Question is windows 11 worth a try?
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It runs just as well as Win10 does, and it looks better.
But, do a clean install, otherwise you might run into slowdowns or errors.
I have it on my Surface Pro and like it. However my desktop & laptop are still Windows 10. I’ve not seen any compelling reason to upgrade them and I’d rather wait until Win 11 is more mature, really don’t want to be dealing with any issues that may pop up with a new version of Windows on my main PC’s.
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I like it allot, Windows 11 is new and it's beautiful to work and play on.
Some small errors, but this would not halt your enjoyment of being on a fresh OS.
You obviously have to get used to it, if you are coming from a previous version (clean install recommended) and set it up the way you like it.
Some small errors, but this would not halt your enjoyment of being on a fresh OS.
You obviously have to get used to it, if you are coming from a previous version (clean install recommended) and set it up the way you like it.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_11
See if any of those bother you enough. If you don't really care about what's on that list, then by all means, give it a try.
See if any of those bother you enough. If you don't really care about what's on that list, then by all means, give it a try.
That is the key right there. I run it on a Surface pro 3. I have no issues with it. Just a few minor bugs here and there. I would let it grow for about a year then consider upgrading your main system to it. As a play system its ok. i just would not make it your main.
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There are people who still think win 10 needs to become mature. How long do you wait?
If your PC can run win 11 i don't see point in staying on 10.
Every version of windows has had problems, win 10 still does. Win 11 is fine for main pc, I been using it for a few months now.
Version updates only come out once every year, are you willing to wait a year for "improvements"?
If your PC can run win 11 i don't see point in staying on 10.
Every version of windows has had problems, win 10 still does. Win 11 is fine for main pc, I been using it for a few months now.
Version updates only come out once every year, are you willing to wait a year for "improvements"?
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I'd suggest running it in a VM or on a second PC rather then your main, Windows 11 is still very new and thus there will be a ton of bugs, incompatibilities and broken stuff. It typically takes a Microsoft OS about two years to become stable enough for daily driver duties. Good news is Open Shell currently works with Windows 11, makes adoption easier.
W11 has it quirks, just like W10. A lot depends on which new quirks W11 has that affect YOU. Some may be more annoying to some of us and not bother other people at all since they don't use that part of W11 and won't notice. (For me, the broken Volume Mixer was a minor pain which wasn't fixed until today's dev update. Hopefully that fix will make it into the release updates soon.) Other aspects are more important like the change to the Start Menu and File Explorer screens. I'm still waiting to see how that turns out.
I was initially bothered by MS telling us that we needed W11 for increased security, especially the Application Guard browsing. Then we found out that you could turn on all the same security features in W10. After that they told us that we'll need W11 for full support of Alder Lake systems with the new Thread Director. I'm still waiting to see real world tests of exactly what advantages that will result in. In a few months if parts are available I may upgrade one of my old systems to a 12900k Z690 system, so if W11 will help that system perform better, I'll begin using it full time.
I was initially bothered by MS telling us that we needed W11 for increased security, especially the Application Guard browsing. Then we found out that you could turn on all the same security features in W10. After that they told us that we'll need W11 for full support of Alder Lake systems with the new Thread Director. I'm still waiting to see real world tests of exactly what advantages that will result in. In a few months if parts are available I may upgrade one of my old systems to a 12900k Z690 system, so if W11 will help that system perform better, I'll begin using it full time.
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MS make a new version every 5 years, they had to think of some reason to upgrade from 10.
There are no must have features, its more a question of... do you want to try it.
Most of the new features are for laptops or mobile computing, and if you have a PC, its not really going to change a lot of what you do.
To me its just windows, and being on 11 at least means I don't have to think about 10 going end of life in 5 years.
There are no must have features, its more a question of... do you want to try it.
Most of the new features are for laptops or mobile computing, and if you have a PC, its not really going to change a lot of what you do.
To me its just windows, and being on 11 at least means I don't have to think about 10 going end of life in 5 years.
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I just upgraded from Windows 10 to 11 on my officially "unsupported" PC - a Dell latitude T7610.
I had to reinstall Windows 10 first to format the drive as GPT and enable UEFI + Secure Boot that I didn't had enabled previously. I have 64GB RAM installed, not sure if it does matter.
Once I added the official MS registry "hack", to bypass the CPU (dual Xeon E5-2667 v2) and TPM (I have only TPM 1.2) checks , I could launch upgrade from the USB made with MS Windows 11 Media Creator.
For now it runs rock solid, it even fixed an issue that I had with system fans spinning too loud for no reason. I think lots of initial growing pains were solved, or at least it looks like that on my Intel platform.
Next thing that I will try is to add an NVME drive to it.
I had to reinstall Windows 10 first to format the drive as GPT and enable UEFI + Secure Boot that I didn't had enabled previously. I have 64GB RAM installed, not sure if it does matter.
Once I added the official MS registry "hack", to bypass the CPU (dual Xeon E5-2667 v2) and TPM (I have only TPM 1.2) checks , I could launch upgrade from the USB made with MS Windows 11 Media Creator.
For now it runs rock solid, it even fixed an issue that I had with system fans spinning too loud for no reason. I think lots of initial growing pains were solved, or at least it looks like that on my Intel platform.
Next thing that I will try is to add an NVME drive to it.
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I followed that official MS registry hack myself on my second pc.
According to MS my Quad Core Intel 6600K i5 on my second pc was also not on the supported list, even thou it's a very capable processor still and I wanted to keep both my pc's on the same version of Windows 11.
The installation went smooth, I did the full upgrade option, also from usb made with media creation tool for Windows 11 64bit home.
Runs rock solid here too, even the updates are coming through and all the apps and setting got applied that where present in windows 10, along with all the files that where on the drives as well.
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Hellooo,
Yes, it is. I've updated to W11 a few months ago and didn't have any issues so far. No crashes, no bug, nothing. There isn't much change from the W10 in terms of performances but the UI is completely changed. I personally like it and the central tab is very nice (Apple knew it 😀 ).
Besides my personal opinion, I would suggest you give it a try, you can update it and then decide for yourself. In any case, you will always have 10 days to go back to W10, so if you really don't like it, no further problems.
Before updating check the PC health check to see if your device meets the minimumrequest spec or there is something missing. If you have difficulties from the updating side, I recommend reading this article here; it shows you step-by-step how to do it safely.
Cheers bro!
Yes, it is. I've updated to W11 a few months ago and didn't have any issues so far. No crashes, no bug, nothing. There isn't much change from the W10 in terms of performances but the UI is completely changed. I personally like it and the central tab is very nice (Apple knew it 😀 ).
Besides my personal opinion, I would suggest you give it a try, you can update it and then decide for yourself. In any case, you will always have 10 days to go back to W10, so if you really don't like it, no further problems.
Before updating check the PC health check to see if your device meets the minimum
Cheers bro!
It depends. The TPM promises are just that. Do not ever expect password-less entry. If you like the Start menu in Windows 10, do not upgrade. The Stardock replacement is clearly unacceptable, especially if the Windows 10 style start menu is what you want. Stardock got the Windows 10 requirements wrong when they excluded Edgetile as the dealmaker. That was a Microsoft product at the end. They seem to think that the frame of a tile should be two and a half times the size of the icon image. It cannot be seen well. Stardock also did a lousy job of listening. Finally, the registry hack to make the context menu a single click is a god-awful hack that could easily be a setting is both unacceptable and dangerous. Lastly, delaying a functional taskbar was a giant mistake that I will not forget. Microsoft (and Stardock for that matter) both consider themselves the king rather than the customer. A shame for sure.
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The same articles were written about Win 10:
https://www.maketecheasier.com/why-did-windows-10-flop/
And Win 8:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/moneyb...t-does-it-mean-for-microsoft/?sh=35f56ff87bdf
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2491486/windows-8-uptake-sags--flirts-with-flop.html
And Vista:
https://www.cosmetica.marketing/blog/what-is-the-cost-of-windows-vista-flop.html
And XP:
https://arstechnica.com/information...fore-everyone-loved-windows-xp-they-hated-it/
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Hello!
First of all, I’m not defending Microsoft here.
But I’ve seen tons of negative comments about Windows 11 that are not objective.
On new hardware, Windows 11 works flawlessly!
I’ve downloaded and installed Win11 as soon as it was available, and I’m still on it currently.
Win11 has 3 things that I don’t like:
- They’ve removed the drag & drop into taskbar option.
- The new right-click menu is worse than Win10’s.
- Setting a default app for certain files is harder.
Besides those annoyances, Win11 is stable & the best looking Microsoft OS (so far).
That’s my take on this subject...
hotaru.hino
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People attribute lots of problems to the fault of the OS or the developer, even if they aren't actually at fault.
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they have said they would address this and make it as easy as 10. No idea when... next version update? so November next year? Maybe they hope we forget.
People wanted Win 11 to fail before it was released. Good news doesn't get clicks. Every Version update of Win 10 was painted as terrible. It gets clicks. People believe it and so here we are.
Win 12 artlcles probably already written, might as well be 5 years early.
Win 11 leaves people behind so naturally they want it to fail so everyone suffers like they are.
Windows 11 a Flop, Survey Claims Less Than 1% Upgraded
Windows 11 a Flop, Survey Claims Less Than 1% Upgraded, Microsoft Improves Start Menu
Microsoft Windows 11, now nearing its third month since release, is for all intents and purposes, a flop. Market research by Lansweeper, which surveyed over 10 million PCs across the commercial and personal market segments, reports that less than 0.21% of the users it surveyed, had upgraded from...
Windows 11, the latest of Microsoft's most hated Windows releases.
Windows 11, the latest of Microsoft's most hated Windows releases. Too soon?
Not every version would be as beloved as Windows XP or Windows 7. In our humble opinion, these are the seven worst Windows releases ever.
www.zdnet.com
Windows 11 is a flop? Microsoft is already making improvements
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Gotta keep those clicks coming.Windows 11 a Flop, Survey Claims Less Than 1% UpgradedWindows 11 a Flop, Survey Claims Less Than 1% Upgraded, Microsoft Improves Start Menu
Microsoft Windows 11, now nearing its third month since release, is for all intents and purposes, a flop. Market research by Lansweeper, which surveyed over 10 million PCs across the commercial and personal market segments, reports that less than 0.21% of the users it surveyed, had upgraded from...www.techpowerup.com
Windows 11, the latest of Microsoft's most hated Windows releases.
Windows 11, the latest of Microsoft's most hated Windows releases. Too soon?
Not every version would be as beloved as Windows XP or Windows 7. In our humble opinion, these are the seven worst Windows releases ever.
Windows 11 is a flop? Microsoft is already making improvements
See reply #19 above.
This happens with every new release. They just change the version number.
hotaru.hino
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Maybe it's a self-fulling prophecy, but for some reason everyone wants "every other Windows" to fail because of Microsoft's supposed checkered history. This is despite that, with the exception of Me, none of these "every other Windows" versions had major technical issues with the OS itself that prevented it from being daily driven. I should know, I daily drove every version of Windows since XP, and most of the time within their launch week (Vista I switched over a few months after its release).Windows 11 a Flop, Survey Claims Less Than 1% UpgradedWindows 11 a Flop, Survey Claims Less Than 1% Upgraded, Microsoft Improves Start Menu
Microsoft Windows 11, now nearing its third month since release, is for all intents and purposes, a flop. Market research by Lansweeper, which surveyed over 10 million PCs across the commercial and personal market segments, reports that less than 0.21% of the users it surveyed, had upgraded from...
Windows 11, the latest of Microsoft's most hated Windows releases.
Windows 11, the latest of Microsoft's most hated Windows releases. Too soon?
Not every version would be as beloved as Windows XP or Windows 7. In our humble opinion, these are the seven worst Windows releases ever.
Windows 11 is a flop? Microsoft is already making improvements
If you want to continue believing the naysayers or walk into "every other Windows" with their mindset, then you'll be biased to see nothing but what's "wrong" with it, write it off, and call anyone who doesn't speak ill about it a shill. Okay, maybe not the last part. However, even recently I've had someone try to tell me my experience with Vista must've been wrong because supposedly Vista was just that bad. I'm pretty sure I remember my experiences well enough.
And if anything, most of the complaints within the last 10 years are based around the desktop environment and its user experience.
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