PAR Meter (Apogee SQ-420) Doesn't Work with Windows 11?

[minorhero]

Hello folks,

I have an Apogee SQ-420 (par sensor with a USB connection) and it's been working absolutely perfectly for years. The problem is there doesn't seem to be a windows 11 driver for the sensor. With Windows 10 being discontinued I no longer have any windows 10 computers I can use with my sensor. My last one (a laptop) died recently requiring an upgrade to a Chromebook. I have several other windows 11 computers but the software doesn't seem to detect the sensor when its plugged in. Has anyone found a workaround for this?

I sent Apogee an email about the issue but they didn't bother to respond. When I bought the sensor I really thought I would be in a good place forever, and its killing me that when windows updated it became useless.

 

[trmiv]

Is this a regular 420 or a 420x? I use an SQ-420x on a windows 11 laptop.

 

[petcellar]

Same here. I use the 420x on a Windows 11 laptop

 

[Tangdora]

Have you tried running the software in compatibility mode

 

[oreo54]

Hello folks,

I have an Apogee SQ-420 (par sensor with a USB connection) and it's been working absolutely perfectly for years. The problem is there doesn't seem to be a windows 11 driver for the sensor. With Windows 10 being discontinued I no longer have any windows 10 computers I can use with my sensor. My last one (a laptop) died recently requiring an upgrade to a Chromebook. I have several other windows 11 computers but the software doesn't seem to detect the sensor when its plugged in. Has anyone found a workaround for this?

I sent Apogee an email about the issue but they didn't bother to respond. When I bought the sensor I really thought I would be in a good place forever, and its killing me that when windows updated it became useless.

Yea there's a 420 and 420x.
Looks like the 420's need updating..

They have a form ..
https://www.apogeeinstruments.com/software-bug-report/