Downgrade back to 10, remove all the automatic update features, and you'll be set. Unless you're in a corporate environment and NEED updates on a regular basis, turn them off and use a nice antivirus to keep your computer safe. I've never had ANY of my windows copies do updates and I've never had any security issues.
There have been discussions online where Microsoft removed those computer checks before you installed 11 but I guess they're back now.
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I see no reason to switch from w10 to w11, tho I do have 1 new laptop with w11 on it as well as my wife's 1 yr old lap that cam with w11. My go to (this one) still does fine with w10. For that matter, her old laptop with w7 on it still does fine too.
I don't much care if I ever have to endure another win update. + to Avast and malwarebytes tho!!
I was in the same boat, my i7-7700K *just* didn't make the cut-off, despite being fast enough to do about anything with 64GB of RAM and a 3090Ti GPU.
"An Intel 7th generation CPU is not compatible with Windows 11 primarily because it lacks the necessary security features and hardware capabilities required by the new operating system, including features like TPM 2.0"
Since 13th and 14th gen Intel CPU's turned out to be ticking time bombs, I switched to AMD for the first time since ~2002. I still installed 10 on the new computer despite it being 11 compatible.
You have until October, but I suspect it will get bumped out even further.
Originally posted by IMSA GT: Downgrade back to 10, remove all the automatic update features, and you'll be set. Unless you're in a corporate environment and NEED updates on a regular basis, turn them off and use a nice antivirus to keep your computer safe. I've never had ANY of my windows copies do updates and I've never had any security issues. There have been discussions online where Microsoft removed those computer checks before you installed 11 but I guess they're back now.
I never was able to load 11, so it's still running 10. I've seen short cuts by editing the registry, I'm not doing that. It's just a home computer
Yeah, Windows 11, even on a "brand new" machine, is poop. Haven't heard any reasons to upgrade. it's just an Operating System. Be stable, and silent.
11 seems "ok" stable, but the notifications, offers, advertising, and other stuff is annoying.
MAYBE its "better" for gaming? But to run a video editing app? Audio editing? etc... I want my machines to act like an appliance. offline and no subscriptions and such. Know what I mean?
