saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

I tried the search function but came up empty (as usual). I'm wondering how many of you that subscribe to Adobe (Lightroom, Photoshop, ACR) have completed this Windows upgrade and if you have had any problems running the Adobe programs afterwards. I'm a bit leery about this upgrade as my Dell desktop computer must be at least four years old and everything is currently working just fine. But I'm getting messages that indicate my computer is able to accept this upgrade. I look forward to your insight.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Do a full drive backup and… Try it.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Unhelpful multiplied by 2.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I'm still using Windows 7 Home Premium so I can't say, BUT in the past I have found some programs, even MS Office, no longer installable after moving to newer operating systems.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Adobe's statement:

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/windows-11.html

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Thank you. I did see that information. I'm hoping to hear from a few folks who have actually made the switch and their experience so far.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Following some Adobe sponsored forums, I've seen a couple of resolvable glitches. But, that's a bad measure. The only thing that shows up on forums are the people that need help. The vast majority that don't have problems are quietly working away.

For me, I'm waiting. I use laptops exclusively and they get some accidental abuse. The one I have now will probably get replaced in a year or two. That's when I will see Windows 11.

Why do you want to update to 11?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Rongnongno has a great idea - but I would create a disk image, which, if you have to restore it later, will give you a full bootable system drive. The image will include the boot sector and partition table, which an ordinary backup doesn't provide.

But I am waiting until the dust settles and Win11 is in its second or third update, with the same for Adobe software. I have always practiced the "never be an early adopter" rule, and so far it has worked for me. Early versions of anything are usually driven by marketing people, and often buggy, unfinished and one big hassle. When you get three giants - Microsoft, Apple and Adobe - mixing it up - it only spells trouble until really stable versions are released.

fredpnm Loc: Corrales, NM

I switched to 11 and have encountered no issues with either LR or PS. The computer used is only about 18 months old. It started life with W10.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

I think you are right. I will need a new computer pretty soon and will wait until then. Thanks.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Thank you Gene. I appreciate the advice.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Good to know.

Grahame Loc: Fiji

I have upgraded and yes I have had, and still have problems with ACR, Photoshop, LR and ViewNXi after spending considerable time attempting to resolve. The problem I have is in the area of colour management. I did not have the same problem with running Win10.

PROBLEM -

When I open an image in ACR (raw or jpg) the colour is correct to my eye, whites are white and greys are grey. My monitor is calibrated. I can use the few different monitor profiles, latest and previous, that I have and whilst there are very minor differences whites are still white.

When I open that same image in PS whites are no longer white and the image has a yellowish hue.

At this point let me emphasize that my concerns/problem is not one of colour 'accuracy' but of colour 'difference' between what I see in the two different applications, ACR/PS.

When I save the image I am viewing in PS that has the yellow hue the resulting image is then as I viewed it in ACR, correct as far as I'm concerned.

In ViewNX that same image has a yellow hue. In LR develop mode the image is correct but the thumbnail to the left has the yellow hue.

INVESTIGATION -

There are references to this same problem on a couple of other forums I've found, along with references that Win 11 has not yet been fully tested in the colour management area. I have checked and rechecked absolutely every colour management setting but I can not solve it.

At present my workflow is that I only trust and use the 'colour' I view in ACR but I know that whatever I see in PS although the colour is wrong, will save correctly.

It's unclear if this is a Win 11 colour management or possibly a Graphics card compatability glitch.

P.S. Every other aspect of the update to Win 11 went faultlessly.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

What do you expect to gain? Speed is a wash it takes up more space and it being new has it's inherent issues. Wait a year and compare again is my advice. If you want to see the benchmark comparisons Google them. It doesn't even give much improvement in gaming or processing. In Fact it is slower in some areas and 2 to 3 percent faster in others. Looks like a wash so far to me and my friends who are geeky idiots. Lol

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Good info. Thanks very much.