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Windows 11

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:04 pm

To be revealed next week, leaked already

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Re: Windows 11

Post by Mantis » Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:11 pm

I loathe having to do OS upgrades. Invariably it ends up causing all sorts of issues with older software or plugins I use. And for what? Rounded edges, a few minor changes to the options menus and a news/weather/sports mobile style widget page which I won't use. It looks like the biggest updates are with regards to improving the experience for touch screen and tablet users, clearly driving towards getting more tablet producers using Windows.

Such an unnecessary faff.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:51 pm

It's all too Apple for my liking. Flat app design does nothing to me. I prefer the live tile look. At least my PC does not look my phone!
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Wrathbone » Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:42 am

Get ready for it because Windows 11 is likely going to be pushed hard. MS have already announced that Windows 10 support will end in October 2025, which is much closer than I expected it to be. On the plus side, that probably means they'll offer a free upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 to encourage as many people as possible to migrate ASAP.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Achtung Englander » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:57 am

it kind of feels like a backstep. It does nothing to move the OS forward
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Alan » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:18 am

10 is the XP of this era so 11 is Vista.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Maturin » Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:02 pm

As long as i can still play Baldurs Gate 2 I'm good.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Hatredsheart » Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:08 pm

Maturin wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:02 pm
 As long as i can still play Baldurs Gate 2 I'm good.
As long as it doesn't turn into a subscription service I'm good.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Achtung Englander » Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:59 pm

Alan wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:18 am
 10 is the XP of this era so 11 is Vista.
you are probably right. That demo gave me zero desire to upgrade
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Drarok » Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:40 pm

Why the fuck have they moved the start/Windows button from the lower-left where you literally can't miss it, to floating in the middle of the fucking bar? That's dumb.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Wrathbone » Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:47 pm

It can be put back to the left, thankfully.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Drarok » Thu Jun 17, 2021 7:15 pm

For now.
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:42 am

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Re: Windows 11

Post by Medicine Man » Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:51 am

Official reveal at 4pm today...

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/event
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Re: Windows 11

Post by Achtung Englander » Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:09 pm

Their server collapsed

What an EMBRASSEMENT !!

So fucking typical Microsoft

edit - so after 10 minutes of buffering, it finally worked (you should have read the comments in chat - they were laughing their asses off). Overall not very impressive. I will stick to Win10 until I have to upgrade.

Get prepared for the inevitable annoying pop ups requesting you upgrade every hour.
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