My desktop PC is a windows 10
the last bstd was bolloxed after a windows 10 upgrade went wong and buggered the hard drive
so I bought a new one last year
now I keep getting a reminder my free upgrade to windows 11 is available to down load whats everyones opinion is it worth doing or is it a case of if it aint broke dont fix kinda thing ?
confused .Gerry
the last bstd was bolloxed after a windows 10 upgrade went wong and buggered the hard drive
so I bought a new one last year
now I keep getting a reminder my free upgrade to windows 11 is available to down load whats everyones opinion is it worth doing or is it a case of if it aint broke dont fix kinda thing ?
confused .Gerry
In reply to Post #1
I did mine over Christmas and it has been fine. There have been more patches than I think I used to get but guessing that's because it's new and has a few holes in it. Also did another laptop in the house which also went OK.
The menu structure changes and icons are in the middle of the bar but otherwise haven't really noticed much difference in operation, don't think it's any faster.
I did make sure everything I didn't want to lose was saved in OneDrive before I went for it just in case there was a problem.
One thing I have done is create a shortcut on the desktop to shut it down because it's 3 or 4 clicks now which is a faff.
I did mine over Christmas and it has been fine. There have been more patches than I think I used to get but guessing that's because it's new and has a few holes in it. Also did another laptop in the house which also went OK.
The menu structure changes and icons are in the middle of the bar but otherwise haven't really noticed much difference in operation, don't think it's any faster.
I did make sure everything I didn't want to lose was saved in OneDrive before I went for it just in case there was a problem.
One thing I have done is create a shortcut on the desktop to shut it down because it's 3 or 4 clicks now which is a faff.
I'm not an IT boffin or anything, but in work we have been advised by our IT manager NOT to upgrade to windows 11 as there are a few programmes which are not currently comparable with Win 11.
He has advised to wait till august at he earliest to let big bill and his boys iron out the majority of the bugs....
If you do update to win 11 apparently you cannot undo the update if you dont like it
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He has advised to wait till august at he earliest to let big bill and his boys iron out the majority of the bugs....
If you do update to win 11 apparently you cannot undo the update if you dont like it
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In reply to Post #3
I would suggest your employers find a new "IT Manager"! If he hasn't tested the applications used in the company by now, then he is slacking (unless there are some very bespoke custom built applications that the developers are dragging their feet on making the updates).
If he thinks Bill Gates has "push" at Microsoft then he has not been around IT long! Bill Gates has not had any clout with Microsoft since the early 00's! He stepped down as CEO in March 2000 (worked part-time until he left the board entirely in March 2020) to be replaced by Steve Balmer, who was replaced by Satya Nadella in 2014. Whenever any new OS upgrade is released, there are always programs that are not compatible, & if they are worth using, the application developers will be getting them ready ASAP! Compared to previous versions of Windows there are very FEW bugs! Most of the "complaints" are because people don't like change - same happened with Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7 & Windows 10!
As for not being able to rollback to previous version, you have always been able to do this including with Windows 11 for at least the first 7 days (usually 10 days & was 30 days for the early version s of W10) after the upgrade.
In the 30+ years I have been in the IT industry, Windows 11 has been the most stable new version of Windows "out of the gate" & anything that works with Windows 10, I have found works fine with Windows 11 (unless trying to run Windows 10 on latest Intel 12th Gen hardware where the E core/P Core combination does not play well with the Windows 10 Task Scheduler & needs W11 to be 100% compatible). If running older hardware such as systems manufactured before 2019, then you may run into issues with compatibility with what MS say is supported hardware (8th Gen Intel or 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen), although there are ways round it but most require a clean installation rathe than an upgrade.
My own personal experiences with Windows 11; I have been running it since the early developer builds and it has got better & better with every build, to the point where I was using it as my "daily driver" with the beta builds due to the stability & performance (something I was never able to do with W7 or W10). Not felt any need to revert back to W10 & this is on a 8th Gen system which is essentially entry level to running it).
I would suggest your employers find a new "IT Manager"! If he hasn't tested the applications used in the company by now, then he is slacking (unless there are some very bespoke custom built applications that the developers are dragging their feet on making the updates).
If he thinks Bill Gates has "push" at Microsoft then he has not been around IT long! Bill Gates has not had any clout with Microsoft since the early 00's! He stepped down as CEO in March 2000 (worked part-time until he left the board entirely in March 2020) to be replaced by Steve Balmer, who was replaced by Satya Nadella in 2014. Whenever any new OS upgrade is released, there are always programs that are not compatible, & if they are worth using, the application developers will be getting them ready ASAP! Compared to previous versions of Windows there are very FEW bugs! Most of the "complaints" are because people don't like change - same happened with Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7 & Windows 10!
As for not being able to rollback to previous version, you have always been able to do this including with Windows 11 for at least the first 7 days (usually 10 days & was 30 days for the early version s of W10) after the upgrade.
In the 30+ years I have been in the IT industry, Windows 11 has been the most stable new version of Windows "out of the gate" & anything that works with Windows 10, I have found works fine with Windows 11 (unless trying to run Windows 10 on latest Intel 12th Gen hardware where the E core/P Core combination does not play well with the Windows 10 Task Scheduler & needs W11 to be 100% compatible). If running older hardware such as systems manufactured before 2019, then you may run into issues with compatibility with what MS say is supported hardware (8th Gen Intel or 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen), although there are ways round it but most require a clean installation rathe than an upgrade.
My own personal experiences with Windows 11; I have been running it since the early developer builds and it has got better & better with every build, to the point where I was using it as my "daily driver" with the beta builds due to the stability & performance (something I was never able to do with W7 or W10). Not felt any need to revert back to W10 & this is on a 8th Gen system which is essentially entry level to running it).
In reply to Post #4
I'm sure your correct, i just use the operating systems and programmes that the company provide.
To be fair to the IT Chap there are a few specialist programmes that are used by nearly everyone in the company and it would be a nightmare if these were not able to be used.
As i said I'm not an IT person, i can use the programmes i need to well enough, but its not my decision or responsibility to make the choice on what i can or cannot install.
You post is a bit to technical for me to fully appreciate.
I'm sure your correct, i just use the operating systems and programmes that the company provide.
To be fair to the IT Chap there are a few specialist programmes that are used by nearly everyone in the company and it would be a nightmare if these were not able to be used.
As i said I'm not an IT person, i can use the programmes i need to well enough, but its not my decision or responsibility to make the choice on what i can or cannot install.
You post is a bit to technical for me to fully appreciate.
In reply to Post #5
If your a home user going from 10 to 11 no big deal.
If you work for a company where some software is bespoke / developed in house / by a third party / licensing costs / has some older devices / hardware to support then it maybe different and they may choose to pause for a few months before upgrading - that's the standpoint mine takes.
If your a home user going from 10 to 11 no big deal.
If you work for a company where some software is bespoke / developed in house / by a third party / licensing costs / has some older devices / hardware to support then it maybe different and they may choose to pause for a few months before upgrading - that's the standpoint mine takes.
The missus has found Win11 to be more user-friendly than Win10, and she says she would not want to revert to ten under any circumstances.
Me? I'm still on Win7 on one desktop and XP on the other! Dinosaur, that's me!
Me? I'm still on Win7 on one desktop and XP on the other! Dinosaur, that's me!
In reply to Post #7
I use something called Classic Shell it makes Windows 10 look like previous versions.
I use something called Classic Shell it makes Windows 10 look like previous versions.
In reply to Post #7
And I thought you moved over to a Mac
And I thought you moved over to a Mac
In reply to Post #8
When I was on Windows that's what I used, makes navigating round the system a lot easier
When I was on Windows that's what I used, makes navigating round the system a lot easier