WINDOWS 10 to WINDOWS 11 , who has made the switch and why

[john sturgess]

So you switched to WINDOWS 11 , likes dislikes, Did you syaty with it and if not why ?

 

[Trouble]

So you switched to WINDOWS 11

By "switched" I'm guessing you're suggesting upgrading.
Nope.... wasn't allowed to as my current Windows 10 machine does not meet the system requirements.
SO...
I bought the components and build a new machine which does, and Installed Windows 11 on that as a custom clean install.

likes dislikes

I like it well enough.
As for "dislikes" ....
It lacks sufficient customization, especially as it applies to the Start Menu and Taskbar.

Did you syaty with it

Yes on that machine I will, but...
I'll continue using may Windows 10 machine until it draws its' last breath on or about October 2025.

 

[Tim Locke]

My daily driver was W11 compatible so I got the release preview sone time ago. My other machine had some upgrades and now has W11 in the Dev channel. My other machines are not compatible and I am happy to leave them on W10 so they are compatible with friends who sometimes need tech support. These two machines are close to end of life so I don't care.

I don't dislike W11 it works well for me.

 

[Bighorn]

Got a new 14" Dell Vostro Notebook 3 months ago, came with Win10 Pro and after setup immediately got Win11 Pro. Haven't had any problems. I don't have any other computers compatible but needed to learn what's new or changed due to clients might have needs, in fact set one up today for a client. With hers the only issue is in trying to get it out of S mode, keeps requiring a Microsoft Account to do it, also needed to get Chrome. Don't think that will be an issue for awhile based on her needs.

 

[Tim Locke]

I have read about this thing where making Chrome the default is not so easy on W11. Both my machines were already set that way before upgrade so I have not seen a problem.

 

[Bighorn]

I don't know about the default part but I set up a client's new Win11 Notebook yesterday and had a problem with Chrome, seems it wanted to be installed from the Microsoft Store but needed a Microsoft Account to do it. She doesn't have a Microsoft Account yet [only Local with Administrative] and may not need it but does know about it. Anyway, she wanted her logins from Chrome on her old Notebook so I Exported them to file then on the new Edge Imported that file, worked fine. Downloading Chrome from other sites only got a less-than 2MB install file which also needed to go to the Store. Using a different computer I now have the full off-line file for future use [more than 175MB].

 

[Trouble]

I have read about this thing where making Chrome the default is not so easy on W11

Ian did an Article on this, on the 11 Forums

How to Change the Default Browser in Windows 11

Microsoft have made changing the default browser a little more complicated in Windows 11, but with a little work it is easy enough to change your browser away from the default of Edge. You'll need to already have Chrome, Firefox or your alternate...

www.windows11forums.com

It's not as easy as it should be but doable.

 

[brian 0257]

An elderly, long time computer user here, but not a power user. I got a new desktop PC in 2022. It was loaded with W10 Pro, but was W11 ready. In March 2024 I upgraded the PC to W11 Pro. No problem with the upgrade. The next couple of months were OK with some minor irritations such as (1) The “System” icon is not difficult to find, but the “System” display is a mess to navigate. (2) Even though I use Google and set it up in Apps, I kept seeing MS Edge or Bing come up at any click related to the internet.

Then in June after an update, my computer locked down. Every click route lead to a “reload Windows screen”.

I had the W10 Pro disc, activation codes, backups, etc. so I reloaded W10 Pro, loaded my backups, and continued on. Western Digital programs did not find any problem with my hard drive.

If not for the computer lockdown, I would have continued to use W11. However, at this point I see no reason to go back to W11 Pro.

PS I was not expecting it, but the reload W10 Pro routine created a "Windows old" directory with all my user Desktop, Downloads, Documents, Music, Pictures, etc. All I had to do was cut an paste them into the new User directory.

 

[Bighorn]

I got a new Notebook in Oct. '21 when Win11 was released as I needed to know what my clients would see when they started upgrading/replacing, no regrets. Still have Win10 computers plus Linux Mint and Win7.