Bottles and Windows 11

[GrumpyGeezer925]

I'm very new to both Bottles and Linux (and BitHub for that matter, so this may be a very elementary question, but I am trying to run a Windows 11 program in Bottles (my very first) and it seemed to load, but when I tried to install, I got a message saying, basically, that I have to upgrade to W11 or buzz off. This seems to imply that Bottles doesn't simulate W11 well enough to fool them. Have I got that right? However, under the Bottles settings menu for that install, I see a whole list of possibilities, under headings like Components, Display, and so forth. Some of these options show a gear icon, while others do not. Does that mean that I should enable those options? If not, how am I to use Bottles? What have I done wrong?

[iondomenti]

There is an option to change the windows version under settings > compatibility. Have you tried switching it to Windows 11?

[GrumpyGeezer925]

I did that from the start.   On Friday, January 23, 2026 at 04:41:27 PM CST, iondomenti ***@***.***> wrote: There is an option to change the windows version under settings > compatibility. Have you tried switching it to Windows 11? image.png (view on web) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>