Has anyone done this? Is it worth it since I don't play games or edit videos?

NOPE, 11 sucks complete donkey nuts. Stay on 10. My work pc is awful to use now. You gain nothing switching to 11 and will only lose features present in 10.

I would not use any of the new features in Win 11.

Thanks. Confirmed what I thought.

For any stuck with this crap of an os upgrade, this git project halps fix some of the most glairing issues. Gotta have executable and registry change access.

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

I've been running Windows 11 problem free since last year. 10 and 11 aren't much different. There's nothing from 10 that I miss, nor anything from Windows 11 that I can't live without.

The switch was worth it to me because I work in tech. I should be familiar with these things. But I'm not upgrading any of my clients just for the sake of upgrading.

I've had no issues with windows 11 and have been running it for almost a year as well. I like the window layout features. Other than that, it appears to be a stable platform with some security enhancements.

I have no problem with w11 either. Had it since December.

TAMU-93 said:

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I've been running Windows 11 problem free since last year. 10 and 11 aren't much different. There's nothing from 10 that I miss, nor anything from Windows 11 that I can't live without.

The switch was worth it to me because I work in tech. I should be familiar with these things. But I'm not upgrading any of my clients just for the sake of upgrading.

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I'm in the minority but I like 11 a lot, probably because I liked 10 and it's more or less the same thing with a fresh coat of paint from what I can tell. But I'm also a gamer with a 12th gen Intel processor which is one of the few known components to get an actual performance boost from 11.

FatZilla said:

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NOPE, 11 sucks complete donkey nuts. Stay on 10. My work pc is awful to use now. You gain nothing switching to 11 and will only lose features present in 10.

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Exact same. I hate WIN11 since I daily compare the two between work and home.

The only good differences I have seen personally is the native "Snap" feature of multiple screens and maybe the ability to install and use different phone OS apps instead of just Windows Mobile. Everything else to me is just like another iteration of a textbook of the same work but arranged in different chapters with different icons and a new cover.

I know there are security benefits and even system architecture upgrades but to the end home user, I still don't think it is big enough to jump. Especially if you are using legacy equipment with non embedded TPM hardware.

I am also stuck in my ways and know Win10 very well and don't want to relearn yet another WIN OS. So I will never recommend it to a casual home user that is already on WIN10.

Haven't seen an argument for upgrading to 11.

My standard posture on major updates like that is to not do it until you run into an issue that forces your hand, or you are on a second or third big version release of that platform.

Eliminatus said:

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I am also stuck in my ways and know Win10 very well and don't want to relearn yet another WIN OS. So I will never recommend it to a casual home user that is already on WIN10.

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I haven't used Win11 a lot, but this is kind of my feeling also. Using Win11 feels very similar to Win10, but now all the menus that i'm used to are changed and i don't know where to find anything.

Windows 11 won't let you have tabs for your open windows at the bottom of the screen...unless I've completely overlooked something. This is my biggest complaint.

Kaa98 said:

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Windows 11 won't let you have tabs for your open windows at the bottom of the screen...unless I've completely overlooked something. This is my biggest complaint.

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Also won't let you shift the task bar to the sides of the screen or top. I always keep mine on the left side and hidden. It is still possible by editing the registry but MS purposely left it out.

Is it the worst thing in the world? Of course not. Did I scream and rage and throw things in the office once I realized it was stuck on the bottom and unable to move? You're damn right I did.

It's the little things, MS....it's the little things...

See my post above for fixes to atleast the tabs item. Not sure on moving the bar since mine is on bottom.

Edit: just checked, it allows you to move the bar location too.

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

FatZilla said:

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See my post above for fixes to atleast the tabs item. Not sure on moving the bar since mine is on bottom.

Edit: just checked, it allows you to move the bar location too.

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

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I don't have the access needed for this. But thanks

It's fine for me but I'm not an Win OS power user like some of you seem to be. I turn it on and use it.

My desktop is just old enough that it won't upgrade to W10 while my laptop is W11. I have zero issues floating back and forth.

Funny, I'm begging for my work computer to be upgraded. I prefer my personal on 11. Fresh coat of paint on 11 is well liked on my end and Im considered a power user. Certainly aren't missing anything from 10.

YouBet said:

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My desktop is just old enough that it won't upgrade to W10 while my laptop is W11. I have zero issues floating back and forth.

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Has anybody here bothered with a work-around to install Win11 on "incompatible" hardware? My personal desktop has an i7-7700k, but the 8th gen intel processors are the oldest ones officially supported in Win11.

I know you can do some registry edits to bypass those hardware checks, just curious if anyone has done it and if they've run into any issues.

boy09 said:

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YouBet said:

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My desktop is just old enough that it won't upgrade to W10 while my laptop is W11. I have zero issues floating back and forth.

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Has anybody here bothered with a work-around to install Win11 on "incompatible" hardware? My personal desktop has an i7-7700k, but the 8th gen intel processors are the oldest ones officially supported in Win11.

I know you can do some registry edits to bypass those hardware checks, just curious if anyone has done it and if they've run into any issues.

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Not sure if its TPM holding you back but if so, these types of chips will fix that.

Asus TPM-M R2.0 14-1 Pin TPM Module https://a.co/dCl8goq

I didn't have any issues upgrading to Windows 11 when it came out on a surface pro 7. Had to reset some preferences but it was pretty painless.