Question Is it worth upgrading to Windows 10 over 11?

[NoGagMaestro]

Any regrets going from 10 to 11?

 

[Lafong]

I haven't even looked at 11, but the complaints I see are usually variations on:

"How come they moved this control that I use all the time to some other place? I can't find it".

Suspicion/distrust of Microsoft generally....related to more intrusive tracking and monitoring your every move.

I've seen a few complaints related to speed and responsiveness. Not sure if any of that is valid.

I think they fiddled around with the taskbar too. Maybe the start menu?

And of course the usual complaints about the upgrade and activation process, probably not any different than any other Windows version.

I've long since been assimilated into all things Microsoft, so I'll likely go with 11 when I next rebuild. My alternative would be to be a pathetic second class citizen for not going with the latest and greatest and that just won't do. Am I right?

 

[NoGagMaestro]

I haven't even looked at 11, but the complaints I see are usually variations on:

"How come they moved this control that I use all the time to some other place? I can't find it".

Suspicion/distrust of Microsoft generally....related to more intrusive tracking and monitoring your every move.

I've seen a few complaints related to speed and responsiveness. Not sure if any of that is valid.

I think they fiddled around with the taskbar too. Maybe the start menu?

And of course the usual complaints about the upgrade and activation process, probably not any different than any other Windows version.

So there's not a spectacular new feature or anything that differs itself than Win 10? Are you on it? Thanks

 

[Lafong]

So there's not a spectacular new feature or anything that differs itself than Win 10? Are you on it? Thanks

Welllll...................at what point is something spectacular?

The entire PC industry is based on the premise that you have to have the newest stuff. Who would dare disagree with that, whether it comes from Microsoft, AMD, Intel or anyone else?

You wouldn't want to miss out on anything would you?

Here's my laughable reason for maybe upgrading to 11....it is said to have a better task scheduler that can properly use the Efficiency cores found on the latest Intel processors. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[NoGagMaestro]

Welllll...................at what point is something spectacular?

The entire PC industry is based on the premise that you have to have the newest stuff. Who would dare disagree with that, whether it comes from Microsoft, AMD, Intel or anyone else?

You wouldn't want to miss out on anything would you?

Here's my laughable reason for maybe upgrading to 11....it is said to have a better task scheduler that can properly use the Efficiency cores found on the latest Intel processors. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

LOL. I forget but I think Win 7 started the split screen options and now you can do 4 splits on one screen. I was just wondering if I should update to Win 11 but haven't seen anything to suggest other than the microsoft hdr calibration tool which only works for win 11 for some reason.

 

[PsychoPsyops]

I've used my gaming pc throughout the lifespan of Win 10 and upgraded to Win 11. Most of the differences all comes down to aesthetics, which is now basically Mac on the exterior and Win 10 in the interior. Performance is better than Win 10 in my experience as of recent. Nearly all HDR issues have been fixed, if you care about that. A lot of taskbar and task manager functionality has been stripped, but are in the works of coming back within the next couple months. A TPM in your machine is required for Win 11 capability.

Overall, the upgrade isn't necessary. Improvements and performance enhancements are minor. Any cons to Win 11 are outweighed by the pros, but the pros are also minor compared to Win 10. It's still really a matter of personal preference. I do personally prefer Win 11 over 10, though. Of course, getting Win 10 for cheap helped.

 

[Dragos Manea]

Welllll...................at what point is something spectacular?

The entire PC industry is based on the premise that you have to have the newest stuff. Who would dare disagree with that, whether it comes from Microsoft, AMD, Intel or anyone else?

You wouldn't want to miss out on anything would you?

Here's my laughable reason for maybe upgrading to 11....it is said to have a better task scheduler that can properly use the Efficiency cores found on the latest Intel processors. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Actually is generally valid for all CPUs, task schedular is more efficient, i saw performance uplift between 5-10% in all PCs that i upgraded to 11, from a intel pentium 2020m, i5-4670k up to a 10900K, they all seen an performance uplift.

 

[falcon291]

Windows 11 menu is still a problem, and a step back comparing Windows 10. And Windows 11 does not provide anything new that deserves an upgrade.

So my answer is, if you are already on Windows 10, don't upgrade until Microsoft gives up upgrades for Windows 10.

But if you are installing OS from scratch, go with Windows 11.

 

[Dragos Manea]

Windows 11 menu is still a problem, and a step back comparing Windows 10. And Windows 11 does not provide anything new that deserves an upgrade.

So my answer is, if you are already on Windows 10, don't upgrade until Microsoft gives up upgrades for Windows 10.

But if you are installing OS from scratch, go with Windows 11.

I dont agree with you here and thats why you should not generalize saying it is bad or good, i really love the new menu, it seems to me a lot better (clutter free), you know exactly where to find now and if you dont, search is better then ever, you can find anything. If i follow your reply i should say, windows 11 menu is the best ever created, i will not, i will just say in MY OPINION is much more practical. Also all my familly members loves the new interface. Yes it has his bad things too but the new good things make it worth the upgrade. One downside is that the new context menu is a bit slower and there are a few more downsides but how i said, overall it is worth it in my opinion.

 

[DSzymborski]

I would never consider the menu a dealbreaker since things like Start11, that pretty much let you make the Start menu look like that in any modern Windows you want and provides additional customization, are quite inexpensive.

 

[Eximo]

Aside from stumbling a bit every time I go to use Windows 11 generally, not too bad.

My biggest pet peeve is a lot of right click options we are used to have been hidden under a "more options" menu. So a lot of two click operations have become three click operations. I still use Windows 10 on my work laptop so the transition is not as smooth if I used Windows 11 for both.

I hope at some point they just pull the bandaid. Tired of having hybrid Windows Vista/7 and 8/10 features. If they are going to change the "Settings" menu every update, just get it over with and make it as functional as the MMC Control Panel. Not sure why they keep doing it piecemeal.

 

[USAFRet]

I have some of both.

Currently, there is no compelling reason to upgrade a compatible system to Win 11.
There is also no compelling reason to avoid upgrading a compatible system to Win 11.

 

[John Chesterfield]

I would never consider the menu a dealbreaker since things like Start11, that pretty much let you make the Start menu look like that in any modern Windows you want and provides additional customization, are quite inexpensive.

This. Start11 is great and costs a few bucks, price of a couple of beers and I have a W10 style menu. There are more software options too. W11 performs better on this system as well.

I personally really like it.

 

[John Chesterfield]

My biggest pet peeve is a lot of right click options we are used to have been hidden under a "more options" menu. So a lot of two click operations have become three click operations. I still use Windows 10 on my work laptop so the transition is not as smooth if I used Windows 11 for both.

I know we shouldn't have to do it, but a simple registry tweak that takes a couple of minutes and a reboot and that's all as it was again. With Start11 and this little reg hack, everything is pretty much back as it was in Windows 10.

 

[Eximo]

Only matters when I am doing something technical, and with my Windows 11 machine that just means messing with game directories. Not a big enough deal to make any changes yet.

When I am using it 8 hours a day, then I'll start making tweaks. But I work in a public service, so if Windows 10 is out of support in 2025, we will probably upgrade to Windows 11 in 2030.

 

[NoGagMaestro]

Alot of good pros and cons. I guess I'll watch some more youtube videos before I update. I'd just update to use the HDR Calibration TBH.