Windows 10 Support Expiring

[northernladuk]

So had a mail saying Win 10 support expires October 14, 2025 and it recommends updating to Win 11.

Anyone already moved to 11? Will you lot be doing it or stay on Win10 a bit longer?

[Snooky]

So had a mail saying Win 10 support expires October 14, 2025 and it recommends updating to Win 11.

Anyone already moved to 11? Will you lot be doing it or stay on Win10 a bit longer?

I've been using Win11 for work and on one of my home PCs for quite a while now, I can't say I notice much difference from Win10. At home I have Open Shell installed (https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu) which brings back a lot of the Win7 look & feel.

Meanwhile the other home PC is still on Win7 so I guess I should update that soon

[woody1]

Moved to 11 as it came with new laptop. Been using it a year or so. Not a huge difference, although takes up more disk space (no surprise there).

Preferred 10 to 11 but then I preferred 8 to 10. I guess they call it progress.

[sadkingbilly]

Win11 seems like a 'throw away all your stuff and buy new' ploy.
this TPM business just looks like another lockin to Win ecosystem, locking out open source applications.
getting more like I-crap every day.
I'll stick to win10 where i have to run win<anything>.
JMHO

[Dorkeaux]

Moved to 11 as it came with new laptop. Been using it a year or so. Not a huge difference, although takes up more disk space (no surprise there).

Preferred 10 to 11 but then I preferred 8 to 10. I guess they call it progress.

I use both Windows 10 and 11 (and various flavours of Linux) for my desktops.

You won't notice much practical difference.
I don't really pay much attention to my desktop O/S anymore, what little code I write these days is server-based.

I'm sure you are aware, some hardware doesn't support Win 11, though sometimes there are tweaks and workarounds to make it work.
MS provides a compatibility utility to let you check your hardware.
They also have (or used to have) a free upgrade path to Win 11 if you qualify.

If you have to buy Win 11, there is a grey-market in licences from Kinguin or similar. Up to you, I use them occasionally when I've already bought a million copies of the software.

Of course, you have the b***ache of backing everything up (and testing the restore process!) and tweaking the new install to insure it doesn't steal your data, use all your CPU and storage with bloatware and behaves the way you like. But it's pretty stable and well supported with drivers.

[Dorkeaux]

Moved to 11 as it came with new laptop. Been using it a year or so. Not a huge difference, although takes up more disk space (no surprise there).

Preferred 10 to 11 but then I preferred 8 to 10. I guess they call it progress.

You preferred Win 8 ??!! I got it on a new computer from Dell, it was unusable IMO. I had to stuff the new laptop under my couch until Win 10, when it made my laptop beautiful and happy.

[ladymuck]

I like W10. My main PC isn't W11 compatible (it's a custom build) and could be made to be so with some BIOS tweaks, I guess.

I am in no hurry to move to W11 but it's going to be inevitable at some point. I just don't want all the AI crap that gets shoehorned in. You also have to remember to turn off 'Microsoft Experience' or some such because that's a data harvesting exercise hidden as a feedback facility. Noticed that in a couple of the MS apps on Android. Presume it's way more evident on the desktop OS.

[northernladuk]

You preferred Win 8 ??!! I got it on a new computer from Dell, it was unusable IMO. I had to stuff the new laptop under my couch until Win 10, when it made my laptop beautiful and happy.

He actually prefers Windows 3.11 but not many of the new kids on here will remember that so sticks with 8 so as not to stifle to discussion.

[northernladuk]

I like W10. My main PC isn't W11 compatible (it's a custom build) and could be made to be so with some BIOS tweaks, I guess.

I am in no hurry to move to W11 but it's going to be inevitable at some point. I just don't want all the AI crap that gets shoehorned in. You also have to remember to turn off 'Microsoft Experience' or some such because that's a data harvesting exercise hidden as a feedback facility. Noticed that in a couple of the MS apps on Android. Presume it's way more evident on the desktop OS.

Ah, compatibility. Didn't even think of that one. Mine is a custom build as well so I need to download the checker. That could be the decision point. PC is 5 years old now but was a good gaming rig back in it's day so still got plenty of life left in it.

Of course, you have the b***ache of backing everything up (and testing the restore process!) and tweaking the new install to insure it doesn't steal your data, use all your CPU and storage with bloatware and behaves the way you like. But it's pretty stable and well supported with drivers.

This is the bit I really couldn't be bothered with. That said I'm sure its a different experience nowadays to what it was last time I upgraded. Now everything is in the cloud should be much easier than the old days. No messing around with portable drives, CD and the like.

[TestMangler]

He actually prefers Windows 3.11 but not many of the new kids on here will remember that so sticks with 8 so as not to stifle to discussion.

You mean Windows for Workgroups ??? Some of us can remember 2 ! And some of us used OS/2 instead :-)