[fcgiii]

Originally Posted by B-flat

Knowing what I know today I'm not sure why anyone still uses Windows unless they are in a business environment. Yes, I do realize that some programs are exclusive to Windows. I worked as a system admin for years in the Windows world. When I retired I left Windows behind. My choices are now Apple products or a Chromebook. When I find a neighbor who has issues with their Windoze PC I show them a Chromebook and its benefits, not all but many make the switch.

Bb, as a musical guy, what do you use for notation. I have used Sibelius for over 10 years and it won't run on a Mac. Nor will The Journal, in which I have thousands of entries.

[Petersweeney]

Going back to stone and chisel don’t need the cloud fees and it is saved a lot longer….

[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by Petersweeney

Going back to stone and chisel don’t need the cloud fees and it is saved a lot longer….

I was going to say something about XP but....you kinda already said it LOL

Joe

[Two Bills]

Staying with my Win 8.1 until laptop dies.

[BEETHOVENMIKEY]

Unfortunately, switching to Windows 11, is not going to be in the cards for a good share of people. Microsoft has set the standard fairly high on PCs.
Two quickie quides:
1. Is your PC Two years old or newer (since 2019),
2. AND, the CPU (processor) must be 8th generation Quad-core or equivalent.
Thankfully, most people can continue with Windows 10 through, at least, 2025 and possibly beyond. As it is, many are still running Windows 7, which is dangerous, but a fact of life.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 11, has just been released. If you have a compatible Windows 10 computer, you should be able to upgrade to Windows 11 for free today or very soon. You can either upgrade manually, or wait until Windows prompts you to upgrade, but that may not occur until the middle of next year. Some older Windows 10 computers are not compatible with Windows 11.

It might be compatible with Windows 10 but it’s still a little scary to me. Nothing that upgraded is compatible to what we had & it’s the same. There might be hidden changes that they’re not telling us about.

[jrzeis@tampabay.rr.com]

So if I do that how will I continue C#, PowerBuilder, Visual Studio, and SQL Server Management Studio

[jrzeis@tampabay.rr.com]

What I meant was if I went to chrome

[MidWestIA]

can mint run the windows programs and does it act like that?

Originally Posted by JoelJohnson

OR you could convert to Linux Mint and never worry about Windows again! I gave up on Windows years ago and use a Chromebook 99% of the time, but I have a Linux Mint PC that is 10 years old and works like new.
I've converted over a dozen people here in The Villages to Linux and none have gone back to Windows.

[MidWestIA]

PowerBuilder the programming language? I went to BIG conference on 1995? and used it for awhile I thought it was gone?

Originally Posted by jrzeis@tampabay.rr.com

So if I do that how will I continue C#, PowerBuilder, Visual Studio, and SQL Server Management Studio

[MidWestIA]

has anybody tried 11? Think I'm stuck trying it I signed up.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 11, has just been released. If you have a compatible Windows 10 computer, you should be able to upgrade to Windows 11 for free today or very soon. You can either upgrade manually, or wait until Windows prompts you to upgrade, but that may not occur until the middle of next year. Some older Windows 10 computers are not compatible with Windows 11.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by MidWestIA

has anybody tried 11? Think I'm stuck trying it I signed up.

I installed Windows 11 today on my laptop. It took 50 minutes. No issues so far. If you want to install it, here is the link.

Download Windows 11

[PoolBrews]

I've been part of the early beta test group for over 6 months. Early on, there were several issues (to be expected), but the releases over the past 2 months have been stable with no issues. Windows 11 works great, is stable, and performs a bit better than 10.

For those of you who think you can't upgrade - the "mimimum requirements" are actually guidelines. Nearly any PC or laptop from the past 5 years will run fine under 11. Even if the PC doesn't have a TPM, you can still install and use it, you just can't used the advanced security features offered in Windows 11.

Bottomline, if you're running Windows 10 now, you'll have no issues running Windows 11.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by MidWestIA

has anybody tried 11? Think I'm stuck trying it I signed up.

I installed Windows 11 on my desktop today. It took 35 minutes. So far, I have had no issues with my laptop or my desktop.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by PoolBrews

I've been part of the early beta test group for over 6 months. Early on, there were several issues (to be expected), but the releases over the past 2 months have been stable with no issues. Windows 11 works great, is stable, and performs a bit better than 10.

For those of you who think you can't upgrade - the "mimimum requirements" are actually guidelines. Nearly any PC or laptop from the past 5 years will run fine under 11. Even if the PC doesn't have a TPM, you can still install and use it, you just can't used the advanced security features offered in Windows 11.

Bottomline, if you're running Windows 10 now, you'll have no issues running Windows 11.

My computer came with Win7. I upgraded to Win10 near the end of the period where you could upgrade for free. It's a Gen7 Quad-Core, and isn't on the list of machines that are compatible with Win11. It's got three fans, but one is wonky and gives me an error every time I turn the computer on in the morning. So I have to hit the enter key within 10 seconds of getting the error, or it'll automatically shut itself off. I could buy a new fan, but if I'm gonna just have to buy a new computer in a year or two anyway, I'll live with it as is.