That prompts the question: how does DCS check the Windows version which is running, and how do I correct it?

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Thanks Draconus.  Unfortunately, DCS, when it starts to update, says that I have an early version of Windows, which will not run the current edition of DCS.  It claims that my Windows is earlier than 8.1.  Thus it insists on installing Version 2.5.6 of DCS.

What I don’t know is where the fault is and how to correct it.  I am reluctant to re-install Windows from scratch.

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Are you sure you have Windows 11? Run cmd.

 

Edited by draconus

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Posted
2 hours ago, draconus said:

Are you sure you have Windows 11? Run cmd.

this too

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press Windows key+ R and type Winver and hit Enter

 

 

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Yes, I definitely have Windows 11 (and ONLY Windows 11) installed.   Other members of my group are having various unexplained anomalies with Win 11, but not as bad as I.   

Posted
4 minutes ago, flyco said:

Yes, I definitely have Windows 11 (and ONLY Windows 11) installed.   Other members of my group are having various unexplained anomalies with Win 11, but not as bad as I.   

Contact support then, I guess.

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 Thanks to all who offered advice.  In the end I submitted a ticket to DCS, and got the reply within an hour.  
 

I appear to have clicked an option  to run Windows 8, which was located within the DCS intro.  Problem solved and thanks to Mike at DCS.

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21 minutes ago, flyco said:

 Thanks to all who offered advice.  In the end I submitted a ticket to DCS, and got the reply within an hour.  
 

I appear to have clicked an option  to run Windows 8, which was located within the DCS intro.  Problem solved and thanks to Mike at DCS.

hah. nice. i have never seen this? you talking about the DCS shortcut? compatibility mode?

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