"Upgrade" to Windows 11?

[Vortex88]

Are there any Windows 11 users here who can comment on the state of the operating system? Windows 10 keeps bugging me to upgrade, but I'm a little apprehensive because I want to make sure all of my hardware, games, and  programs still work when I switch. Does anyone know what the state of the operating system is right now? Is it worth switching over with my current hardware?

 

My Rig:

MOBO: Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro Wifi

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

RAM: 32GB (16GBx2) G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600mhz CL14-15-15-35

GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming

SSD: 2TB Corsair Force MP510

PSU: Corsair SF600

[WereCat]

Not worth it right now unless you have HDR monitor since there are some more optimisations for HDR but otherwise it behaves like W10 with more bugs right now... and some other things are just stupid because they messed up the UI to such extent that you may throw your PC out of the window if it gets on your nerve.

 

If you thought the search in W10 was bad... oh boi...

[DigitalGoat]

1 hour ago, Vortex88 said:

Are there any Windows 11 users here who can comment on the state of the operating system? Windows 10 keeps bugging me to upgrade, but I'm a little apprehensive because I want to make sure all of my hardware, games, and  programs still work when I switch. Does anyone know what the state of the operating system is right now? Is it worth switching over with my current hardware?

 

My Rig:

MOBO: Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro Wifi

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

RAM: 32GB (16GBx2) G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600mhz CL14-15-15-35

GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming

SSD: 2TB Corsair Force MP510

PSU: Corsair SF600

Instead of asking other people, who might have personal opinions about Windows 11 rather than purely technical responses, why not use an app like Macrium Reflect or Aeomi to create an image (and start up flash drive, tested to make sure it works) of your current system drive, then 'upgrade' to Win11 to try it for yourself, or even better do a clean install.

With a backup image of your Win10 ready to re apply any time you want you will have plenty of time to play with Win11 (the 10 day rollback doesn't matter with an image of current system) to find out if you can get on with the Ui and whether your apps and games will play nice with it.

[GuiltySpark_]

I suggest just doing what @DigitalGoatsuggested. 

 

That being said, if you want to try Windows 11, do whatever you can do to clean install it and DON'T upgrade. I cannot tell you how often we're helping people with old and messy installs of 10 who upgraded and started having strange issues. Clean installs are far preferred. 

 

I've been running its on 3 machines daily for 9 months, over a year on one of them. They're all perfectly fine.

[GoodBytes]

On 7/23/2022 at 2:29 AM, Vortex88 said:

Are there any Windows 11 users here who can comment on the state of the operating system?

The OS works great. However, for the best experience, wait until the next version of Windows 11 coming up later this year (prob Oct).

In terms of stability, performance, compatibility, and support, it is excellent. In terms of polish, wait until the next version of Windows 11. Lots and lots of improvement (the majority is minor stuff, but it all ad\ds up to deliver a superior experience).

 

Depending on your system specs, you may need to ensure that you have the latest UEFI/BIOS installed on your motherboard.

Of course, ensure that you have the absolute latest drivers for everything once you upgrade. Pay special focus for chipset drivers.

 

My personal recommendation for upgrades (beside suggesting a clean installation to be favored).

• If you have any security software, uninstall it before upgrading. Re-install them once you have installed Windows 11.
• Make sure you have all your software updated to the latest version, including installed Games. (This is related to DRM and Anti-Cheat systems which tend to be in the form of poorly made drivers and can cause issues with the upgrade process)

 

On 7/23/2022 at 2:29 AM, Vortex88 said:

Windows 10 keeps bugging me to upgrade, but I'm a little apprehensive because I want to make sure all of my hardware, games, and  programs still work when I switch. Does anyone know what the state of the operating system is right now? Is it worth switching over with my current hardware?

You should be fine. Windows 11 is based on Windows 10.