It always rolls around eventually, and I always wait until near the end of the lifecycle to upgrade to make sure the most incompatibilities are patched out.
REALLY wasn't a fan of 11 at first as I use it at work, and while it was always mostly functionable it's just a pointless pain in the ass to make your users have to memorise the new layouts to get to the features / settings that they use on the regular. Kind of like when sites like Twitter or Youtube decide they're randomly going to move the buttons and layout around and reorder the settings menus. The majority of it serves no purpose other than that they want it to 'feel new'. I mean it's great to have all the latest (hidden) design considerations as far as security, forwards compatibility and underpinning code is concerned, but not being able to find the specific route to something simple is always annoying.
And then there's always that point where you just can't for the life of you find that one thing, only to google it and find out that they removed it with no apparent reason. People are change resistant at the best of times, but when there is little to no percievable reason for an average user to make that upgrade then they naturally resist it. But that's the nature of the beast I suppose. I do wonder if there are any features in W11 that more technically inclined people have found truly worth the migration.
So far my favourite W11 bug was when right clicking on my desktop (or any file on my desktop) caused my browser to be unshrink and maximise, preventing me from being able to copy, paste or rename anything on my desktop. That was fun, given the amount of files I turned over while processing shipments / compliance files, heh. It eventually got patched out but it was a good month and a half at least. Currently there's about a 1 in 10 chance that when I paste a file to the desktop it will insert it amongst the standard icons I have on the left (next to My Computer, recycle bin, etc), for seemingly no reaason. More baffling when I paste multiple files and it will insert one but then pool the rest of the files in the next free space like you would expect it to. Heh
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When i had to move to windows 10, i really missed the option in the icon bar the sound option to mute individual running sounds (great when a game doesn't provide such a function itself).
Had to install https://winaerotweaker.com/ to just get that function back, and use classic shell to atleast make the start menu look familiar.
Really hope that still all works with 11, was pondering about upgrading already, but such stories kinda makes me want to hold too.
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To be honest it will probably be fine, it's just going to be the usual teething issues. It only took me a few days to adjust to it at work.
Oddly enough having the taskbar pins be centred was one of the things that threw me the most, haha.
I can't speak to any game compatibility issues though. Doubt my job would appreciate me alt-tabbing to Noita or Spore while waiting on something. ;)
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Go to "settings" on your computer, then "update and security," and there should be easy to follow instructions where your computer will do all the work.
There are requirements your system has to meet in order to run Windows 11 though, like enough RAM, hard drive space, and most importantly, a powerful enough processor (CPU). If you are able to upgrade to 11, Windows will let you know and you can just do it, but be aware that even if you are able to run Windows 11, it may perform poorly based on your amount of RAM and quality of CPU.
EDIT: It looks like people with older hardware are now able to install Windows 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfUjB7k59kE
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The only thing that blocks me from upgrading to Windows 11 is that my CPU isn't supported. It's an Intel 7th generation CPU with TPM 2.0.
I've used every Windows version since Windows 7, even upgrading to Windows 8 and 8.1 as soon as possible when they are released. That's on my old laptop.
The only problem I had with Windows 8/8.1 is that for the integrated GPU my old laptop uses, Intel doesn't provide OpenGL support for Windows 8 and later. Games like Angry Birds won't run.
I had to download an alternative driver from Mesa, which implements OpenGL 2.0 and later but runs on CPU only.
I've dual-boot with Ubuntu for years, and only use Windows out of habit, so nothing big I'll miss.
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"Windows 10's support lifecycle will end on October 14, 2025. Users have just one year left of free support and security updates for Windows 10.
Microsoft recommends that all Windows 10 users upgrade to Windows 11, or they will have to pay for security updates on Windows 10 beyond its end-of-support date.
The death of Windows 10 is now fast approaching. We have just one year left of free support and security updates before Microsoft pulls the plug, meaning everyone still running Windows 10 should now be thinking about an exit strategy ahead of October 14, 2025. Whether you're a business managing hundreds of Windows PCs or a home user with just one computer, it's time to consider your options for what's next.
But why is Microsoft ending support for Windows 10, and is there anything you can do to stay on it beyond its end-of-support date? This article will explain everything you need to know about the end of the support life cycle for Windows 10 and the many options you have as an end user to remain secure and supported beyond October 14, 2025.
Windows 10 is now a legacy operating system in Microsoft's eyes. It was originally released in July 2015, making it over a decade old when support will finally end. While it's true that Microsoft kept Windows 10's core platform up to date for many years post-2015, it actually stopped with Windows 10's May 2020 Update, which was the last to deliver core platform updates before Windows 11.
That means even if you're running the latest version of Windows 10, you're running a core Windows platform release that's coming up to half a decade old. Microsoft has released three new versions of the Windows platform since then, all based on Windows 11. That means there are security and performance improvements under the hood that Windows 10 users are not benefitting from today.
If you simply don't like Windows 11 and want to stay on Windows 10 for as long as possible, there is a third option for you: Pay for support. Microsoft has announced that it will allow both commercial and consumer users to pay for continued support on Windows 10 for the first time ever.
For consumers, Microsoft will charge $30 for a single year of additional security updates. These updates will keep your Windows 10 PC secure until October 14, 2026. Consumers can only pay for extended support for one extra year. After October 2026, you will no longer be supported."
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-10/psa-windows-10-has-entered-its-final-year-of-free-support
"Microsoft reiterates that it will not lower Windows 11 requirements — A TPM 2.0 compatible CPU remains "non-negotiable" for all future Windows versions."
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1h6ia4a/microsoft_reiterates_that_it_will_not_lower/
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