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Microsoft appears to have really stepped in it. Hundreds of millions of perfectly good computers running Win10 can't be upgraded, and Win11 doesn't provide compelling reasons sufficient to justify buying all-new computer hardware. Less than a year to go before Win10 hits End-Of-Support. Buckle up, this should prove interesting.
1 posted on 12/12/2024 11:14:49 AM PST by dayglored
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Windows 11 shrinks while Win10 grows?!?... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

2 posted on 12/12/2024 11:16:19 AM PST by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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How many are still running Win 7?


3 posted on 12/12/2024 11:21:22 AM PST by meatloaf
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Maybe Microsoft could pay the drones over New Jersey to carry huge banners saying "Upgrade to Windows 11 now, or else!"

I'm sure that would have an effect on sales....

4 posted on 12/12/2024 11:22:38 AM PST by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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Can I have my Windows XP search back again instead of that worthless search box at the bottom of the screen?

Can someone tell my why I have to SEARCH for the Control Panel and why it isn't listed with the other apps and features?

6 posted on 12/12/2024 11:25:27 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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I know the article talks about percent of computers, but the reality is that many people don’t even own a desktop or a laptop. They do all of their computer work from a smart phone.


8 posted on 12/12/2024 11:29:19 AM PST by caver
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I have read that Windows 10 support will end in October 2025.

Is that correct?

Hate to see it go.

I have used Windows 10 for almost five years.

Not one software issue in five years.

It is the best OS I have ever used.

10 posted on 12/12/2024 11:30:39 AM PST by zeestephen (Kamala Lost The Election By Just 230,000 Votes - In Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania)
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My nephew just switched a buddy of mine over to Linux. His computer was completely bogged down. On Linux it’s lightning fast again. At least for everyday usage.

I think I’ll go that way too. I hate 11.


11 posted on 12/12/2024 11:31:40 AM PST by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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I’m still on 8.1, just sayin


13 posted on 12/12/2024 11:33:07 AM PST by 11th_VA
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Windows 11 is a privacy nightmare.


15 posted on 12/12/2024 11:44:57 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Microsoft Now Allowing Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware

This video was uploaded by the You Tuber Britec09.

Lots of videos on You Tube on how to do Windows 11 when Microsoft supposedly wasn't "supporting" it.

I'm thinking about doing a dual boot Linux, if I don't like the option of running Windows 10 after October of 2025.

16 posted on 12/12/2024 11:47:27 AM PST by Biblebelter
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They deserve it, they’ve been creating basically spyware to sweep all your data, touting it as a great feature and totally safe because you can opt out, then quietly making it an essential service that cannot be opted out from. If I had a business I’d be looking for other options immediately.


17 posted on 12/12/2024 11:50:54 AM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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If I have to replace a PC, why not see what Apple has to offer?


21 posted on 12/12/2024 11:59:41 AM PST by bobcat62
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I have one W11 PC that won’t update to version 24H2 because the system reserved partition is full, and so far I have not been able to increase it or delete anything in it.


25 posted on 12/12/2024 12:08:56 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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I’ve had Win 11 for about two years now and it has been rock solid. I have no complaints. The problem, as others have pointed out, is that it doesn’t run on older machines.


26 posted on 12/12/2024 12:09:08 PM PST by KevinB (Word for the day: "kakistocracy" - a society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens)
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11 is train wreck. I don’t really use my pc anymore, just have it at work.


29 posted on 12/12/2024 12:11:09 PM PST by mykroar ("It's Not the Nature of the Evidence; It's the Seriousness of the Charge." - El Rushbo)
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Windows 11 version 21H2 reached its end of service as of October 8, 2024...for the exact reason you stated. Insufficient hardware.
They offer a way out, but it looks like you have to jump thru hoops to get it.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-reached-end-of-service/84aed748-18e7-49a3-8e93-5a2f59b8ff68

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows


38 posted on 12/12/2024 12:26:15 PM PST by stylin19a ("If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher. If You Can Read It In English, Thank a Veteran" )
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Not sure what the big deal is, my Windows 11 boots up in less than 10 seconds ready to use with Opera open and many tabs no less. And this machine will be as slow as cold molasses in a couple years, such is life.


40 posted on 12/12/2024 12:35:36 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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They have been putting flash screens on windows 10. First it is to tell you that your computer cannot install windows 11. Then a couple of months later they are putting up splash screens saying that they want you to test if you computer supports windows 11. Even though they have already determined that it does not. Very harassing.


44 posted on 12/12/2024 12:47:36 PM PST by Revel
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I never saw a reason to change from XP. But Gates promised that Win10 would be the last system. So isn’t Win11 an example of fraud? Where are the regulators? The DOJ?


45 posted on 12/12/2024 12:50:05 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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I’ve used all of the common OS distributions since CP/M. DOS 6.1, Win XP, 7, 10 and so far 11 have been very good. I love iPhone and iPad but have never liked Mac computers. Linux is OK, but I just can’t get enthusiastic about it.

If MS continues to disallow older hardware that is still tremendous overkill for most applications, I predict Win 11 will not sell. They will have to give it away with new computers.


46 posted on 12/12/2024 12:54:24 PM PST by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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