Windows 11 coming

Don M.

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Windows 11 will start becoming available tomorrow....and it will be released gradually over the next few weeks/months. I just did a "health check" on my trusty 9 year old PC, and it appears that my system will Not be compatible. Oh, well, I can continue to use it as is, and get W10 upgrades until 2025(according to MS), so that will be good enough for me.

By 2025, this PC will either need to be replaced, or I will transition to something like Linux, etc.....
 

I dislike the constant changes that Microsoft forces on us. I'm also tired of the constant updates. When 2025 rolls around I will change to Linux or cough up the "dough" and buy myself a Mac or whatever it is called these days. That is, of course, if I am still alive in 4 years?
 

Windows 11 will start becoming available tomorrow....and it will be released gradually over the next few weeks/months. I just did a "health check" on my trusty 9 year old PC, and it appears that my system will Not be compatible. Oh, well, I can continue to use it as is, and get W10 upgrades until 2025(according to MS), so that will be good enough for me.

By 2025, this PC will either need to be replaced, or I will transition to something like Linux, etc.....
My PC isn't compatible with W11, either. I'll use W10 until it's no longer supported and then decide what to do, but considering the fact that I refuse to pay for Windows products, my options are limited. My current PC is around 10 years old and has an Intel Core i5-650 running at 3.2GHz. It's plenty fast enough for what I do, which is mainly just reading stuff on the web or shopping online. The only thing I do that requires a lot of processing power is occasionally recording music. I can switch to Linux to do that when the time comes.

If I need to start working again and need to use my computer for work, I'll get a new one, but I don't see that happening. Or if I start a new hobby that requires a fast computer, like playing computer games, I'll get a new one, but since I don't play video games now, I don't see that happening. That's not my idea of a good time. My idea of a good time is being outside playing sports, but since my knee and shoulders are shot, I don't see that happening. Bleh.
 
I will check Chromebook out, after reading that Windows 11 was on it's way.
HI Bellbird,I had a Windows 7 HP computer, for 8 yrs knew it was time to find something else.I never updated to Windows 10.Two yrs ago after doing some research,taking Ken N Txs' advise,I bought a Chromebook at Best Buy.{have acct} The 'geek squad' tech guy came to my apt,transferred my accounts from computer to Chromebook.,took my computer as well for recycling It did take me a couple of days to adjust to a smaller screen,but I have no regrets,as Ken said'NO Windows'YIPPEE!
I hope this helps you decide Sue
 
It's good to know that there are alternatives out there. If you dislike/hate Windows you don't have to "suck it up buttercup." There is Mac, Linux and Chromebook. Maybe others that I don't know. Most people are on Windows because it is so popular and maybe cheap. However, because most people are on it doesn't make it right. I started with Windows 95 and loved it. Started recording my LP records on it. Then came Windows 7 and my software wouldn't work. Then came Windows 10 and now another window.

It is always supposed to be "new and improved to help you work better." I don't know. I believe why fix it when it isn't broken! It's always bigger, better and newer but is it really "bigger, better and newer." Plenty of frustration learning a new system sometimes. Good lord help me. Doesn't Bill Gates have enough money?
 
Hi every one, yes I'm still alive and kicking (Ha Ha !)
There are some how know nothing at all other than Window OS and are quite happy so;
but I have had nothing to do with Windows for a few years now.
I use Linux Mint 20.1 at present and its free.
Cheers to every one and stay safe.
 
Another vote for Linux, it is free and will probably run on your existing Windows machine. I like it because I can configure it to do exactly what I want to do - nothing more / nothing less. I thought I might miss Windows; I don't, I happy to not have to deal with Windows any more.

I use https://kubuntu.org/ Once you download it, it is easy to install and configure.
 
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I started working with windows back in 85. It was called Windows DOS The computer had one K of storage. Looks at it now. I built & programmed computers to run machinery in our plant.

I'm too old & out of the loop to go to Win-11 so I think I got a computer gru friend young woman. She is great with computers. I think I'll turn this over to her & change it to Linux since I read all the good info posted here about it. I'm just old & tired of the windows hassle. She has fixed my Win-10 computer many times. I get an update & things go wrong. I call her & she comes & fixes it fast.
 
We did the same, but now my Chromebook is telling me I will get no more updates, says I need to get a new Chromebook.........not while this one still works!
A Chromebook's OS is nothing more than a stripped down Linux distro (Google's) and the hardware is configured to specifications that Google wanted. The hardware, driver's, firmware are only supported for 7 years. You'd been further ahead to buy a used Windows system, dump the OS and install your favorite Linux distro.
 
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Another vote for Linux, it is free and will probably run on your existing Windows machine. I like it because I can configure it to do exactly what I want to do - nothing more / nothing less. I thought I might miss Windows; I don't, I happy to not have to deal with Windows any more.

I use https://kubuntu.org/ Once you download it, it is easy to install and configure.
That's the thing with Linux... the OS becomes your hobby. While there's nothing wrong with that, it's not for everybody. Then again, you can just use it and not mess with anything. I installed Linux on my mother-in-law's computer and she knows nothing about computers, and she got along just fine, although all she did was use a web browser.
 
Computer technology is a constantly moving target. Maybe some day the ultimate system will exist and things will stabilize, but it hasn’t happened yet. Obsolescence is a fact of life. As computers get faster and more capable, software will change to make use of this capability and add features.

The internet is what made the home computer a common appliance rather than a toy. And the internet is constantly changing. And, when the internet upgrades, so must the users. My first internet connection was all text and required some Unix commands to use. There were primitive search engines like Gopher and WAIS, and there wasn’t that much to search for anyway. I wouldn’t want to go back to that.

I have no doubt that in a short time what we have now will seem just as primitive. All operating systems need occasional upgrades, whether Apple, Linux, Chrome, or Windows. If they don’t, they will go extinct. And, the hardware will have to follow.

Many years ago, a neighbor of ours paid big bucks to buy her son an Apple II computer. She wanted something that would last. It did, for a few years.

I have Windows 10 on two machines. The surprise updates are an irritation, but I’ve had no problems. I will upgrade to 11, but only when I have to and the bugs have been worked out.
 
Windows came about because almost all offices & plants were using it. It was too hard to have programs on different machines like Cobal, basic Ect. So they went to Win-DOS the one as it was much easier for people to understand.

Now about all billing & offices are using Windows. I was in two doctors' offices this past week, When the nurse logged out there was the big windows logo screen.

I remember the very first computer in our plant. It was in a huge room about the size of a house that had its own A/C & filtering system.
The girls sit out in another room feeding punch cards into a little machine that went into that huge monster. Everything was stored on huge tape reels. Now people wear watches with more computing power than that big monster of years ago.
 
Devi,
The girls who changed the tape reels or us in Maintenance had to go in & work on things in there. We had to dress almost like astronauts. We could not take out own tools in there to work on anything. They had special tools in a big cart for us to use. Even stepladders were special. The Temperature was a constant 68 degrees & humidity at 50% Never varied by 1 degree.

Ahh, those were the days. You try to tell kids today what it was like back in the 80's they don't believe you.
 
The internet is what made the home computer a common appliance rather than a toy. And the internet is constantly changing. And, when the internet upgrades, so must the users. My first internet connection was all text and required some Unix commands to use. There were primitive search engines like Gopher and WAIS, and there wasn’t that much to search for anyway. I wouldn’t want to go back to that.
Ah, yes... the days of dial-up modems and text only browsers. Those days seem like another lifetime. It used to take forever to download porn. (or so I've been told)
 
What is this windows that members talk of. Is it 11 as in eleven, or is it the Roman numeral for two? My windows are all double glazed and at the front of the property they are fitted with lead lights.
 


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