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macOS hands down will be superior to any version of Microsoft Windows. Take a look at buying a MacMini.

The cons are basically you will spend more time trying to disable all the various ways they try to gather information on you or use your computers resources.

They try to make you have a microsoft login, but you can find ways to avoid that if you research it.

If you take the time you can revert the look and feel back to win10 feeling.

I see no reason to upgrade. You may find some components of the OS have been removed or now require a microsoft account, for no reason other than to track and push you towards using their cloud products.

Win11 was significantly faster than win10 initially, but that has changed with all the updates.

The longer you wait is always better and never "upgrading" if you don't have to is best.

I personally have no advantage on win11 vs 10 and do find 11 more annoying and intrusive on computers I use with it.

If patterns remain consistent, win12 will be better than 11 and 11 will soon be forgotten.

So IMO, if you get a PC with 11 installed, that's fine, but until there is a requirement to do so, I wouldn't upgrade to it.

You’ll spend less time looking at blue screens and continue to do updates that work and fail…work and fail…..

My opinion is based on being a Windows user for decades until I woke up 7 years ago. Remember that old Apple commercial where they thanked Microsoft for developing Windows? What they inferred was so true.

Just trying to save Dean some money and lots of time over the years to come.

serendipity said
You’ll spend less time looking at blue screens and continue to do updates that work and fail…work and fail…..

My opinion is based on being a Windows user for decades until I woke up 7 years ago. Remember that old Apple commercial where they thanked Microsoft for developing Windows? What they inferred was so true.

Just trying to save Dean some money and lots of time over the years to come.  

i have iphone and ipad for my mobile need. For desktop, no chance i will use a Mac.
Agree with others the IOS ecosystem is a one way street, iphones and ipad are overpriced compare to android equivalent, but since I am used to IOS and can afford it, I just keep using it. My loyalty has nothing to do with Apple being a superior product cuz it isnt.

Windows has its quirks but its Microsoft and still powers the most number of PC in the world. I will switch to Linux before I go down the rabbit hole and get MacOS. MacOS is way too much of a black box, not for me.

Back to Win11 vs Win10, the cons are always the same: Microsoft takes every opportunity to try to switch your browser, nothing new lol

Also, if interested but reluctant to switch to Windows 11 from Windows 10, check this article: Windows 11: Give yourself more time to roll back the upgrade

HermanH said

savemoresaveoften said i have iphone and ipad for my mobile need. For desktop, no chance i will use a Mac.
Agree with others the IOS ecosystem is a one way street, iphones and ipad are overpriced compare to android equivalent, but since I am used to IOS and can afford it, I just keep using it. My loyalty has nothing to do with Apple being a superior product cuz it isnt.

Windows has its quirks but its Microsoft and still powers the most number of PC in the world. I will switch to Linux before I go down the rabbit hole and get MacOS. MacOS is way too much of a black box, not for me.

I also use an iPhone, but keep my PCs on Windows. I just don't like the closed environment. I may have to update to Win10 or 11 in the near future. Evidently, Steam will no longer work with Win7 Pro in a few months. Thank goodness I am not heavily invested in their games. I still have the discs and installers for the software I really want to play.   

If you are not using Windows 10 or 11, are you using Windows 8 or 7?

I have heard that some "legacy" type programs that work on Windows 10 don't work on 11, such as some older computer games and other old software programs, the kind that usually need compatibility mode to be set. Has anybody found this?

Only one of my desktop computers meets Windows 11 system requirements, however I haven't made the switch because there isn't any improvement that interests me.

Interesting links:
1: Features removed in Windows 11:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_11
2: Setting up a Windows 11 computer:
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/technology/windows-11-do-these-six-things-right-away-after-you-finish-setup/ar-AA1llv7r?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=27f7cced6b7e4881d7792ca67fd26b86&ei=34
3: A Good Summary of + and - from Tom's Guide that mentions legacy programs briefly (note, the article is 11 months old):
https://www.tomsguide.com/features/should-i-upgrade-to-windows-11-what-you-need-to-know

My Win7 Pro laptop has had a few hiccups, such as turning itself off. I don't know if it is a mechanical issue or software. I have not had any problem gaining access to any website. Only Steam has arbitrarily decided that their software will no longer run on Win7, for me.

Dean said

COIN said

I am still using Windows 7 (I think it is the Pro version) on my desktop. I'm having problems accessing some sites.

. . .  

I was a Big Fan of Windows 7, and stuck with it right to the Very End when Microsoft stopped supporting/upgrading it, back in Jan. 2020.

To be having problems with it now is not surprising. And Even Worse are the 'Security Risks' of using an old outdated OS that hasn't been supported or updated for several years now. It's kind of like playing Russian Roulette with most of the chambers loaded.

It's Long past due to Upgrade, eh !

Dean

  

I couldn't/wouldn't survive without Open Shell, the program which keeps me in lookalike Windows 7 mode. Upgrading to current secure Windows 10 made easier, IMO.

https://open-shell.github.io/Open-Shell-Menu/