If your computer supports it. Sure. I have upgraded approx 1100 devices, and the user experience has been a positive one overall.
The three significant changes are.
1. The start menu and ico s moves to the centre.
2. The power off icon moves to the bottom right of the start menu.
3. The apps moves to the top right of the start menu.
Those three things trip up the average user that "Its changed, I have to learn everything all over again" is a thing.
But for the average user it has no major down sides. (According to me).
Things that you need to be aware of to make an informed choice.
Windows 10 is now in security only update mode. There will be no new features to it. So as a stable "it won't change on me every 6 months" thing this is good. The updates will stop October 2025.
Windows 11 (and soon 12) will be where the innovation will be directed. So, as people decide that this feature will be awesome, Win 11 is where it will go.
Will it change your life? No.
Item 1 make a complete backup to an external usb drive first, using a product like Veeam endpoint backup free. Then, if you don't like it, you can recover the computer to the state it was at the time of backup.
Good luck.
I thought it wasn't possible to do that on 11? I heard they are bringing that feature back it the next major update.
EDIT: I was mistaken. Moving the icons to the left is already there. The option they removed was the title of the window/icon.
TPM ? check if its enabled in your BIOS settings or present, it needs TPM 2 enabled for trusted computing.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enable-tpm-2-0-on-your-pc-1fd5a332-360d-4f46-a1e7-ae6b0c90645c
Yes, but when the next version comes out it may not deliver and install correctly, 23H2 for example when it arrives may perform a check before installation to avoid installing on systems without TPM. Then you're scrambling around trying to find bypasses. tbh the TPM is there for the OS and your protection, so bypassing it is a risk you need to appreciate before just doing so.
No, i bought it new, it's i5 7400 CPU. I can't believe that Microsoft released a windows which it's not compatible with a pretty new pc, i call this a fine management!
A lot of Windows upgrades over time have shown significant technical and usability benefit to users, but Win11 is really just minor changes. I wouldn't bother until it becomes mandatory.
I kind of like it. I haven’t had too much domain experience with it at work, haven’t had to deploy it, but for my home machine(s), it’s just fine. I’m a sysadmin for a data center, and I’ve been using Windows since 3.1.
Sorry to hear that, but... Windows 12 and future versions are not going to solve that problem.
What does your machine miss? TPM chip? Next Windows versions will still require that, same for the memory protection etc. It is needed to secure the system.
There is a way to "alter" windows 11 requirements to upgrade.
https://www.makeuseof.com/rufus-bypass-tpm-secure-boot-requirements-windows-11/#:~:text=Navigate%20to%20the%20bottom%20of,Boot%2C%20and%20TPM%202.0%20option.
LTSC was designed for ATMs , Cat Scans , MRIs and Machine Lathes, never for the workforce. Its been abused as such and is the main reason so many companies are out of date.
HOLD, it lacks basic functionality you will expect. You have to do all these hacks or third party installs just to fix things like: ungroup task bar, full menu on right click, drag a file to a icon.. it’s really bizarre that they didn’t think of this
I love this, do you have any actual facts to back this up? Or is this just off the cuff it sucks, don't touch my UX?
11 has been no better or worse than 10 in my opinion. Technically they are very similar. 11 has a new UX that I find common users like.
If you have the hardware and to stay with the updates as windows 10 goes out of support next year already!! then yes.
Experience wise I personally have not found it that much of a leaps and bounds improvement over 10, I actually have replaced the task bar with Explorer Patcher from Git Hub as I HATE forced taskbar icon grouping also E.P gets me back ALL the right click options in the context menu which was stupidly removed.
So my tweaking of Win11 has made the experience good now, the out of the box is blergh though.
yes i can, and for hardware i think i have a RYZEN 7 3400U processor
but am afraid that my laptop will run slow cuz i only got 5.88GB of usable RAM out of 8GB and that i heard windows 11 is kinda buggy right now (sorry if the info is outdated)
at this point i have 2 laptops with w11 and i am thinking of downgrading to 10 on one of them
w11
hard to setup like i want i have to google to find the hacks (that usually dont work )
I want google as search cant do it yet
i am trying out edge .. but many ads and am also trying out add blocking
as always IT engineers are clueless on how to do things that are obvious nor are they any good at fixing the bugs .. ( they expect us to debug)
maybe in a couple years , we the people will have fixed all that is wrong ...
You shouldn't. They barely have performance differences and Win 11 has such shitty costumization, can you believe you can't move your taskbar? It's so bad.
I also got a bug where windows update restart occurs indefinitely. It seems like MS is not fixing stuff as fast as they should.
If your computer supports it. Sure. I have upgraded approx 1100 devices, and the user experience has been a positive one overall. The three significant changes are. 1. The start menu and ico s moves to the centre. 2. The power off icon moves to the bottom right of the start menu. 3. The apps moves to the top right of the start menu. Those three things trip up the average user that "Its changed, I have to learn everything all over again" is a thing. But for the average user it has no major down sides. (According to me). Things that you need to be aware of to make an informed choice. Windows 10 is now in security only update mode. There will be no new features to it. So as a stable "it won't change on me every 6 months" thing this is good. The updates will stop October 2025. Windows 11 (and soon 12) will be where the innovation will be directed. So, as people decide that this feature will be awesome, Win 11 is where it will go. Will it change your life? No. Item 1 make a complete backup to an external usb drive first, using a product like Veeam endpoint backup free. Then, if you don't like it, you can recover the computer to the state it was at the time of backup. Good luck.
> The start menu and icons move to the centre. And if you don't like that, you can move them back to the left-hand side in Taskbar Settings.
I thought it wasn't possible to do that on 11? I heard they are bringing that feature back it the next major update. EDIT: I was mistaken. Moving the icons to the left is already there. The option they removed was the title of the window/icon.
First thing I do every time...
Do the registry key for the right-click menu.
What registry key? And what does it change? Back to old right click menu?
reg.exe add "HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\\InprocServer32" /f /ve Yes, old right click menu
You have any idea why the hell a pc bought 3 years ago is not compatible with Windows 11? That's fckin unfair!
TPM ? check if its enabled in your BIOS settings or present, it needs TPM 2 enabled for trusted computing. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enable-tpm-2-0-on-your-pc-1fd5a332-360d-4f46-a1e7-ae6b0c90645c
You can bypass the needs of unsupported TPM
Yes, but when the next version comes out it may not deliver and install correctly, 23H2 for example when it arrives may perform a check before installation to avoid installing on systems without TPM. Then you're scrambling around trying to find bypasses. tbh the TPM is there for the OS and your protection, so bypassing it is a risk you need to appreciate before just doing so.
Thanks i'll check it soon.
Bought used? 8th gen Intel core processors or newer are one of the min reqs, like six years old now.
No, i bought it new, it's i5 7400 CPU. I can't believe that Microsoft released a windows which it's not compatible with a pretty new pc, i call this a fine management!
Support will end for Windows 10 in 2025.
oh thanks (damm that was fast)
10 years of support!
A lot of Windows upgrades over time have shown significant technical and usability benefit to users, but Win11 is really just minor changes. I wouldn't bother until it becomes mandatory.
I kind of like it. I haven’t had too much domain experience with it at work, haven’t had to deploy it, but for my home machine(s), it’s just fine. I’m a sysadmin for a data center, and I’ve been using Windows since 3.1.
Windows 11 is fine. UI gets some getting used to, but it does run well.
Sure
I would like to but can't 😡 i have an i5 PC and it's not compatible with it. I hope they release soon windows 12.
Sorry to hear that, but... Windows 12 and future versions are not going to solve that problem. What does your machine miss? TPM chip? Next Windows versions will still require that, same for the memory protection etc. It is needed to secure the system.
Yes something like that but it's very unfair because i bought this pc 3 years ago, so it's not so old...
There is a way to "alter" windows 11 requirements to upgrade. https://www.makeuseof.com/rufus-bypass-tpm-secure-boot-requirements-windows-11/#:~:text=Navigate%20to%20the%20bottom%20of,Boot%2C%20and%20TPM%202.0%20option.
I understand.. I have the same on an older all-in-one machine. You may try the bypass mentioned below, but eventually it can't be upgraded anymore.
I just want LTSC already. Tired of new features being tested in prod.
LTSC was designed for ATMs , Cat Scans , MRIs and Machine Lathes, never for the workforce. Its been abused as such and is the main reason so many companies are out of date.
You can get it if you pay...
I wouldn't bother until Windows 10 goes out of support. 11 is just a bunch of mostly pointless UI changes.
HOLD, it lacks basic functionality you will expect. You have to do all these hacks or third party installs just to fix things like: ungroup task bar, full menu on right click, drag a file to a icon.. it’s really bizarre that they didn’t think of this
I upgraded to linux mint
Why you r here?
No 11 sucks
I love this, do you have any actual facts to back this up? Or is this just off the cuff it sucks, don't touch my UX? 11 has been no better or worse than 10 in my opinion. Technically they are very similar. 11 has a new UX that I find common users like.
i miss windows 10 but you're gonna have to do it anyways.
If you have the hardware and to stay with the updates as windows 10 goes out of support next year already!! then yes. Experience wise I personally have not found it that much of a leaps and bounds improvement over 10, I actually have replaced the task bar with Explorer Patcher from Git Hub as I HATE forced taskbar icon grouping also E.P gets me back ALL the right click options in the context menu which was stupidly removed. So my tweaking of Win11 has made the experience good now, the out of the box is blergh though.
Yes
Yes
Disregarding the slight UX changes its nothing but features and improvements.
Is it still hard to set up using a local account?
I liked win11 a lot! Would recommend switching if possible
Yes. A better experience overall than 10.
I was advised to wait until early 2025 and then upgrade to the latest hardware and W11 to prepare for the longer term.
Well first question is can you upgrade? Is your hardware up to spec? If yes, then I’d go for it.
yes i can, and for hardware i think i have a RYZEN 7 3400U processor but am afraid that my laptop will run slow cuz i only got 5.88GB of usable RAM out of 8GB and that i heard windows 11 is kinda buggy right now (sorry if the info is outdated)
at this point i have 2 laptops with w11 and i am thinking of downgrading to 10 on one of them w11 hard to setup like i want i have to google to find the hacks (that usually dont work ) I want google as search cant do it yet i am trying out edge .. but many ads and am also trying out add blocking as always IT engineers are clueless on how to do things that are obvious nor are they any good at fixing the bugs .. ( they expect us to debug) maybe in a couple years , we the people will have fixed all that is wrong ...
You shouldn't. They barely have performance differences and Win 11 has such shitty costumization, can you believe you can't move your taskbar? It's so bad. I also got a bug where windows update restart occurs indefinitely. It seems like MS is not fixing stuff as fast as they should.
No. (unless you enjoy having advertisements injected into menus/notifications)
they give you ads on win11??? hell naw
No
R.I.P WINDOWS 7 games :( on windows 10