Windows 11: I built a new computer specifically to go to Win 11, it took me about a month to do it. Today I upgraded to Windows 11, it took about an hour and went off without a hitch...

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

I built a new computer specifically to go to Win 11, it took me about a month to do it. Today I upgraded to Windows 11, it took about an hour and went off without a hitch, then I downloaded all the updates and again not a
single glitch, all my programs are there and working. Win 11 is not that different than Win 10, but faster and so far, great.

Frank 2012 Loc: Olathe, Kansas

Thanks for the information.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Frank 2012 wrote:

Thanks for the information.

You are welcome, Frank.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Good to know that about Win 11. I think my 10 year old laptop may be on its way out.....
Darn!

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

My laptop is slowly dying and I'll probably have to buy another soon. I dread moving everything to the new computer.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

kpmac wrote:

My laptop is slowly dying and I'll probably have to buy another soon. I dread moving everything to the new computer.

THAT my friend is an understatement!!!

Then you also find what old applications won't run under the new OS.
When I got Win 7 boxes, I had to get the latest version for three software packages.
The older versions ran well under XP, but not in 7.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

I also just finished building a new machine - an Intel I7-12700K with 64 GB and Samsung 980 Pro SSDs. Reusing my EVGA graphics, power supply and all the peripherals. My old 3570K based windows 10 machine was over 10 years and 9 generations old, so I’m putting the SATA SSDs in it and leaving it as a backup on the network. Everything was easy including installing Win 10 and all the aps right up to the point of getting Outlook/email up, which took me a day with Specteum - long story. Anyway, back to the point, last night, it decided on its own to update to Win 11. Came in this AM and wondered where the start button on the left was. Restarted the machine only to find it still missing, so checked the system, and surprise - Win 11! I went ahead and moved the taskbar back to the left, tidied up the desktop and everything seems fine. Tomorrow I’m seeing if the printers, card reader, scanner, etc still work, but for today, so far so good.

tramsey Loc: Texas

Longshadow wrote:

THAT my friend is an understatement!!!

Then you also find what old applications won't run under the new OS.
When I got Win 7 boxes, I had to get the latest version for three software packages.
The older versions ran well under XP, but not in 7.

Don't tell me your still running Windows 7! --- So am I with no plans to change

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Earnest Botello wrote:

I built a new computer specifically to go to Win 11, it took me about a month to do it. Today I upgraded to Windows 11, it took about an hour and went off without a hitch, then I downloaded all the updates and again not a
single glitch, all my programs are there and working. Win 11 is not that different than Win 10, but faster and so far, great.

I really see no reason to change something that still works.
Granted they wanted to sell new stuffs and improve(?) the operating systems, but really? Putting the controls and buttons we are so familiar with into different places drive me nuts.

It's like buying a car and finding the steering wheel in the rear and the accelerator in the roof.

On thing I also do not like is that most softwares including phones are now very intrusive of privacy and are fully under the control of the manufacturer. We don't buy but rent them nowadays.

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

Wallen wrote:

I really see no reason to change something that st... (show quote)

That's the business model of the day, Adobe being the prime example. Use Bing, Gmail, and Firefox like I do and see if you constantly get nagged about Edge and Google search. Extension permissions? If you want them to work, tell them everything. My current desktop is almost five years old, but I spent a couple of extra bucks on what I thought was a little future-proofing by getting Windows Pro, a high-end video card, max RAM, etc. I thought it should be good to go for ten years or more. Au contraire. It's not Windows 11 capable! Now, I'll probably just go back to a third-party virus program and hang on for a couple of years beyond the end of Windows 10 support ending, but it still ticks me off. On the other hand, what can be done? Meantime, we need a new laptop, so I'll get my feet wet in the Windows 11 pond that way for a little less money than a new desktop will cost.

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

niteman3d wrote:

That's the business model of the day, Adobe being ... (show quote)

Just got into the puddle myself. The lastest auto update bricked my best laptop (which was more than 8 years old

) and the factory reset brought it back to window 8. Lost some files and kicked a few bins but accepted the result just the same. My 3 year old laptop did update well but became a crawler. The trusty tower which i got way back in 2007 is running on its last lifecycle, having gone to 3 repairs.

I had no choice but to bite the times. Got myself a Dell G15 running on Windows 11 just a few days back. I'm now set for another 8-10 years hopefully.

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Longshadow wrote:

THAT my friend is an understatement!!!

Then you also find what old applications won't run under the new OS.
When I got Win 7 boxes, I had to get the latest version for three software packages.
The older versions ran well under XP, but not in 7.

Aye, the pile of software & games that no longer work is not a happy sight. I really wanted to build a Windows ME unit just to have them run again. But then, even the monitors may not match the PC and might not work too. The lifetime fly too fast on electronics.

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Earnest Botello wrote:

I built a new computer specifically to go to Win 11, it took me about a month to do it. Today I upgraded to Windows 11, it took about an hour and went off without a hitch, then I downloaded all the updates and again not a
single glitch, all my programs are there and working. Win 11 is not that different than Win 10, but faster and so far, great.

Thanks for the review Earnest!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Earnest Botello wrote:

I built a new computer specifically to go to Win 11, it took me about a month to do it. Today I upgraded to Windows 11, it took about an hour and went off without a hitch, then I downloaded all the updates and again not a
single glitch, all my programs are there and working. Win 11 is not that different than Win 10, but faster and so far, great.

See? It's luring you in with early success. You just wait!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

tramsey wrote:

Don't tell me your still running Windows 7! --- So am I with no plans to change

Only when the boxes quit!

I'm a firm believer in IIWDFWI, which my high school electronics shop teacher introduced to us.

(If It Works, Don't Mess With It.)