FlyOOBE discussion and updates

Flyoobe 1.41 now allows upgrading with unsupported CPUs

There are several tools that can help you update an incompatible Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 without wiping and clean-installing everything. Flyoobe is a handy utility for skipping Windows 11's hardware requirements and optimizing the user experience, and with the latest update, it became even better.

Before version 1.41, Flyoobe allowed upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 only on devices with supported processors. Now, however, you can skip the processor check by deleting the cpuchecknative.dll file from the app folder.

The ability to skip CPU checks is the biggest change in release 1.41. However, there are several other changes and fixes, including redesigns for several dialogs, fixes for the built-in debloater, and more.

https://www.neowin.net/news/popular-windows-11-requirements-skip-app-now-allows-upgrading-with-unsupported-cpus/

Not tried it yet for a hardware bypass but used to upgrade from 24H2 to 25H2.

Probably going to try this tool on a laptop from my mother-in-law to get that from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

FlyOOBE 1.42

• Split the upgrade tool out
  • FlyOOBE was tightly coupled with the upgrade/bypass tool Flyby11 (aka UpgradeOOBE). I’ve completely detached UpgradeOOBE (the Windows 10 → 11 migration assistant) from FlyOOBE
  • FlyOOBE now focuses 100% on customizing Windows 11
  • UpgradeOOBE (Flyby11) focuses only on upgrading to Windows 11 and runs as a standalone app
  • Safety-first separation: Due to false positives from security tools, this split was the obvious next step. If Microsoft or other AV solutions ever flag something again, only UpgradeOOBE can be affected. FlyOOBE will remain untouched. Currently there are no detections and FlyOOBE is not classified as harmful or a hack tool.
• Community input
  • I’m running a poll about FlyOOBE’s future design direction.
  • Even though WinUI + Windows App SDK would blow up the app size (a WinUI build would be ~333× larger than the current WinForms app), I'll keep the poll open and continue iterating on the current version.
• Modernization & polish
  • The current release got a UI refresh and new features
  • You can now pick a background image (see intro video)
  • Brand-new App Settings view
  • Improved update process
  • Reinstall OOBE page renamed to Advanced
  • Menu reorganized and simplified
• UpgradeOOBE (Flyby11) specifics
  • Fully standalone, does not require FlyOOBE (and vice versa)
  • Depends only on CpuCheckNative.dll, which can be removed to allow upgrade attempts on unsupported CPUs (SSE4.2 still required in practice)
• Under the hood
  • Large-scale code refactors
  • Prep work for more extensive OOBE pages
  • UI and navigation tweaks to make things cleaner and more intuitive

Release FlyOOBE 1.42 · builtbybel/FlyOOBE

🐝 FlyOOBE – Guided Setup & Upgrade Experience for Windows Note for returning users: ❗ Important: Flyby11 is now FlyOOBE (pronounced “fly-oh-bee”) - yeah, it…

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🚨 SECURITY ALERT

DO NOT DOWNLOAD FROM https://flyoobe.net/
This is an unofficial mirror and may host tampered or malicious builds.
It has NO affiliation with me or this project’s official pages.

✅ Official downloads: use GitHub Releases of this repository only.

Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass download could infect your PC if you're careless - Neowin

FlyOOBE 1.50

• Background rendering rework: The background selection feature introduced in the previous version has been reworked for better performance and stability.
  You can now select a background style via Settings > Pick background
  The old image-based handler was replaced with an internal gradient-based renderer.
  This removes issues with locked image files, unreleased GDI objects, and redundant event handlers.
  The update significantly reduces memory usage and improves rendering speed and overall UI responsiveness
• Added support for script-driven input fields for the Extensions engine via # Input: true and # InputPlaceholder: Uses positional args for maximum compatibility, with optional console / silent / log host modes, status + progress, and a clean placeholder UX.
• New Extension script: ViVeTool Bridge
  Wrapper to enable/disable/query hidden Windows features by ID. Supports comma-separated ID lists
• New Extension script: Ninite Bulk Installer
  Builds the Ninite bundle URL from app slugs/names, downloads to Desktop (predictable filename), and launches Installer
• New Extension script: Winget Bulk Installer
  Quickly installs multiple packages in one run (IDs separated by space/comma/newline)
• Online Update Checker redesigned in full retro style, think Windows 2000 meets GameBoy 😆

Release FlyOOBE 1.50 · builtbybel/FlyOOBE

🐝 FlyOOBE – Guided Setup & Upgrade Experience for Windows Note for returning users: ❗ Important: Flyby11 is now FlyOOBE (pronounced “fly-oh-bee”) - yeah, it…

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FlyOOBE 1.51

• The extensions system has been improved again. The PowerShell-based engine has been expanded, and Flyby11 (UpgradeOOBE.exe) is now included as a native extension within FlyOOBE. On Windows 10 systems, a dedicated upgrade tile will appear on the home dashboard, allowing users to launch the Windows 11 upgrade workflow directly, with help instructions included
• Extensions now also display their author or source, such as Flyby11 by Belim or the ViVeTool-bridge by Albacore. This adds transparency and helps users understand where each tool originates from. This feature will be expanded further in future updates, and developers who wish to share their own scripts or tools will be able to integrate them into FlyOOBE more easily.
• Updated Extensions docs
• This update improves FlyOOBE’s behavior on some high-resolution displays. Several UI scaling issues on 4K screens and Windows scaling levels above 200% have been fixed. Elements such as tiles, layout spacing, and navigation now scale consistently and no longer overlap.

Release FlyOOBE 1.51 · builtbybel/FlyOOBE

🐝 FlyOOBE – Guided Setup & Upgrade Experience for Windows Note for returning users: ❗ Important: Flyby11 is now FlyOOBE (pronounced “fly-oh-bee”) - yeah, it…

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FlyOOBE 2.0 is here!

• Modernized and simplified Interface: cleaner, more focused, and less overwhelming, making the initial setup much easier for new and casual users
• Improved perfomance: The app is faster and more responsive, with reduced loading times and better resource management
• Extensions engine completely reworked under the hood, now using a new internal filtering system with a category dropdown.
• A brand-new app icon finally featuring a smart, friendly little bee inside 🐝 (I might've cheated a bit and let AI help with that one 😉)
• Improved global search and refresh behavior for smoother control updates across views
• New centralized Home dashboard that intelligently categorizes and recommends OOBE setup pages and extensions. Many items are now discoverable via keyword tags. (The first experimental Copilot integration has been temporarily removed while refined.)
• Large-scale refactoring and transition to primarily asynchronous processing. Search, filtering, and loading operations no longer cause UI hangs
• New back navigation system with a full stack-based history, allowing you to rewind through previous pages just like in a browser
• Extensions shipped with the app can now also be uninstalled just like user-added ones
• New native activity monitor logs system actions in real time and can provide contextual help for extensions (when supported).
• Improved UI scaling and clarity on high-DPI displays
• New indexing system for all OOBE pages and extensions based on metadata, allowing tools like Flyby11 to be found using simple keywords such as ESU, 10, or 11
• New modern Copilot-inspired designs can now be found in the settings menu
• Extensions.md has been updated accordingly
• Dozens of Minor Fixes and Quality Improvements

Release FlyOOBE 2.0 is here! · builtbybel/FlyOOBE

🐝 FlyOOBE – Guided Setup & Upgrade Experience for Windows Note for returning users: ❗ Important: Flyby11 is now FlyOOBE (pronounced “fly-oh-bee”) - yeah, it…

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FlyOOBE 2.1

The UI introduced back in version 2.0 has now been fully finalized and cleaned up once more. The main form hasn’t looked this polished in a long time. You can now seamlessly switch between the OOBE and Extensions.

Going forward, the focus will shift even more toward Extensions, so a clean UI arrives at just the right time.

• Several debloating/cleanup modules have been bumped to a higher tier and now dig up even more (and even deeper) AI-infused junk. Still no AgenticOS takeover in sight- but with Microsoft’s latest moves… let’s just say: enjoy the peace while it lasts
• Memory usage reduced even further
• Fixed various DPI-related issues
• Optimized extension loading
• Extensive code refactoring
  The full source code for v2 will be pushed soon

Release FlyOOBE 2.1 · builtbybel/FlyOOBE

🐝 FlyOOBE – Guided Setup & Upgrade Experience for Windows Note for returning users: ❗ Important: Flyby11 is now FlyOOBE (pronounced “fly-oh-bee”) - yeah, it…

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FlyOOBE 2.2

• Polished the action buttons with a modern compact mode: show icon + label by default, then switch to a sleek icon-only look while active (just like native Windows 11 apps)
• Further sped up app startup and trimmed memory usage, not that it was ever a bloated XAML/WinUI monster like the Windows 11 Start menu or Explorer… but hey, every millisecond counts (yes, Im currently at war with Microsofts performance choices. Maybe one day theyll fix real performance issues instead of adding another glowing Copilot button. And honestly, it hurts watching an OS you once loved slowly being run into the ground by the wrong priorities and decisions; lets see how long it takes until they manage to chase me away to another shore as well)
• Flyby11 is back in its classic outfit inside FlyOOBE: the UpgradeOOBE (Flyby11) UI has been simplified and brought closer to the original look, while the built-in Autopilot has been upgraded to guide you more autonomously through the Windows 11 installation
  Note: The ConsumerESU script from https://github.com/abbodi1406/ConsumerESU/
  is currently unavailable on GitHub (either removed or temporarily blocked, similar to a past false-positive suspension that also briefly affected my own profile)

Spent so much time and energy on FlyOOBE that I almost forgot about my old buddy CrapFixer. Its definitely due for a glow-up as well, if you dont know it yet, check it out here: https://github.com/builtbybel/CrapFixer, basically CCleaner 2.0 from the golden Windows XP era.

Release FlyOOBE 2.2 · builtbybel/FlyOOBE

🐝 FlyOOBE – Guided Setup & Upgrade Experience for Windows Note for returning users: ❗ Important: Flyby11 is now FlyOOBE (pronounced “fly-oh-bee”) - yeah, it…

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