Should I go from Win-7 To Win-11 ?

Microsoft as a company does not make any real profits from the supply of windows to home users, it is better to give free access to upgrades to keep the OS in the forefront. They make their profits from business customers - who of course have a potential workforce ready trained in windows operations from the use at home

sean said:

Any reason why Bill is doing that ? It does cost him to develop a new OS like Win-11 ?
OR just because he is giving away most of his wealth anyway ?

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Bill hasn't had any say in how MS runs for years now, he's retired to concentrate on 'philanthropy'.

But under the new skin the kernel of Windows 11 is basically the same one Windows 10 uses, there's no reason why it shouldn't be a free upgrade.

barman58 said:

would suggest with your situation where you have not used all the intermediary Windows versions and so will have to learn the new system it's better to go straight to Windows 11.

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Thought the same & tried a new workstation with Win-11 and first problem that I faced was Text size. Using 8 monitors, I have to sit 4 to 5 feet away so couldn't read even file & folder names. Tried fooling around with Text size & Scale with no luck. Fonts & Texts getting clipped as shown.

Hi,
Yep scaling gets reset to seeing it's not recommended.

Bree said:

If you're talking about click and drag to the Taskbar or using Groups for your apps on Start, the MS ar putting those back into 11 with the 22H2 feature update that's just about to be released.

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Hi,
No but you make the best point of avoiding 11 for now
It's changing/ "beta at best" and 10 is more likely not to change weekly or monthly so a lot less pain as barman suggests using 10 atm

But on both turning off updating is best so get the pro version.

sean said:

Hi,

I am using Win-7 & haven't used any other Windows like Win-8, 8.1 OR Win-10.

I am getting a new PC. Should I go for Win-11 OR Win-10 ?

Basically what are the Pros & Cons of Win-11 ?

Thank You

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I was beyond sceptical of going to even windows 10 after that hideous mess they called 8. But honestly I like 11 way better. Looks and feel and they finally got new icons...yay, which in my opinion are still outdated looking sort of..but yeah absolutely install it. My only suggestion is just steer clear of Microsoft Edge browser. Various reasons.

sean said:

Did you notice any Font Size issues? I saw & heard that fonts are very tiny & when you try to enlarge them using their two tools such as Text Size and Scale, fonts get clipped. ( Meaning File & Folder names are cut in half )
That is my major concern since I use 8 Monitors & I have to be at least 4 to 5 feet away from them & that would make it hard to read text.

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It might be a lot easier, to create a situation where you don't have to be 4-5 foot away from your monitors.
Or a situation where Windows at 100% scaling wouldn't be a problem.
For example... there are quite a few TVs these days that are over 8 ft. diagonally.

And both Samsung and LG have shown TVs that are 3 times that wide.

You can get something like this... at Best Buy...


You could stand 10 foot away from this bad boy... and still be able to read everything.







I just looked on PCPartpicker. They have monitors these days that are 65" diagonally.

sean said:

Thought the same & tried a new workstation with Win-11 and first problem that I faced was Text size. Using 8 monitors, I have to sit 4 to 5 feet away so couldn't read even file & folder names. Tried fooling around with Text size & Scale with no luck. Fonts & Texts getting clipped as shown.

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use WinAero to change them

I would start with Windows 11 myself. You are just locking yourself into a shorter supported timeframe if you go with 10. Since you haven't used Windows 10 at all, you won't be used to any Windows 10 things, so Windows 11 differences won't be an issue.

If you find something that you cannot stand in 11, that you cannot work around somehow, you always have the ability to downgrade to 10

pparks1 said:

... Since you haven't used Windows 10 at all, you won't be used to any Windows 10 things, so Windows 11 differences won't be an issue.

If you find something that you cannot stand in 11, that you cannot work around somehow, you always have the ability to downgrade to 10

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I agree, if you have to get used to something new you might as well get used to 11.

The one caveat is that to downgrade a PC from 11 to 10 you'd have to do a clean install. To upgrade from 10 to 11 is free and keeps all your files, installed apps and settings.

Your Windows 11 (or even Windows 10) experience will be based on both your computing experience and your ability to accept and adjust to change. Going directly from 7 to 11 will be way different than what you are accustomed to as nothing about the interface is the same, but nothing in technology stays the same. There are a number of third party tools and a bunch of registry tweaks that can alter the GUI to make it appear more familiar but try to adjust to all the differences without using them if you possibly can.
Rely on the Windows search function. It usually takes you to where you want to go within the interface. Otherwise, this board has a searchable tutorial section that covers just about everything. It is the best all inclusive resource you will find anywhere to help you. If you get lost, the members here will be glad to help you find your way.

glasskuter said:

Going directly from 7 to 11 will be way different than what you are accustomed to as nothing about the interface is the same

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I did that in August 2015 - well, 7 to 10 anyway. I felt completely lost at first, then after a couple of weeks started to feel right at home. Haven't looked back since....

Bree said:

I did that in August 2015

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Yep. We've all been there, done that, and got the t-shirts for it. Mine date back to Windows 95 and many here have ones older than that. I keep mine at the very bottom of my drawer under all my old band t-shirts. They're all very faded now, as are the memories.

glasskuter said:

Mine date back to Windows 95 and many here have ones older than that. I keep mine at the very bottom of my drawer under all my old band t-shirts. They're all very faded now, as are the memories.

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I still have two working Win '95 machines. The old desktop is collecting dust now, but still runs once in a blue moon. The laptop gets more use, it can join my network whenever I get mixed networking support questions to answer.

But it's screen is failing now, so I have also got a Win '95 VM running on a Win11 host to call on when needed....

It's a no brainer. If you have never used W10 or W11, then just go for latest W11. If you work on assumption that new pc will last at least five years, that is beyond end of life of W10 - 2025 or thereabouts.

One thing is for sure, you should not be using W7 as it is not supported any more.

Hackers are getting cleverer all the time, so install latest and most secure OS. Of course, good surfing practices are important.

I would not pay attention to talk of downgrading to W10 as you cannot miss what you never had.

"Bill" is too busy trying to take over the world, to care a hoot about what OS you run or how you like it. He's not even in charge of Microsoft any more. Thank God!

Fortunately, there are other people in the world who DO care about how you relate to a new OS and have made great strides in tweaking Win-11 to make it more acceptable to the common man. Their much improved version is available on the WWW for those who care to look for it.
I have it, and in just a few minutes I can whip it into shape to look and act like something we can relate to, and work with.

Most of the tweaks and tune-up tips for Win-10 will work for Win-11. There are a few exceptions, of course.
TM