Windows 11

My Win 10, i5 processor lappie is only 4 years old but on running the PC Health Check for Win 11 it says my CPU is not an approved one despite passing all other requirements 

Before I had my accident 3 weeks ago, I bought an all in one HP pc. No sooner had I powered up than an invitation to upgrade to win 11 popped up. Whatever button I pressed, I've now got win 11! Wasn't really my intention.

The pc has lain idle since as Cath is still using our old laptop, and with my new hip joint I can't get down on my hands and knees to sort out plugs and cables. What I did see of win11 made me wonder what benefit it had over win10.

BTW, last year I took apart my 11 year-old Dell laptop (no easy access) and replaced the HD with 256Gb SSD. Installed win 10 free from Microsoft Web site, and authenticated using win7 licence. Had no guarantee that it would work but it did- goes like a train!! Why did I bother with a new pc?‽?

Chas

I noticed after a recent round of updates I had the option to upgrade to Windows 11 but have not bothered thus far. My IT son suggested waiting a while for the bugs to be sorted. It seems to me Microsoft want traditional PC's and Laptops to ape mobile phones and tablets. When I think about it I have been quite spendthrift in the last couple of years with a new PC, a new Samsung tablet and a new laptop which I use in the van. (a fool and his money are soon parted!) Having said that I still find it much easier to navigate using my PC than the smaller devices. 

I hope the recovery from the new hip is going well.

David

The two old Windows laptops that I have collecting dust still have Windows XP on them. Must have a sort out.

The trouble with new op systems is that they can stop peripherals working. A recent update to Big Sur on my MacBook cobbled up my ageing printer/scanner for a few weeks until I tracked down an update. I am loth to switch to the latest "Monterey" which has just come out lest it consign my printer to the bin.