It will not work if you have an older computer without a tpn module. Older motherboards like mine have a socket and you can install one, but it may not be worth the cost.

Niall

I upgraded my desktop a month or so ago …. No problems in the upgrade, in fact the easyist/cleanist I have ever done.

I have seen no problems since upgrading, a few things are different but a quick google sorted those out!

No crashes or hangs, only program I had to reinstall was Clickbooks.

It does seem smoother and faster …. I am running a Dell 8930 (Intel i7 – 6 core/duo) with 32Gb of RAM and a 1Tb SSD as the System Disk and a 4Tb HD for Data. Also Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 Pro.

Dave

Neither of my two Windows 10 machines are compatible, one is too old, the other too new! I'm investigating.

Two issues when upgrading Microsoft:

• Technical: assuming the hardware is compatible, will old software still work, will I have to learn loads of new tricks, are there any workarounds for anything that breaks? Good news, provided the hardware is OK, Windows 11 appears to be straightforward, more like W10 Mk2 than anything new.
• Privacy: Microsoft used to profit by selling operating systems and software. Like the rest of the industry, they are increasingly selling services that depend on collecting personal information from customers. For example, by default, W11 now requires owners to set up a Microsoft Account, and it issues a series of recommendations that are in fact adverts. W11 'phones home' and the information it collects can be used for good or evil. I avoid giving personal detail to anyone on the web. So I strongly suggest anyone installing W11 should search the web for 'Windows 11 Privacy Settings' and switching off the intrusions. (Or buy a magazine.) Privacy is your job, and keep an eye on your lock-down because Microsoft upgrades often revert silently back to more open settings – home users have to reapply them manually.

Dave

I have been running it for some time, and while it can be run on older generation hardware, the security features will only work properly with a more recent machine. If you visit the Windows 10 or Windows 11 forums, there are links to which processor generation is approved and how to set up your pc. My laptop does not meet the standards despite having a sixth generation Intel processor and DDR4. If you are still using a pc with DDR3 or earlier, it will not have the necessary features, even if it is a top end one. Microsoft are attempting to combat the malware that is ever present on the internet and getting worse every year.

 Windows 10 will reach end of life in 4 years time, so there is no reason to panic just yet.

Edited By old mart on 04/12/2021 16:35:16

If the update icon on windows 10 says ' upgrade to Windows 11 is ready for your pc ' do I assume that this machine is fully compatible anyway , ( its 2 -3 years old ). ?

I don't want to waste any more of my life waiting for an upgrade to take place and then it to tell me after 2 hours that it can't complete due to xxx or xxx,

I have been using Windows 11 for about a month now, I am still getting used to the start menu being in the middle of the task-bar, and whilst I know you can change that back to the left I will try and get used to it as I am sure I will start to see it on customers systems soon.

The only software I have found I can not run is my version of Adobe Premiere Elements 12, but I am not sure if I had used that on Windows 10 and it is rather old now, it won't even start in compatibility mode. Photoshop elements 12 is fine though,

Baldric,

(Gone back to W10!)

Update. Installed W11 a few days back and to be honest couldn't see a great deal of difference apart from cosmetics, desktop functions altered around etc etc. I know from the Microsoft blurb it has all sort of advanced apps and bells & whistles, but generally not the sort of things I would use anyway in all probability. My machine was ok for this upgrade (minimum 4GB memory) according to MS.

I just found it slowed everything down chronically to the point where my reasonable-spec HP laptop (2 yrs old) was unusable. It would regularly just go into 'sulk' mode and examining Task Manager whenever this happened the CPU was really high, disk often up to 100% and memory 80% plus, and stop like that for ages. Several times I couldn't even access the 'start' menu to reboot the damn thing.

OK, I could have possibly tweaked things a bit I suppose, even put more RAM in – but why should I spend another £50 to get a machine that works as good as with the old OS? I know it will become unsupported in time but by then I'll probably be in the market for new hardware anyway. I have now rolled back to W10 (quite trouble-free and quick) and everything I want is running great!

Obviously my experience may be very different to others out there as H/W varies enormously, as do individual's needs and expectations.

Regards Mike

sometimes I wonder just how much people will put up with from MicroSoft before finally deciding that enough is enough.

I would have changed to Linux years ago if it would have run AutoCad.

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Just a thought – the very old laptop I use in the workshop runs Linux Mint, and does so very well (OK it does have the odd quirk!) mainly used for internet access via Firefox. I also run several 'Windows' applications under a utility called Wine. Just wondered if anyone has tried any Windows version CAD package under this?

To be fair, Wine was quite tricky to set up and get running initially, but seems quite stable now.

Don't want to resurrect the Linux v Windows issues debate as this has been covered in depth before.

I have a 9 months old Dell inspiron

Since up grading to W11 my sky wifi drops out several times an hour.My wife's Ipad still keeps its connection. If i am following a link I sometimes find it impossible because the connection drops. Sometime the wifi turns off & i have to turn that back on

A couple of days ago microsoft mail failed & I could only get it to work by uninstalling & re installing which resulted in all folders being lost

These things did not happen until I installed W11

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 02/03/2022 19:36:13