Jeremy Oakes

Make sure all your browser apps are closed. Not put in the task bar, but closed. Open CbB and in the Help Menu choose Login …. Etc. A browser window will open and let you login using your Bandlab creds. If, in the Help Menu, its showing logout (as against login) then do just that. Close CbB. Re-open it and then in the Help Menu choose login …… as stated above. This works every time for me (i use Sonar, but still fire up CbB every now and again simply to keep it activated). J

Nope, not for me. J

Thats fine …… if you only have a few apps installed. Most people do not. FWIW, if your W11 is sluggish, you can now do an in-place “repair/install” which will freshen it up but not erase any precious data/files. See MS for details. J

Personally I have no issues with autosave. I did have problems with a service called MS Compatibility Telemetry. It collects info about your PC and then phones home at certain inopportune times and it froze my PC for several seconds. I have now disabled it completely. Note : It’s not a problem for everyone (it’s still installed on my laptop which works perfectly)……… https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-compatibility-telemetry-what-is-it-and/7653b847-23f1-42c4-9390-ba2d35978e4e However it can be disabled or even got rid of - Solution 3 of this next article is what i use (not necessarily for the faint hearted) : https://www.diskpart.com/articles/microsoft-compatibility-telemetry-1503.html As always, be careful what you change/uninstall, and even if you’re ok with making such changes do make back ups before hand. J

Makes sure that Windows ( in Sounds > Properties > Advanced ) is using the same rate as Sonar / audio device ie both set at 44.1, or 48 etc. J

Why ? J

This so called “data base” has been around as a freebie for many years on the good old internet - i believe someone pirated/hoovered the Ultimate Guitar website at one point. IMHO it’s better to go to the UG site and download (legally) their more up to date GP files. Plus you can d/l pdf files of the GP tabs. Personally i would spend my money there. I doubt very much this site has the legal authority to sell such a data base. J

Make sure you do NOT install the nVidia audio driver when installing the nVidia video drivers. When using the nVidia installer use the advanced options and do a complete un-install/re-install. You can then choose which options to install. Do NOT choose the HDMI audio driver. if said driver shows up in Sonar/CbB go into device manager and disable it. Re-boot. J

You have to either use the app to login, or off line use Cakewalk Product Centre. So, close all browsers, then fire up CbB or Sonar, which ever, and once open go to the Help menu. If it says you’re not logged in, then do so from the Help menu option. if it says you have the option to log out, do so. Close the app, then re-open it and use Help/Login etc. It should work. If not, then its an e-mail to support. J

Download and install the latest version, not last years’ model. Then you will be able to authorise. J

If you’re doing that on the legacy Cakewalk site because you want to activate Splat, 8.5 or a previous version, then you won’t. Only Support can do that with the necessary proof. Have you tried reaching out to them here ? As you’re posting here in the Sonar part of this new site I’m assuming you’re mixing Sonars up. The new Cakewalk Sonar has, apart from some legacy code, nothing to do with the previous versions, is sub based and needs you to be part of Bandlab. If you were referring to Cakewalk by Bandlab or Cakewalk Sonar, simply login to the Bandlab website, go to your account and change your password there or apply for a password reset from them. Then you’ll get a mail ! And can use the new creds to login to the two apps cited. Suggestion : If you don’t have a Bandlab account then create one so you can download and install the most recent version of CbB (which is free and much much better than the legacy versions mentioned above). However you will not have any legacy vst’s that came with those versions you may want to get back. J

..... In your Opinion ! J

I believe this is the version (audio only) from an 1985 US TV broadcast. I have to say it I find Justin Hayward's version too "spoken" and not sung enough. But what a great song. J

An alternative route to take : https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-whether-your-pc-is-supported-or-not/ I found the rufus way long winded and confusing, but that's just me ! J

Even in safe mode ?