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Windows 11: Release Date, Requirements, All We Know
Microsoft's next OS has a slew of new features.
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Windows 10 Upgrade Guide
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Experience the Power of Windows 11 OS, Computers, & Apps
Explore the versatility of Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system. Find out how our latest Windows OS gives you more ways to work, play, and create.
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Make way for Windows 11? Windows 10 end-of-life is October 2025
We'll find out more about Windows 10's replacement OS later this month.
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Windows 10 EOL policy posted
Windows for life my arse
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Windows 11 Leaks Online, Shows Start Menu, Startup, Wallpapers and More
It doesn't look all that different from Windows 10
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Looks like MacOSWindows 11 Leaks Online, Shows Start Menu, Startup, Wallpapers and More
It doesn't look all that different from Windows 10
I installed it yesterday, and have played with it a little bit. I like it so far. And yes, you can tell they intended to give it more of an Apple look.
Just a couple simple things to search/read about/install if so desired
By far, the easiest and most powerful file manager and Explorer File Manager replacement is Directory Opus -- very useful in Win10 and Win11
Rufus boot disk from USB makes portable .iso installation quick and easy, have now installed several new and old machines from an image
Open-Shell from github is a very nice desktop/shell tool that makes it easy for users coming from WIndows 7 to Windows 10/11 - restores familiar look
By far, the easiest and most powerful file manager and Explorer File Manager replacement is Directory Opus -- very useful in Win10 and Win11
Rufus boot disk from USB makes portable .iso installation quick and easy, have now installed several new and old machines from an image
Open-Shell from github is a very nice desktop/shell tool that makes it easy for users coming from WIndows 7 to Windows 10/11 - restores familiar look
Will be going from W7 to W10, but it'll be on a new laptop if it finaqlly arrives this week. A lot of learning to do
I can confirm that, as of yesterday, the free Win 7 --> Win 10 upgrade still works. I made a bootable flash drive with the Win 10 files, then ran the setup program on the flash drive when it was plugged in to the running Win 7 machine. It was an in-place upgrade with applications and user files left in place. I grabbed the Windows 7 and Office keys before the upgrade began, but they were not needed.
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Frankly Linux Sounds a little better as everyday goes by.
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You can roll it back, but if it fails at any point it automatically reverts.
I liked XP better !
If a Dell computer is updated from Win7 to Win10, I take it that Dell Support will not recognize the machine any more and therefore the various drivers/BIOS etc updates on Dell's site won't work anymore on the machine - ?. Or will the Dell Support tool recognize that the machine buy the Dell tag number and know it has been updated from Win7 to Win10 ?
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It will recognize it.
What process are you using to install it?
You should be able to run the Update Assistant and choose to install it on the current machine.
You should be able to run the Update Assistant and choose to install it on the current machine.
I bought a used HP Zbook 1st gen 17inch laptop off of Ebay back in 2016 for $600. It came with Windows 7 Pro. I did the free upgrade to Windows 10 Pro (during the free upgrade period), and have been using Windows 10 Pro ever since. Windows 10 Pro is rock solid. It works 100% as it should all the time. Those HP Zbook's are made to be on 24x365 for 10+ years, and so it's ultra reliable. I connected it to a big screen monitor and desktop keyboard. The laptop has low power consumption so it doesn't add much to my electric bill.
I'm hoping to keep that laptop for another 7 years until 2030.
I'm hoping to keep that laptop for another 7 years until 2030.
