COTiger Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I received a notice today which said Windows 11 was ready to download and install which I did. I was reluctant to do it initially because I was completely satisfied with Windows 10, but I figured what the hell, if I don't like it I can always go back to Windows 10. So far no issues yet that I'm aware of. Has anyone else installed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Not yet. I work in IT and our IT director wants us all to upgrade as soon as we can so that we can live through any hardships to be able to better serve our employees. My lucky lotto upgrade has not happened yet, but my counterparts who have upgraded have not reported any significant issues yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTiger Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 Thanks Herb. I'm retired so all I have to worry about is my laptop. I know enough about computers to be dangerous lol. While I was working I kept our IT department busy providing assistance. Now I rely on my 17 year old grand daughter for IT support. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Windows 10 is what pushed me to buy a MacBook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTiger Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 2 hours ago, dachsie said: Windows 10 is what pushed me to buy nesa MacBook To be honest, I don't know that I could tell the difference. As I wrote earlier I know enough about computers to be dangerous. I only use my laptop for email and surfing the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 The laptop I have for home runs Linux Mint as the operating system. (https://linuxmint.com/screenshots.php) Linux as a 'desktop computer' has come light years from what it was 10-15 years ago and almost all applications are 100% free. (As an example it comes loaded with "Open Office" which is every bit as good as Microsoft Office, GIMP, which is a 100% free equivalent to PhotoShop, etc.,.) 99.99% of viruses, trojans, malware, etc., are written for Windows due to the ubiquitous use of Windows. Linux and Mac OS (which is based on the Linux 'kernel') are essentially immune from viruses as a result. That does not mean someone can't hack into Linux, though. I also only use my home laptop almost exclusively for email and surfing the internet. If you have an old laptop lying around, it might be worth loading linux on it and taking it for a spin. Note that you can boot most linux "distros" (there are others out there besides LM like Ubuntu, Fedora, and others) from a thumb drive and use it without having to install it. Simply pull the thumb drive out and reboot the computer back into windows. You can also install it and "dual boot" meaning when you power the computer on you can select 'Windows' or 'Linux' to boot into. You can even run Windows as a "virtual machine" inside of a window in Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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