Posted on 06/25/2021 2:00:06 PM PDT by Perseverando
You'll be able to upgrade to Windows 11 for free if you're already a Windows 10 user. Use the PC Health Check app to check your devices now.
Windows 11 is on the way, and if you're already a Windows 10 user, it will be free to upgrade to Microsoft's newly redesigned operating system, the company said in a blog post after its virtual event on Thursday. (Find everything you need to know about Windows 11 here.) So long as your PC meets the minimum requirements, you'll be able to update to Windows 11 the same way you usually update Windows 10 -- once it starts rolling out during the 2021 holiday season and into 2022 (we don't have an exact date yet).
To see if your current Windows 10 PC is eligible for the free upgrade to Windows 11, visit Windows.com to download the PC Health Check app. (Here's a set of full instructions for how to use the PC Health Check app and what information it will tell you.) And if you buy a new PC between now and the general release, that computer will also be eligible for the free upgrade.
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As shortly as just a few months ago Microsoft was claiming that Windows 10 was a lifetime operating system and would not be releasing Windows 11.
I’m just fine with Windows 10 ... but only because there’s a free program that makes it look and act like Windows 7.
Use an emulator like Nox or BlueStacks for running android apps
Their stupid compatibility tool is seeing my i5-7300u as a single core proc...
So you have till 2025 to buy a new computer with the TPM module installed. Yet Another Upgrade... It never ends. I’m sure that if they decomm Windows 10 I’m going to see if the Linux versions have improved their PnP capability.
Yeah, those hardware requirements are gonna drive even more people away from Windows.
And how will it eff up your online activities?
Windows 10 stole my Microsoft Office stuff when it updated. It required me to enter a code that I had no idea where to find, from the initial purchase. Instead of buying it again I installed a different system.
TANSTAAFL...................
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