Planning to move from Windows 10 to Windows 11

pepanee said:

Be aware: I've heard a bunch of people have so many problems with Windows 11. I am not moving to Windows 11 any time soon.
General rule about things in life: Anything that is brand new has issues, problems, instabilities, etc. I must wait a few years until I install Windows 11, after all the bugs, issues, instabilities, get fixed.
Back in the 90s and early 2000s, things were much more stable and reliable when released. But nowadays, not to sound rude, but Gen Z is a group of.. well, not so educated people. Gen Z's releases are much less reliable than how the design of things used to be back then.
Me? I'm 37; I studied Mathematics in college, and apply mathematical concepts in my current every day life, including posting in this forum with answers that are based on mathematics, rather than my memory of how to fix things.

So my suggestion is to wait a few years before the upgrade, because... there is no rush to upgrade to Windows 11. It may be cool to have the latest technology... but... nobody around you would really care so much.



As for the concern about blocking Telemetry in Windows 11:
How to Disable Telemetry on Windows 11 | Block Microsoft Collecting Personal Data on Windows 11 - YouTube

This would not be an issue if Microsoft followed well established software engineering standards!

pepanee said:

Be aware: I've heard a bunch of people have so many problems with Windows 11. I am not moving to Windows 11 any time soon.
General rule about things in life: Anything that is brand new has issues, problems, instabilities, etc. I must wait a few years until I install Windows 11, after all the bugs, issues, instabilities, get fixed.
Back in the 90s and early 2000s, things were much more stable and reliable when released. But nowadays, not to sound rude, but Gen Z is a group of.. well, not so educated people. Gen Z's releases are much less reliable than how the design of things used to be back then.
Me? I'm 37; I studied Mathematics in college, and apply mathematical concepts in my current every day life, including posting in this forum with answers that are based on mathematics, rather than my memory of how to fix things.

So my suggestion is to wait a few years before the upgrade, because... there is no rush to upgrade to Windows 11. It may be cool to have the latest technology... but... nobody around you would really care so much.



As for the concern about blocking Telemetry in Windows 11:
How to Disable Telemetry on Windows 11 | Block Microsoft Collecting Personal Data on Windows 11 - YouTube

Well here is the thing - people only complain when they get issues. The vast majority never post to say they do not have issues.

The dumb thing to do is believe hearsay - it vast majority of cases the problem is with user/pc not the OS.

The intelligent thing to do is make a full image backup and then upgrade and try it yourself. You can restore your backup if you get issues.

The advice "wait a few years" is pathetic!

Windows 11 might have a few minor irritations, but it is rock solid, and for those on this forum who were at beginning of Windows 10 can certainly tell you even 1st release of W10 is a lot more stable than 1st release of W10 which took a couple of years to fully become the stable OS we know now.

So try it and make you own mind up, then post about your EXPERIENCES not HEARSAY.

PS I am a lot older than you and I find it sad that a guy who claims to be educated is so negative. One of the key joys of education is the willingness to push back boundaries.

Thanks. After the somewhat mixed discussion above do you have any remaining specific questions? Thanks!

cereberus said:

Well here is the thing - people only complain when they get issues. The vast majority never post to say they do not have issues.

Quite right. Don't listen to the vocal minority, it's the silent majority you should pay attention too.

The only 'issues' I've had are a couple of features that were in W10 but didn't make it into W11 21H2 initial release - Groups on Start and click-and-drag to the Taskbar. And those are restored in W11 22H2.

Because none of my computers properly supported Win11 when it was released I purchased a Notebook in Oct. that came with Win10 Pro and a 'free' license for Win11 Pro. I needed to see what my clients see when they get a new computer, my timing for once worked as I had two such jobs in Dec. Then I got a new Desktop in April. I'm having no Windows issues with either, seem to be doing as well as Win10 but a bit faster, even am running some older software such as Lotus SmartSuite 9.8, WordPerfect 12, Adobe Acrobat 9 and some old games from Win7. It does help for both machines to have SSDs but I did add a 2TB HDD to the Desktop.