I am not sure if Microsoft will drop support for old hardware because the only requirement old hardware lacks is TPM 2.0 and TPM2.0 modules can be added on motherboards with dedicated header.
Windows Is Windows 11 stable now?
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Kaleen Bhaiya
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My brother told me that his PC is working just fine no lags or stuttering or any blue screen but please keep in mind that he is not as tech savvy as I am.
enthusiast29
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Is there a reason you want to switch to win11? (I won't call it an upgrade just yet as there's nothing convincing enough).
Kaleen Bhaiya
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I am already on W11. I had no specific reason but I needed to be aware of what W11 is, its features are, which menu is hidden where and some nitty-gritties because there are non-tech users on W11 in our office and we are often left dumb-founded when they bombard us with W11 queries.
enthusiast29
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There's no telling that by mid-2025 there won't be any newer version of windows or a major feature update to win11 that doesn't change UX fundamentals.
Think about win11 now only if you got Intel 12th gen or above machines although the performance difference will be negligible if used with win10. Zen 4 works fine with win10.
Unless you need Android Subsystem for Linux win11 offers nothing more than win10. I would say that the UX changes would be less productive than working with win10.
Exactly the question I've been asking. I don't see any reason to switch to Win11. The compulsory Bing search in the middle of the desktop pisses me off and I don't feel like I'm gaining anything.
I'm gonna stick to 10 till my work PC is on 10, so that I have a consistent experience across the board. My guess is, given the number of issues which crop up during such a migration, my office laptop is going to be on 10 for a while.
That's been a theme after windows 7. Everything is taking more and more number of clicks. These operating systems are getting more and more disorganised day by day.
Kaleen Bhaiya
Herald
We still use W8 on some of the older machines and boy, does it run buttery smooth while using only 1gb ram. Windows is just getting bloted version by version. Minimum 4gb ram is taken up by OS in W11.
enthusiast29
Innovator
Kinda exaggerated I think... Of course if you only and only run windows with maybe a PDF reader and no web browsing (perhaps just 1-2 tabs of some internal work website) and old MS office 2007-2013 maybe yeah but there's no way with extensive web browsing or modern office apps with heavy excel sheet etc.
Of if you just use the machine to access a remote VDI.
I keep like 20-30 tabs of chrome open on win10 and my RAM usage is around 10-14GB always. Have a total of 32GB installed.
Kaleen Bhaiya
Herald
Offcourse, 1gb with light usage!! With load, the ram usage is bound to increase.
I just wanted to point out that how Windows has become bulkier with newer version. Just like how much memory you would get when you first boot your mobile KitKat to A12.
I just wanted to point out that how Windows has become bulkier with newer version. Just like how much memory you would get when you first boot your mobile KitKat to A12.
enthusiast29
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Android, I agree. Average RAM usage has increased for default services/apps installed on a clean phone.
But with windows I still see around 1-1.5GB RAM usage on 64 bit systems on a clean install. Same on 32 bit used to be just under 1GB. Thing is the more RAM you give to windows machine the more it likes to make use of it in standby memory. When you close a program/application it doesn't just clear up the RAM immediately but moves into standby memory so that when the next time you run it, it loads up quickly and doesn't read much from the disk. That's how windows memory management is working. So if you have 8+GB RAM windows will surely make use of it.
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Kaleen Bhaiya
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I don't know if anyone has observed, but it seems W11 seems to be consuming more battery than W10. It might be because mine is one an unsupported hardware but I did get decent backup on W10.
Just sharing my observation.
Just sharing my observation.
enthusiast29
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Windows 11 22H2 update KB5021255 random-freezing PC with AMD CPUs, fails to install for many - WinCentral
Windows 11 22H2 update KB5021255 random-freezing PC with AMD CPUs, fails to install for many - Read in Latest News on WinCentral
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Windows 11 KB5021255 & KB5021234: Major issues reported in December 2022 update
Windows 11 KB5021255 (version 22H2) and KB5021234 (version 21H2) updates are causing major issues for the operating system, according to reports seen by us. However, Microsoft has yet to acknowledge new issues with December 2022 cumulative update for Windows 11. First and foremost, users are...
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Also this hasn't been resolved yet since a few months.
Microsoft confirms those with gaming issues won't be offered Windows 11 22H2, yet
Despite the fix, Microsoft has confirmed that you may not receive the Windows 11 22H2 update option in case your system had gaming performance issues. Such users will have to wait a while.
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I'll stick with Win10 for another major update. Seeing at the market share the OS isn't reaching the masses anytime soon and offers absolutely no advantage over the predecessor except for an imaginary flex.
Looking at steam data only gamers seem to be curious about upgrading just because well they're gamers so don't think much about stability.
lol and streamers are pushing windows 11 like crazyWindows 11 22H2 update KB5021255 random-freezing PC with AMD CPUs, fails to install for many - WinCentral
Windows 11 22H2 update KB5021255 random-freezing PC with AMD CPUs, fails to install for many - Read in Latest News on WinCentralWindows 11 KB5021255 & KB5021234: Major issues reported in December 2022 update
Windows 11 KB5021255 (version 22H2) and KB5021234 (version 21H2) updates are causing major issues for the operating system, according to reports seen by us. However, Microsoft has yet to acknowledge new issues with December 2022 cumulative update for Windows 11. First and foremost, users are...
Also this hasn't been resolved yet since a few months.
Microsoft confirms those with gaming issues won't be offered Windows 11 22H2, yet
Despite the fix, Microsoft has confirmed that you may not receive the Windows 11 22H2 update option in case your system had gaming performance issues. Such users will have to wait a while.
I'll stick with Win10 for another major update. Seeing at the market share the OS isn't reaching the masses anytime soon and offers absolutely no advantage over the predecessor except for an imaginary flex.
Looking at steam data only gamers seem to be curious about upgrading just because well they're gamers so don't think much about stability.
enthusiast29
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Of course, Intel is in partnership with Microsoft and streamers get the job of pushing it due to their contracts and they get paid for it. Funny thing, the streamers themselves are using Win10 on their rigs mostly.lol and streamers are pushing windows 11 like crazy
Thinkpad T580 with Core i7-8650U under W11 was getting bsod repeatedly until it does not power on, happened last week.
Went to service center, after lot of troubleshooting found one RAM slot is shorted /not working. DDR4 card is file though. Can only add work with one memory card now.
Service center guy was saying lot of similar repairs in last 3 months, probably anecdotal, coincidence.
Went to service center, after lot of troubleshooting found one RAM slot is shorted /not working. DDR4 card is file though. Can only add work with one memory card now.
Service center guy was saying lot of similar repairs in last 3 months, probably anecdotal, coincidence.
frozenscotch
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I have the habit of pressing Alt+F4 when my usage for a particular folder is over, in this case it will close all my open folders, seems like there is a learning curve when u shift from W10 to W11
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