@Rupertnz It still works, i completed the explanation and have Windows 11 on my Alienware Aurora r6 now. I then placed the larger of the two VRM heatsinks on(the kit came with two but the smaller one isnt long enough to fit the "missing" screw holes, on another side of the cpu fan; might be for an r7 ) and i placed the i7-7700 non-K version into it; runs great. If the PC is stock, no matter graphics and processor, i would also suggest installing the Bluetooth drivers from Dell, not only the Alienware Control Center and the ASMedia 3.1(which i had to reinstall again from the Device Manager to have the missing or unknown device show up).
Going to the Dell website and running their driver updater should show you a list where the few files necessary will be found for download. I saved all of them just in case, on a flash disk, then went to Microsoft and used the media creation tool and made the windows 11 boot USB. The graphics card won't show up by name, maybe if those drivers are installed, but it still works anyway.
Confirmed July 2025. The important part was getting it to install and boot. Just like the OP, I would never recommend doing an "upgrade" install—especially one like this. Once it's running, it's very easy to download the driver packages, GeForce Experience, and Alienware controller suites.
My added advice would be to create another USB-EFI "boot stick" with Windows 10 on it in case this fails. Just backup your files. I chose not to merge my OneDrive backup from an hour ago with this Windows 11 installation. But if it had failed, I would have used the backup from my Windows 10 USB installer.
I performed this install on WiFi with the onboard radio.
Extra notes:
Just let Windows 10 create a USB boot drive; don't mess with the settings.
Existing partitions can be deleted during the clean install. Delete all of the C: drive. Be cautious not to delete the USB partition by accident.
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May 30th, 2024 23:01
Hi, is the above still current as of 2024 re upgrading to Win11 on the Alienware R6
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@Rupertnz It still works, i completed the explanation and have Windows 11 on my Alienware Aurora r6 now. I then placed the larger of the two VRM heatsinks on(the kit came with two but the smaller one isnt long enough to fit the "missing" screw holes, on another side of the cpu fan; might be for an r7 ) and i placed the i7-7700 non-K version into it; runs great. If the PC is stock, no matter graphics and processor, i would also suggest installing the Bluetooth drivers from Dell, not only the Alienware Control Center and the ASMedia 3.1(which i had to reinstall again from the Device Manager to have the missing or unknown device show up).
Going to the Dell website and running their driver updater should show you a list where the few files necessary will be found for download. I saved all of them just in case, on a flash disk, then went to Microsoft and used the media creation tool and made the windows 11 boot USB. The graphics card won't show up by name, maybe if those drivers are installed, but it still works anyway.
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November 16th, 2024 15:05
@Astralkat l I had the i5 in mine before the i7, btw, and Windows 11 ran great on it also. I have the 460watt psu, i believe.
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Confirmed July 2025. The important part was getting it to install and boot. Just like the OP, I would never recommend doing an "upgrade" install—especially one like this. Once it's running, it's very easy to download the driver packages, GeForce Experience, and Alienware controller suites.
My added advice would be to create another USB-EFI "boot stick" with Windows 10 on it in case this fails. Just backup your files. I chose not to merge my OneDrive backup from an hour ago with this Windows 11 installation. But if it had failed, I would have used the backup from my Windows 10 USB installer.
I performed this install on WiFi with the onboard radio.
Extra notes:
Just let Windows 10 create a USB boot drive; don't mess with the settings.
Existing partitions can be deleted during the clean install. Delete all of the C: drive. Be cautious not to delete the USB partition by accident.