Windows 11

[wtg]

Windows 11 should have been an easy upgrade - Microsoft chose to unleash chaos on us instead

For more than three decades, Microsoft's customers have been able to count on at least 10 years of support for their Windows PCs. That all ended with Windows 11, and the company might never be able to clean up the mess..

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-should-have-been-an-easy-upgrade-microsoft-chose-to-unleash-chaos-on-us-instead/

[Mik]

I upgraded my two laptops and it was easy as pie. No glitches.

[Bernard]

I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm seriously pissed at Microsoft, so much so that I may leave the Windows platform. I have a 7th generation Intel CPU and it is not compatible with Win11. So far, the options I'm considering: 1) Force an upgrade and live with the possibility of calamity, 2) Move to Apple, 3) Move to iPad, 4) buy a new PC.

I don't know what to do and I think MS should reimburse everyone it's putting out of commission with the new stringent cpu requirement.

[Mik]

The only reason you need to upgrade is to get security updates. Get Avast or one of the other free antivirus, make sure your system is backed up and wing it.

[kluurs]

I have a wonderful large screen Lenovo laptop that I configured with 2T SSDs. I was using it as a music server - but it can't be updated to Windows 11. I went on FB Marketplace and bought a Lenovo Carbon X1 laptop with windows 11 installed. It had a 512 SSD with a battery rated at 90%. It looked like it just came out of the box. I bought for $140. I may never buy another new laptop as the used marketplace is a pretty generous. I've seen similar deals since I bought mine. I don't need it as a music server but will still use as a network focal point for me to rip CDs, do downloads, etc.

[Steve Miller]

When my geriatric desktop (updated years ago from Win7 to Win 10) dies I also also plan to replace it with a used one. I rarely use it these days - just for accounting and taxes.

[Nina]

We had to spend a fortune at work to upgrade all our systems, since they were too old to support Windows 11 and our IT department wouldn't allow non-Windows 11 systems on their network. Windows 11 is a bloated piece of carp in my experience.

[Axtremus]

Hardware upgrades forced by security considerations? Windows machines are not the only platform that has to deal with this. This is an issue with other operating systems too.

Doesn't matter what Linux distribution you use, at some point the organization that maintains that distribution stops issuing security patches for an old version, and corporate security put its foot down and says you have to upgrade.