Question Possible upgrade

[Hokeywolf]

I have two desktop PC's both with W-10. I am retired and only use them for "time wasting". One of the machines qualifies for a W-11 upgrade. What differences will I notice and how much of a learning curve will I encounter? Anyone of you done this and how did it work for you? Thanks Arnie

 

[Lutfij]

What differences will I notice and how much of a learning curve will I encounter?
The main difference would be their GUI(graphical user interface) but under the hood they are based off the same code(kind of).

You can upgrade to Windows 11, as you've said above but please be wary to format and reinstall your OS after you've performed the internal upgrade path since the upgrade path often times leaves behind corruption in your OS and drivers migration is half baked.

Upgrading your platform won't take anything beyond a few clicks. To reinstall the OS, you will need to create a bootable USB installer for Windows 11, then disconnect all drives except for the one you wish to install the OS onto, format and reinstall the OS in offline mode, then manually install all drivers necessary for your platform. Once you've fulfilled the prior steps, you can connect to the internet and run an update on the OS.

 

[Aeacus]

For your 2nd build that doesn't qualify for W11, there i suggest that you install any GNU/Linux distro onto it. To have up-to-the-date OS on it.

Linux Mint is most similar to Win but you can choose any distro you like.
Guide on how to create installation media + installing GNU/Linux distro: https://pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/

E.g;
One of my elderly relatives has laptop that has Win10 on it, but not qualified to run Win11. Rather than junking otherwise fine working laptop, i'll be installing Linux Mint onto that at some point. After all, they only use it to surf the web and for that, it doesn't matter what the OS is, since browser is still the same.

 

[Hokeywolf]

For your 2nd build that doesn't qualify for W11, there i suggest that you install any GNU/Linux distro onto it. To have up-to-the-date OS on it.

Linux Mint is most similar to Win but you can choose any distro you like.
Guide on how to create installation media + installing GNU/Linux distro: https://pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/

E.g;
One of my elderly relatives has laptop that has Win10 on it, but not qualified to run Win11. Rather than junking otherwise fine working laptop, i'll be installing Linux Mint onto that at some point. After all, they only use it to surf the web and for that, it doesn't matter what the OS is, since browser is still the same.

I don't need to have both PC's running W-11, just one. The point of my question was what differences will I see between W-10 and W-11 doing "time wasting" browsing Thanks Arnie

 

[Aeacus]

The point of my question was what differences will I see between W-10 and W-11 doing "time wasting" browsing

Well, once WIn10 support ends, OS still works. But malware starts to creep in slowly, since no new security updates are released. Eventually leading into file corruption or ransomware.

GUI wise it doesn't matter, since you can make Win11 (or Win10) look different other than the vanilla. E.g look like Win7. My Win10 has Win7 GUI on it, since i don't like how Win10 looks.

 

[USAFRet]

I have two desktop PC's both with W-10. I am retired and only use them for "time wasting". One of the machines qualifies for a W-11 upgrade. What differences will I notice and how much of a learning curve will I encounter? Anyone of you done this and how did it work for you? Thanks Arnie

Learning curve from Win 10 to Win 11 is basically zero.
Maybe an afternoon.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

The biggest thing will be that they put the start button in the middle of the taskbar but that can be changed. Tabs in file explorer are nice though.

I don’t feel visually there’s a lot of difference. Probably more under the hood so to speak but no major issues with windows 11 myself. As far as the other pc, there previously were ways to install onto older hardware. I haven’t done that but I remember reading about it and seeing videos on it.