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1st March 2022, 08:42 | #21 |
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Is Windows 11 actually worth it? I mean that only every other Windows version is good.
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At the moment I don't think Windows 11 brings much to the party over Windows 10. If you're running older hardware then stick with 10 as it has plenty of life left in it and I rather suspect that Microsoft will become more flexible with the hardware requirements in time as they will want to get most people transitioned but at the moment they are taking a cautious approach to avoid having a lot of people all crying for support at the same time.
My old laptop was about 7 years old and ran an early i5 processor with 4Gb and after a little tinkering I was able to get it running Windows 11 with no problems. Mind you for older hardware I'd recommend Chrome OS Flex. Limited to just browser stuff however much faster and more responsive then running full Windows. I've given several machines a new lease of life with ChromeOS
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Having now played with Windows 11 for some months, I have transitioned to 11 on my main machine which is always custom built by myself. I've had no issues with Win 11. I am selling one of my PC's which I have used for playing with Win 11 if anyone wants a fully compliant machine with excellent spec for a home PC. See https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275783312576 £145 delivered for forum members plus any help and advice needed by the purchaser.
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Last summer, a nephew kindly donated his 13” MacBook Pro to me because the mouse wasn’t working. To get it working I plugged in a USB mouse and keep it as a spare, but it’s a 2010 model and similarly it can’t be upgraded to the latest Mac OS. Of course Apple would love me to buy a new MBP, but the cost of a new one is a downer. I will have to settle for a refurbished or reconditioned replacement, but for now it can wait. Last edited by Gate Keeper; 9th April 2023 at 05:01.. |
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I've no doubt that is to get around the court ruling to allow other browsers. Not ignored it but make it so hard to change to another browser then most users who have limited knowledge on installs/settings will go with the default.
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Raised a ticket with Dell on the issue, they collected but only reinstalled and updated Win 11 and the BIOS. Service Centre report made no mention of USB port checks with legacy items. Go figure. Laptop returned with same issue. After much searching, and an e-mail contact with a MS Windows developer I found out that Win 11 has been stripped of legacy support whether intentionally or not. The missing file is SFLOPPY.DRV but I'm unsure if another driver is needed for the CD drive. More investigative work to do but if anyone with Win 11 can use legacy, please let me know. Kev |
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