My machine managed to upgrade itself to 11 without my consent.
I don’t hate it, but I’m not impressed. The thing runs slower now, and it frequently holds me hostage at startup with these pop-up screens begging me to subscribe to MS 365, integrate my smart phone, and all this other garbage that I don’t want to do.
But a fan.
??
Hadn’t had my coffee.
Not a fan
When I was using Windows 7, Win 8 and it’s evil progeny came out. I said I’d wait until my HD expired to change. Win 10 then came out, despite Microsoft’s claim that 8 would be the last version of Windows. I held on for a couple of years and the HD died, so I got a new desktop with 10. Not new to me as we had a laptop with 10 that we still have. The new desktop has an SSD, so I wonder how long it will last.
W10 update page shows w11s as simply an update to 10, because I am still getting that message to update. Uh, no.
I don’t have have to worry about upgrading from Windows 10. Still using Windows 7 with a SSD.
Don’t have to worry about Windows updates since I’ve been running Linux Mint for over a decade.
FWIW I have had nothing but positive experiences with solid state drives. I think it’s the best hardware upgrade anyone can make if they don’t have one already.
The caveat would be not to fill the storage space up. Maybe try to keep it under 75% capacity. I’ve heard beyond that is when they start accumulating errors.
I keep an external HDD worth 2 TBs, which has been great for saving media files, mainly smart phone pics/videos.
I have two 500GB external HDs that I use for backup and transferring info to the laptop. I have very few videos, mostly music and pics and document backups.
That was more marketing hype. They wanted to make it a monthly subscription.
It is getting more difficult to actually buy software. I know I will eventually have to go to W11. I use WordPerfect for the little we need to do with a word processor or spreadsheet. My ancient version apparently won’t work with W11, so I have already bought a copy of the latest version I could actually buy (2021) that will. Apparently, Adobe has joined that club, and I use and own a version of Photoshop Elements not compatible with W11. The current version only has a 3-year lifespan, so I will likely but the last version one can actually buy.
If that ever stops working, Libre Office is free and works very well. From what I read, it works with W11.
I’ve been using Open Office for some things (also free and routinely updated), especially if someone sends me a Word doc. I had to use Word when I was working and truly hated it. It may be better today, but I won’t pay for it. My wife won’t leave WordPerfect, which I also find easy to use. I may try Libre Ofice
Subscriptions are the future. They want that monthly fee. Stop paying and it stops working.