Just got a Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 and wondering if I should upgrade to Windows 11 pro


wonder if it is going to cause issues if I just close it when i am done like i did with my mac's and only restart when needed for updates?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 3310
    CPU
    2.1 i3
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    256 ssd
    Browser
    edge, firefox, chrome
It shouldn't... I leave my laptop on 24/7 and only reboot when I install software or the system is acting up (which isn't often)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro β
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg0070wm
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • Operating System
    macOS Ventura
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Apple iMac 27" 5K (2017)
    CPU
    3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
    Memory
    40 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon Pro 570 4 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" 5K, 34" UW
    Screen Resolution
    Mon 1: 5120 × 2880 Mon 2: 2560 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    32GB NVME, 1TB SSD
thats good to know, old habits hard to break.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 3310
    CPU
    2.1 i3
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    256 ssd
    Browser
    edge, firefox, chrome
wonder if it is going to cause issues if I just close it when i am done like i did with my mac's and only restart when needed for updates?
Your Surface 3 is a Modern Standby device. Closing the lid should put it into Standby, which can use a little more battery power than the older sleep did and drain the battery faster. If you want to leave it unused for a longer time then you should shut it down rather than enter standby. That's not new for 11, you'd have seen the same thing in 10.

Not using a W11/W10 PC for months on end should not cause any issues, apart from having to catch up on updates when you eventually turn it back on.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
@Brian60077, if your Surface 3 uses Modern Standby be careful if you leave it plugged in and only close the lid. A couple of weeks ago I just closed the lid on my HP Envy x360 and it over heated. I don't know if there were any programs running or it was caused by the short power outage, we had that night. The laptop wouldn't start until it cooled down. Even the fan wouldn't run. I thought for sure that it was cooked and wouldn't work.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Windows 11 runs on just about anything. So it should be fine. Be interested to know how you find it. I quite like it but stayed on 10 for my main machine.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
So far, I seem to be surprised how much improved windows has become.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 3310
    CPU
    2.1 i3
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    256 ssd
    Browser
    edge, firefox, chrome
It's certainly come a long way since XP :) Although I did love XP with all its quirks. I had a few minor quibbles with 11. The full menu not being instantly visible (but not a big deal) and the hidden options and tiny icons on the right click menu (but there is a way of changing that so everything visible and no tiny icons - article on here).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
I got my Microsoft Surface laptop 3 last Saturday, needed a Windows laptop for my job, and found a good deal on it on my local craigslist. It told me that it was able to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro from Windows 10 Pro, and with the helpful advice from members here, I decided to allow it to do the upgrade Sunday afternoon.

Remember, this is the first windows laptop I have had since the abortion Windows Vista was, been mainly a mac user since, and so far I have to say that Windows 11 Pro is actually quite surprisingly pleasant to use, hasn't done any of the stupid nonsense that vista used to do daily, hasn't acted stupid at all, and actually performs very well on my Microsoft Surface laptop 3. So far it has been a pleasure to use. Some things will take getting used to, just like it did when I switched to mac, and that is to be expected, and so far nothing major where it makes me say wtf were they thinking.

On to the Microsoft Surface laptop 3, I am very pleasantly surprised how nicely it is put together, how well it performs having the i5, 8gb or ram and the 256 SSD. It performs about the same as my tricked out macbook pro from 2013. It has a beautiful display, a beautiful design, and has the backlit keyboard which is very important since I have never mastered knowing where the letters are on a keyboard, and since we are STILL being asked to work from home due to this alleged virus, I guess it exists even though I have been in 28 different states, around many people and hardly if ever followed any risk reduction, and never caught even a cold, often times I will lay in the bed or on the couch doing the work projects and the back lit keyboard makes it much easier to see the letters, and doesn't seem to affect battery life too much.

Overall, I am pleasantly surprised and happy I bought this surface laptop 3, and so far extremely pleasantly surprised how well put together windows 11 pro is.....

Now that I have said that, watch it start acting stupid, lol... and really hope not.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 3310
    CPU
    2.1 i3
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    256 ssd
    Browser
    edge, firefox, chrome
Only problem with Win 11 is finding where MS moved everything to. Treasure Hunt ?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC 10i5FNH - Lenovo A510 desktop -- Lenovo Laptop -- Acer laptop
    CPU
    i510210u
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    16g - 16g - 8g -8g
    Graphics Card(s)
    CPU
    Monitor(s) Displays
    acer 21 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500g ssd
    500g spinner
    Keyboard
    cheap from Walmart
    Mouse
    cheap from Walmart
    Internet Speed
    109mbs
    Browser
    Chrome + FireFox+Waterfox+Brave+Edge
    Antivirus
    Emsisoft + Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo 510
    CPU
    I5
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16g
    Graphics card(s)
    cpu
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20 inch
    Hard Drives
    SSD
    Internet Speed
    109mbs
    Antivirus
    Emsisoft + Malwarebytes Free
That's true. so far though I like windows 11
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 3310
    CPU
    2.1 i3
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    256 ssd
    Browser
    edge, firefox, chrome
Only problem with Win 11 is finding where MS moved everything to. Treasure Hunt ?
But then Windows has been trying to do that back in Win8 and a bit earlier, think "clean desktop". A number of things in Control Panel are now on the right-click of the Windows Start button. A couple of things different is removal of Additional Toolbars on the Taskbar and the Show Desktop doesn't work the same as the Peek of Win10.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 2TB WDC HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Only problem with Win 11 is finding where MS moved everything to. Treasure Hunt ?
:lmao: actually IMHO it was Windows 10's Settings app that was a bit of a treasure hunt. And once you found a setting they moved it for the next release of 10.

Windows 11's Settings app has a more logical hierarchical structure and it's relatively easy (once you get used to it) to drill down and find the setting you want. You're just feeling lost because you're still trying to look in the nonsensical places W10 hid its settings :D
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
After using the Surface Laptop 3 and Windows 11 Pro for a little over a month, actually a month and 2 days, I have to say that maybe, just maybe.... Microsoft got an operating system right. Even on my spare, or shop laptop.... that is unsupported for windows 11 by Microsoft, Windows 11 Pro is much better than Windows 7, and 100,000 times better than Windows Vista ever hoped to be.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 3310
    CPU
    2.1 i3
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    256 ssd
    Browser
    edge, firefox, chrome
Better than Windows 7 ???

Impossible !!!!!

No OS will ever be better than W7 :giggle:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Skylake Special X299
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 9900X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix X299-E Gaming II
    Memory
    GSkill Trident Z RGB 32GB 3600 16-16-16-36 (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 Ultra Gaming (12G-P5-4877-KL)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PG279Q
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440 165Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 500GB x2, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2, Western Digital Black 4TB x1
    PSU
    EVGA 1200 P2, EVGA Black Custom Braided Cables
    Case
    Thermaltake View 31 Tempered Glass Limited Edition
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
    Keyboard
    Logitech G910 Orion Spark
    Mouse
    Logitech G700s, Asus ROG GX860 Buzzard
    Internet Speed
    Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes 4.5.2
    Other Info
    Thermaltake Riing Duo 14 x3, Thermaltake Riing Plus 14 x2, Corsair HS70 Pro Wireless Headset
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Skylake Special Z170
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
    Memory
    GSkill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36 (F4-3600C16D-16GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2, EVGA Pro SLI Bridge
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC G2460PG
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 870 Evo 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2
    PSU
    EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables
    Case
    Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
    Mouse
    Logitech G500s
    Keyboard
    Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
    Internet Speed
    Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes 4.5.2
    Other Info
    Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp
Better than Windows 7 ???

Impossible !!!!!

No OS will ever be better than W7 :giggle:
I used windows 7 for all of 5 minutes and needed a bottle of asprin.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude 3310
    CPU
    2.1 i3
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    256 ssd
    Browser
    edge, firefox, chrome

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