Olivia
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Can you tell me if I need to upgrade to Windows 11 if I'm not a gamer?
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- Windows 10
Upgrade to Windows 11
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It is entirely optional, 11 is very similar to 10. It is an operating system and has nothing to do with being gaming specific and should run all the programs / apps that 10 does. You can try it and if you don't like it either restore an image or roll back, just like you would on 10 with an unsuitable update
My Computers
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Alienware M18 R1
- CPU
- 13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
- Memory
- 32GB DDR5 @4800MHz 2x16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Geforce RTX 4090HX 16GB
- Sound Card
- Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 18" QHD+
- Screen Resolution
- 25660 X 1600
- Hard Drives
- C: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
D: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
- Case
- Dark Metallic Moon
- Keyboard
- Alienware M Series per-key AlienFX RGB
- Mouse
- Alienware AW610M
- Browser
- Chrome and Firefox
- Antivirus
- Norton
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- Killer E3000 Ethernet Controller
Killer Killer AX1690 Wi-Fi Network Adaptor Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.2
Alienware Z01G Graphic Amplifier
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Alienware Area 51m R2
- CPU
- 10th Gen i-9 10900 K
- Memory
- 32Gb Dual Channel DDR4 @ 8843MHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Nvidia RTX 2080 Super
- Sound Card
- Nvidia
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Hard Drive C: Samsung 2TB SSD PM981a NVMe
Hard Drive D:Samsung 2TB SSD 970 EVO Plus
- Mouse
- Alienware 610M
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- Norton
@Olivia By the way welcome to the forum
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Alienware M18 R1
- CPU
- 13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
- Memory
- 32GB DDR5 @4800MHz 2x16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Geforce RTX 4090HX 16GB
- Sound Card
- Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 18" QHD+
- Screen Resolution
- 25660 X 1600
- Hard Drives
- C: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
D: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
- Case
- Dark Metallic Moon
- Keyboard
- Alienware M Series per-key AlienFX RGB
- Mouse
- Alienware AW610M
- Browser
- Chrome and Firefox
- Antivirus
- Norton
- Other Info
- Killer E3000 Ethernet Controller
Killer Killer AX1690 Wi-Fi Network Adaptor Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.2
Alienware Z01G Graphic Amplifier
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Alienware Area 51m R2
- CPU
- 10th Gen i-9 10900 K
- Memory
- 32Gb Dual Channel DDR4 @ 8843MHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Nvidia RTX 2080 Super
- Sound Card
- Nvidia
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Hard Drive C: Samsung 2TB SSD PM981a NVMe
Hard Drive D:Samsung 2TB SSD 970 EVO Plus
- Mouse
- Alienware 610M
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- Norton
quack101
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This is a guide on increasing the number of days you have to go back to Windows 10 if you can't decide. BTW to go back settings > system > recovery > go back
www.elevenforum.com
See and Set Number of Days Go Back to Previous Version of Windows in Windows 11 Tutorial
This tutorial will show you how to see and set the number of days after an upgrade you are still able to go back to a previous version of Windows in Windows 11. Windows 11 gives you the ability to uninstall and go back (roll back) to a previous version of Windows. When you upgrade to Windows...
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Home 21H2
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- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS VivoBook 15, model K513E
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 11th Generation (1135G7) at 2.4GHz
- Motherboard
- Unknown
- Memory
- 16GB DDR4
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe (intergrated), NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (dedicated, 2GB VRAM)
- Sound Card
- Unknown
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1080p ASUS OLED display, 15.6 inches, pixel shift enabled via MyASUS app
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 512GB NVMe SSD (encrypted with TPM 2.0)
- PSU
- Unknown
- Case
- Laptop body - aluminium + plastic
- Cooling
- Unknown
- Keyboard
- Non-backlit, with numpad
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 1000, built-in trackpad
- Internet Speed
- (From speedtest.net, recommended server, WiFi 6) 383.36 Mbps download, 35.80 Mbps upload
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
- Antivirus
- Windows Security/Defender
- Other Info
- Win11 compatible, although update not yet offered through Windows Update (Win11 install assistant was used).
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- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.2175)
As a gamer myself, Windows 11 has nothing to do with "gaming". And yes, I'm running Windows 11 Pro on supported hardware.
If your machine supports Windows 11, and you want to experience a new OS, upgrade. If your machine does not support Windows 11, you could simply stay with 10 until you have the specs for Windows 11.
You could also take a chance and run it on your unsupported hardware (whether Insiders or RTM), but then, that's taking a chance, and you should have the skills needed to resolve any issues that may arise.
But, no, upgrading to Windows 11 is more than "gaming"
Good luck.
If your machine supports Windows 11, and you want to experience a new OS, upgrade. If your machine does not support Windows 11, you could simply stay with 10 until you have the specs for Windows 11.
You could also take a chance and run it on your unsupported hardware (whether Insiders or RTM), but then, that's taking a chance, and you should have the skills needed to resolve any issues that may arise.
But, no, upgrading to Windows 11 is more than "gaming"
Good luck.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.2175)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built
- CPU
- Intel i9-9900K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
- Memory
- 32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon VII
- Sound Card
- Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- NEC PA242w (24 inch)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1200
- Hard Drives
- 5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
- PSU
- EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
- Case
- Cooler Master H500M
- Cooling
- Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
- Keyboard
- Logitech Craft
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 500mb Download. 11mb Upload
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- System used for gaming, photography, audiophile media center, work.
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- Operating System
- Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Built
- CPU
- Intel i7-7700K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
- Memory
- 32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
- Graphics card(s)
- AMD Radeon R9 Fury
- Sound Card
- Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U2415 (24 inch)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1200
- Hard Drives
- 3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
- PSU
- EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
- Case
- Phantek Enthoo Luxe
- Cooling
- Corsair H100i
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master
- Keyboard
- Logitech MK 710
- Internet Speed
- 100MB
- Browser
- Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- This is my backup system.
You don't need to upgrade to Windows 11 regardless if you a gamer or not.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Homebuilt
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
- Memory
- 32GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Education
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 7773
- CPU
- Intel i7-8550U
- Memory
- 32GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Nvidia Geforce MX150
- Sound Card
- Realtek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
- Internet Speed
- Fast!
@Olivia
You can pretty much do both, if you want.
I think the easiest way, is to just make a full OS image backup of Windows 10.
Then... upgrade to Windows 11, play around with it. Stay with it if desired, or just restore your Windows 10 backup.
As others have said... it won't affect gaming, one way or the other.
And... Windows 10 will be supported till 2025.
You can pretty much do both, if you want.
I think the easiest way, is to just make a full OS image backup of Windows 10.
Then... upgrade to Windows 11, play around with it. Stay with it if desired, or just restore your Windows 10 backup.
As others have said... it won't affect gaming, one way or the other.
And... Windows 10 will be supported till 2025.
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- OS
- Win 11 Home ♦♦♦22631.2715 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦23H2
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- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Motherboard
- Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4501)
- Memory
- G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U3011 30"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- Hard Drives
- 2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
- Case
- Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
- Cooling
- CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
- Keyboard
- Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical M-100
- Internet Speed
- 300/300
- Browser
- Firefox (latest)
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender Internet Security
- Other Info
- Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
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- Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
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- PC/Desktop
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- Built by Ghot® (not in use)
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
- Motherboard
- ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
- Memory
- TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
- Screen Resolution
- up to 2048 x 1536
- Hard Drives
- WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
- Case
- Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
- Cooling
- ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical M-BT96a
- Keyboard
- Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
- Internet Speed
- 300/300
- Browser
- Firefox 3.x ??
- Antivirus
- Symantec (Norton)
- Other Info
- Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?183088-5000-B-E-on-M2N32-SLI-Dlx-Overclocked&p=2891724#post2891724
Thank you all for your replies! I read somewhere that mostly gamers upgrade to version 11, and I thought it was more suitable for gaming in some way. But now I realized that I must have misunderstood something.
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System One
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- OS
- Windows 10
Welcome to ElevenForum, Olivia! I'm not a gamer and I upgraded to W11 when it was first introduced last year. I like the new W11 changes.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS 15 9510 OLED
- CPU
- 11th Gen i9 -11900H
- Memory
- 32 GB 3200 MHz DDR4
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050Ti
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6" OLED Infinity Edge Touch
- Screen Resolution
- 16:10 Aspect Ratio (3456 x 2160)
- Hard Drives
- 1 Terabyte M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
2 Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C™)
1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C™)
SD Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
- Internet Speed
- 800 Mbps, 24 Mbps
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium) + Bing
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Security (Defender)
- Other Info
- Microsoft 365 subscription
Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
Microsoft File History
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft PowerToys
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Macrium Reflect
Dell Support Assist
Dell Command | Update
LastPass Password Manager
Amazon Kindle
Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation
Lightroom/Photoshop subscription
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Tablet
- Manufacturer/Model
- Microsoft Surface Pro 7
- CPU
- i5
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Hard Drives
- 256GB SSD
- Internet Speed
- 800 Mbps, 24 Mbps
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium) + Bing
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Security (Defender)
- Other Info
- Microsoft 365 subscription (Office)
Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
Microsoft File History
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft Visual Studio
Amazon Kindle
Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation
Lightroom/Photoshop subscription
Olivia: Read the various forums on this site and decide if Windows 11 is right for you. I've been running Windows since version 1.0 and (at least to me), this is the first version which offers no compelling reason to upgrade unless you want Windows to look more like an iMac or Chromebook. I've never hesitated to upgrade to the latest release of Windows (still running just fine on Windows 10) but I'll be waiting for an "a-ha" moment when Microsoft makes Windows 11 a "better" OS.
One thing you'll find is that people are installing third party software to make Windows 11 look more like Windows 10.
Rob
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10 Professional
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Digital Storm VELOX
- CPU
- Intel Core i9 11900K
- Motherboard
- ASUS PRIME Z590-P
- Memory
- 64GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- Sound Card
- Realtek onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer R221Q 21.5"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 2 x Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus (1 TB)
2 x Seagate ST4000NE001 (4 TB)
- PSU
- None
- Case
- VELOX
- Cooling
- Cooler Master
- Keyboard
- Logitech
- Mouse
- Kensington trackball
- Browser
- Firefox, Chrome
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, Malwarebytes
Welcome to Eleven Forum.
Microsoft claim that Windows 11 is a better OS for gaming than Windows 10. That's not quite the same thing as saying it's just for gamers
My Computers
System One System Two
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- 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, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro Insider Beta, Dev and Canary, all as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, and the Insider Canary build as a native boot .vhdx.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Lattitude E4310
- CPU
- i5 M 520
- Motherboard
- 0T6M8G
- Memory
- 8GB
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- 500GB HDD
- 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, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro Insider Beta, Dev and Canary, all as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
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