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And it actually cools ok. If you shove its but up in the air a bit (a pencil is fine).
P2000 and the xeon are a bit more power limited but great none the less
 

It'll be easier to do a fresh install. Since version 1511 reached end of support back in 2018, it's so outdated the update server probably doesn't know how to proceed anymore. You're missing tons of key and major updates. 
 
You can follow https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/all/how-to-perform-a-clean-install-or-reinstall-of/aef0ae63-2117-41ee-a8ea-4a3181625b08 for a detailed explanation.
 
For a quick rundown provided all the BIOS settings, etc are correct. 
 
Create a bootable USB or DVD using the Media Creation Tool: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d. Even if you have an installer, I would recommend you recreate it to make sure you have the latest major release of Windows. 
 
Hit the Boot Menu key for your motherboard and boot into the USB. Click Install Now to begin the installation. If you do not have the product key on hand, click "I Don't have a product key". It'll continue with the installation and you can activate using one or with a Digital License tied to your Microsoft account later.
 

 
Proceed with the wizard by selecting your edition of Windows 10 and accepting the license terms. When you encounter this screen, select Custom Option. This will give you the ability to delete all partitions and do a fresh install.  

 
You'll then be asked where to install Windows. Assuming the desktop only has one drive, select each partition and hit Delete until you have one drive of fully unallocated space. Select that drive and click Next. There's no need to create any partitions manually as Windows will create what it needs automatically. 

 
Allow for the installer to finish and you'll be dumped at the Out of Box Experience screen where you can set up your account.
 
If you are trying to install Windows 11 on supported hardware, the process is the same as above. The installer has not changed since Windows Vista apart from theming (hence why aero is still around despite being dropped back in Windows 8). 

That being said... Origin is fully capable of making something that's probably not up to OP's standards if 20 years of DIY is anything to go off of. 
 

It'll be easier to do a fresh install. Since version 1511 reached end of support back in 2018, it's so outdated the update server probably doesn't know how to proceed anymore. You're missing tons of key and major updates. 
 
You can follow https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/all/how-to-perform-a-clean-install-or-reinstall-of/aef0ae63-2117-41ee-a8ea-4a3181625b08 for a detailed explanation.
 
For a quick rundown provided all the BIOS settings, etc are correct. 
 
Create a bootable USB or DVD using the Media Creation Tool: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d. Even if you have an installer, I would recommend you recreate it to make sure you have the latest major release of Windows. 
 
Hit the Boot Menu key for your motherboard and boot into the USB. Click Install Now to begin the installation. If you do not have the product key on hand, click "I Don't have a product key". It'll continue with the installation and you can activate using one or with a Digital License tied to your Microsoft account later.
 

 
Proceed with the wizard by selecting your edition of Windows 10 and accepting the license terms. When you encounter this screen, select Custom Option. This will give you the ability to delete all partitions and do a fresh install.  

 
You'll then be asked where to install Windows. Assuming the desktop only has one drive, select each partition and hit Delete until you have one drive of fully unallocated space. Select that drive and click Next. There's no need to create any partitions manually as Windows will create what it needs automatically. 

 
Allow for the installer to finish and you'll be dumped at the Out of Box Experience screen where you can set up your account.
 
If you are trying to install Windows 11 on supported hardware, the process is the same as above. The installer has not changed since Windows Vista apart from theming (hence why aero is still around despite being dropped back in Windows 8). 

With number 1, you're just rotating your head or potentially just moving your eyes. Whereas with number 2, you'll be stretching your neck up and down as you move between displays. 
 
I've tried the number 2 setup before and I honestly only found it useful for stuff I'll periodically look and monitor. Glancing over to my left/right was far easier and less tiring throughout the day than tilting my head back to fully see the upper display. So I never treated it as an active display when I was using such a setup. 

Nope. It's just one of the many components from older versions of Windows that Microsoft has brought forward over the years, making periodic cameos in Windows 11 whether unintentional or not. 
 
There's a big list of them here: https://github.com/Lentern/windows-11-inconsistencies
 
Yes, there's a ton of icons from Windows 95, maybe even 3.1 that are still present in Windows 11 today. 
 

 

And to be clear, there are some "legitimate" OEM keys available for sale. They're the same stock as what the retailer would've used for their own brand of prebuilt and custom-built systems. Whether or not they are allowed to do that is a different story. But at least you'll know it wouldn't be acquired via stolen credit cards, etc. like some of those third-party sellers out there selling keys for dirt cheap.
 
If you're in Canada, Canada Computers, a brick-and-mortar store does sell them, and are available in-store. It's not some online only thing. 
https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=39_530&item_id=205936

Yea or that if you don't mind it looking a bit wonky. If you do go that route, keep in mind the case clearance as with these coolers there's usually only about 1-2cm between it and the side panel. 

Or just raise the front fan up a few millimeters. 

This is a forum, you don't get to pick and choose what people can say just because you want to plug your ears. This ain't an echo chamber. 

Simply set your recording device as your USB webcam. The camera shouldn't need to be capturing image in order for it to capture audio. 

It is OneDrive. With Windows 11, Microsoft has decided that your Desktop, Photos, Videos, and Document folders by default need to be sync'd with OneDrive. It would be great if you know, you had more than 5GB of space. 
 
To turn it off, go to OneDrive Settings > Sync and backup > Manage backup 
From there, uncheck every folder you don't want to be sync'd with it's equivalent on OneDrive. 
 

 
I mean, I wouldn't mind if it still wasn't a pitiful 5GBs that Apple also gives you. 5GB was amazing back in 2010 when it was still called SkyDrive, but 14 years later, holy hell is it almost useless. 

It is OneDrive. With Windows 11, Microsoft has decided that your Desktop, Photos, Videos, and Document folders by default need to be sync'd with OneDrive. It would be great if you know, you had more than 5GB of space. 
 
To turn it off, go to OneDrive Settings > Sync and backup > Manage backup 
From there, uncheck every folder you don't want to be sync'd with it's equivalent on OneDrive. 
 

 
I mean, I wouldn't mind if it still wasn't a pitiful 5GBs that Apple also gives you. 5GB was amazing back in 2010 when it was still called SkyDrive, but 14 years later, holy hell is it almost useless. 

You probably won't have any issues, but it wouldn't be a better experience compared to Windows or macOS either. You lose all the integration and polish of first-party applications from Microsoft and Apple that are bundled or available for their respective OS. On Linux, to fill every functionality you need, you often end up with a hodgepodge of random applications that all look, feel, and work differently.
 
Everything you hear about the rock-solid stability of Linux referencing server Linux like Debian which is different from desktop Linux. Desktop Linux can be as temperamental as modern-day Windows and macOS and just as capable of nuking itself as LTT's Linux challenge has shown. 

Yeah, why not get a better computer?  Grab a very solid cir cooler for $40 and put the rest into performance.  
 
Can upgrade that GPU from a 6700XT to a 6800XT or 7800XT.

Compatibility layers get close, but Linux still doesn't have 100% compatibility with Windows software (especially games).
 
Most of the "big" Linux applications have Windows ports that are kept up to date. (LibreOffice, Firefox, Blender, GiMP, VLC...) I can't think of any "Linux exclusives" which aren't system utilities that dive deep into the weeds.
 
No matter what Linux thing you pick, some Linux nerd is going to tell you you picked the wrong Linux thing. (Bootloader, desktop environment, package manager, distro...) You'll especially run into this if you have an issue and ask the Internet for advice. (And if you tinker, something will break.)

Linux is solely for people who want to tinker with software and learn coding and behind the scenes about operating systems. If you want things to just work, you will not use linux.
 
Its pretty much just that. If you like to tinker with software and back end things with your OS, you may like it. If you have 0 clue what you are doing and have 0 experience with it, hard pass on your main rig. Put it on a laptop that you can mess with.

I've boosted my headphones to max and honestly still can't hear anything. 

The reason I usually go the installer route is like I said, Windows tends to refuse to wipe any partitions it thinks is a Windows installation. It's hit or miss. There's been times when Windows says no problem. Other times Windows just sits there like

Before proceeding, it'll be best to disconnect the drive you want to keep Windows on. 
 
Boot into the Windows installer and proceed to the part where you are asked where to install Windows. From there, you can delete all the partitions on the SSD you want to wipe. Afterwards, just cancel the installation.
 

 
You can also do this via the Command prompt within the installer using DiskPart. Open the Command Prompt in the installer by hitting Shift + F10. Then type Diskpart and hit enter. Once open, type list disk to identify which disk number your SSD is given based on the size. Type select disk X where X is the disk number. For example, my 850 EVO is a 250GB model and so I'll type select disk 1 and hit enter. Once selected, type clean and hit enter. This will remove all partitions from the drive. If you want to do a secure wipe, you can use clean all, take note clean all will take a while longer as it overwrites the entire drive with 0s.
 
Once done you can again quit the installer. Shutdown the machine and reattach your Windows drive. Once booted back into Windows, create a new partition on the drive in Disk Management and assign it a drive letter. 
 

 
I find it easier to do this in the installer as if you're booted into Windows, it generally does not like deleting partitions it recognizes as Windows installations. Even if it's another installation. 

New belt (used more like crossbody) bag for wallet and wireless buds case while out and about. 

Only when you press and release the power button quickly will it interact with the OS to do a graceful shutdown. And that is if it's configured within the OS to do so. 

 
If you press and hold, the system board will simply just power off for a forced shutdown. When you boot back into the OS and look at the system logs, it'll report it was an unexpected shutdown.