29 Sep
Windows 11 Support for HIMSA Products
Microsoft has announced the release of Windows 11 to occur on October 5th, 2021. Below is HIMSA’s current plan for Windows 11. Any new information will be updated on this page.
Current Status
As of November 15th 2021, HIMSA has recently performed initial testing, more testing will take place.now completed formal and complete testing of HIMSA products using Noah System 4.13.
No issues have been found with Noah 4
No issues were found with NOAHLink (no longer sold) – Testing pendingNoahlink Wireless – Testing pending
No issues were found with Noahlink Wireless . However, it was noted that is some circumstances, the Noahlink Wireless driver may need to be download and manually installed.
HIMSA must also rely on NOAHlink and Noahlink Wireless licensees to more thoroughly check that their hearing aids can program as expected.
Q: Does HIMSA officially support Windows 11?
A: Not at this time Yes, but please see the plan below.
Support Status
Once the official release has been made by Microsoft:
HIMSA will perform official testing on the latest releases (e.g. Noah 4.13)
We will plan to complete formal and complete testing within 30 days.
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Official Support Announcement
HIMSA will announce Windows 11 support here, as well as http://himsa.com and other newsletter publications in the near furure.
Our announcements will always make it clear that the statement is only for a specific for specific HIMSA product products and not for modules or business systems.
HIMSA will incorporate Windows 11 into the HIMSA Certification Process
For Noah 4 modules - We will plan to first make support for Windows 11 optional (typically 6-9 months)
Noah business systems - Noah 4 business systems are in control of what operating systems they wish to support.