โ Windows 11 is out to much fanfare, hype, and confusion. Unless you have specific reasons, you don’t need to upgrade yet, but there’s also no reason to avoid it.
โ Is Windows 11 for me?
Windows 11 has been released, but thereโs nothing compelling about it. The requirements remain confusing and likely to change. Windows 10 will be supported through October 2025 and will continue to work thereafter. Windows 11 is not something you need to jump to until there are worthwhile reasons to make the switch.
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I updated my laptop to Windows 11. I don't like it at all. I can't find anything and it really frustrates me. It's not intuitive. I prefer Windows 10 and will hang on to that on my desktop for as long as I can. Thank you once again Leo for another really helpful video.
The main reason I donโt want to upgrade is that every time I have upgraded, one or more programs I have purchased stop working.
No you should update to Linux๐
I'm starting to play with linux mint because my daily driver is not compatible with win 11 and my new gaming/productivity rig is win 10 also.
Bought a new machine with win11, throw it out immediately and install Linux. Win 10 is the last version of windows for me.
upgrade at your own risk…. its yours, not mine…
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You do a good video brother keep it up. In refference to your list on the every OTHER THEORY. Don't ya notice the trend. Microsoft starts something good people get use to it and get to liking it. Then instead of finishing it microsoft moves to a new thing. I wonder could this have been a factor at play that might have helped result in the EVERY OTHER theory?
Easiest question ever. No, do not upgrade your existing machine to Windows 11. If you have the patience and know-how, ditch Windows 11 for Linux. If you get frustrated with computers easily, just stay on Windows.
I just find the page irritating. forcing news, sports, i just want a picture of a tree or something, i have found no way around this. im not a tech person. i just keep contact with family, youtube, facebook. and Pinterest. & even pinterest is getting on my last nerve. forcing shop on this site, Instagram, tic tok. and now AI. ugh, its making me not even want a computer.
One feature of Win11 that caught my eye was being able to run mobile phone apps, but then Microsoft killed that one – and replaced it with a pile of ad's, so I'm staying on 10, not that any of my PC's will run 11 (without work arounds)
If you're happy and you know it, don't upgrade.
The very best version of Windows, which you will absolutely love using is Linux Mint 22 with Cinnamon. Ultra easy to install, will make your computer faster than you ever thought possible and can be as easy to use as youโll ever need while providing a system that will let you do virtually anything โฆ all while NOT stealing your data and force feeding you adverts. Try it, youโll love it.
Hey leo, you might or might not see this comment but, does your ip update sometimes? and also, Is my IP address where my house is located, or is it just nowhere close to it?
there are drawbacks, like the Start menu, but i am ok with the upgrade…
Thanks, Leo. Excellent video. Liked and subscribed. I was thinking of upgrading my hardware and then putting in a windows 11 install, but I think now Iโll just be happy with what I have. I did get another 16 gigs of ram, so thereโs thatโฆ
Windows 11 is to Windows 10 what Windows 8.1 was to Windows 8, or Windows 98 SE to Windows 98. It's basically 10.1 and there's no need for it, nor was there any reason for the version bump. It might not be very bad like most "every other version" of Windows, but upgrading to it is equally pointless and Microsoft has been pulling (and attempting) some pretty crappy moves with it so I think it still fits in.
It doesn't like my laptop because it only has TPM 1.1. But that's okay because I probably wouldn't use it outside of a VM anyway.
Bottom line, it's just a small incremental version update with a big version bump in the name that demands throwing away older systems and buying a new PC just to run it. Nothing to write home about.
NOPE! I'm upgrading to Linux instead. I'll be done by the end of the year. Microsoft has gone too far too many times now on top of their 'corporate leadership' being all out evil, I'm just done with them.
I can think of one good reason to upgrade to Win11. MS Paint finally has layers.
As someone who does a lot of "geriatric IT support" I agree with this.
I mostly use 11 but have several Windows 10 systems on hardware that doesn't officially support 11.
The one thing I can think of in Windows 11 that helps me is REALLY OBSCURE. Windows 11 notepad now can work with different end-of-line encoding in text files. I means that used in Windows, that used in UNIX/Linux, and that (formerly) used in macOS (which now matches UNIX).
Notepad not only properly displays the files but shows in a lower status bar what encoding is in use.
I dont care, i will still use 10 even after eos.
Thanks for the info Leo. I guess, I'm right in the middle. I have tried to upgrade my 6 year old HP laptop and I keep getting told my i3-7100U CPU @ 2.40GHz is not on the list. So, I showed them, I went out and bought a new laptop with an Intel Core i7-1255U.๐
Still waiting on it though. Order it directly from HP. I ships out of China(โน๐โน) and is now setting at customs in Memphis, TN. Crossed the Pacific Ocean in one day and now it is going to take 8 days to go the final 411 miles. Unbelievable it couldn't have been assembled here in the US.
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Win 11 has better HDR support so I use it on a PC connected to my LG OLED TV. Win 10 HDR sucks.
For me, the only compelling reason at this time to upgrade existing systems to Windows 11 is just to get it out of the way and not have to worry about an OS upgrade for several years. That upgrade is hanging over my head and to be rid of that is the only reason I'd go through the trouble before I absolutely have no choice.
Time to switch to Linux. (I can take a hint.)
Since 2017 I run all Windows and Linux applications in Virtualbox VMs. I have both Windows 11 and Windows 10 in a VM and I don't really use them anymore and once per week I run the updates. The Windows 11 Pro VM runs on a non-supported Ryzen 3 2200G from 2019 and on my Sandy Bridge laptop with a i5-2520M from end 2011. To get Windows 11 running, I had to change the registry on some points during the install. My most frequently used Windows VM is Windows XP Home that I installed and activated in March 2010. It survived 2 VBox owners; 3 desktops and 4 CPUs. I use it a couple of times per week to play the wma copies of my CDs and LPs with WoW and TrueBass effects. I run XP in 768 MB ๐ ๐
Agree with you in that if you have a PC that is on Windows 11 and is fine, keep at it, you've got a year and a half to upgrade. I had to upgrade because I had to replace an older Dell Optiplex that is too old for Windows 11, bought it used in 2019 refurbished, and was a 4th gen I5, so can't run Windows 11 as is. So the new machine I got to replace it is a 7th gen i5, and is also a Dell Optiplex, both SFF machines and it was also refurbished, but came with Windows 11, got it last October and it also has an NVMe drive. The previous Dell had a SATA SSD as it did not have NVMe.
Windows 10/11, does not matter as far as basic usage goes as they are very similar, yes, some things have changed and with careful research, you can get rid of many items and reduce the snooping from Microsoft. But once done, it's done and you should not have to deal with them again, so what's the big deal?
I did briefly use Windows 7, but an ISO that was likely non legit as Microsoft caught it and shut it down, had to go back to Vista (yes), but by this point, the original hard drive in my very old Dell Studio XPS was failing and got it to limp along until we can replace it. This was in 2019, hence the 4th gen i5 Dell. The old XPS was the first gen i7.
That old i5 based Dell was to be a short term replacement, but 4 years in, we realized I had to upgrade, and tried to do so then, but funds were not to be had, and add to that, the computer had to be replaced suddenly, and thus picked up another SFF Dell, which is the current one, and "fell" Windows 11. I now have an 8th gen i5 based Dell Latitude with 11 too.
So, eh… it's all Windows and for the most part, works fine.
Beleaving, thinking but not knowing. It's generating money with nothing …
You should definitely upgrade to Linux
I upgraded from Windows 11 to Windows 7. Bought in error, I couldn't install any version of Word. Useless to me, I gave it away, and bought an excellent, fast and versatile, refurbished Windows 7 laptop.
I have a couple of PCs running Windows 11, but my main systems that I rely on for daily use are still Windows 10. One of my 11 machines (Insider Release Preview) has 24H2. While there are still some bugs to be ironed out, I believe this could eventually be a good reason to move to 11. Overall, it seems snappier than previous 11 versions. I'm not making any decisions before 24H2 is publicly released, but this could be what causes me to switch to 11 on my remaining PCs.
Thank you for this timely explanation that gives me, the 70+++ female, who is comfortable with Windows 10 for my use of a PC. Sounds like l am good until such time that I would need a new PC. Maybe by then a slow PC would match me just fine๐
There are many reasons to avoid Windows 11 with all itโs ongoing and upcoming stuff. For me this reasons were strong enough to switch to Linux (Mint, currently 21.3) and I am happy with it! Good by Microsoft. Forever.
I used W11 at home and W10 at work. Not much of a difference except that W11 Home has a lot of Microsoft bloatware.
Thanks for the video. I'd like to hear more about which machines can actually upgrade. I mean the ones that the 'check' program (and w11 upgrade) deny. I have a machine with a TPM that has sister models that qualify but mine doesn't. I'd like to know if a clean install or one of the other tricks would work (I haven't looked into it for a year at least and the solutions seemed sketchy back then.)