New ( cheapo ) laptop -currently upgrading to Win 11 - have i done the right thing ? 30 December 2021 at 12:08PM in Techie Stuff 8 replies 241 views

deejaybee

Hi all,

I bought a cheap laptop ( GEOBOOK 120 ) as i only need it for basics, surfing, printing etc - i thought my old one has finally died, but revived it with CHKDSK /R . It still has issues but will do as a backup even if its on WIN 7 and the power supply is knackered, so i have 2 batteries and an external battery charger to feed it.

Anyway back to the new GEOBOOK -it came with WIN 10 in S MODE, which i originally planned to change to WIN 10 ( i am aware its a one-way switch out )  but it gave me the option to upgrade to WIN 11 - which i accepted, and its installing as i type this ( around 60 % ).

I have read a bit more about WIN 11 and now i am doubting that i should install it........i think i read that i will have 10 days to go back to WIN 10 ?

As a current WIN 7 user, what is going to be easier for me ( 10 or 11 )  and should i have waited a while before thinking of installing 11 ?

Withbellson

Why worry? You have ten days to decide for yourself: https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/windows-11-how-to-roll-back-windows-11/#

RumRat

No point learning 10 then going to 11. You will find it different, but there are plenty of tutorials and videos on line Give them a look before embarking on the journey and you shouldn't have too much trouble.

cx6

I upgraded to 11 and although there are some quirks and things I don't like about it they are not enough to make me revert back to 10

Neil49

If you have gone straight from Win 10 S mode to Win 11 and, as you say, the move from Win 10 S mode is one way, what are you going back to?

I've moved from 10 to 11 and it was a bit of an anticlimax but it's OK. As you've got 11 installed (hopefully) I would stick with it.

I've installed Open Shell to give the Start button and home screen a Windows 7 appearance which works quite well. Google it for more information. 

Neil_Jones

The S mode (coming out of) is one way only in 10 or 11.

If you come out of S Mode in 11 and go back to 10, in theory it should roll back to the same state it was when you upgraded, so back to 10 S.

Note that S Mode in 11 is only in the Home Edition - if you have the Pro, Enterprise, or Education editions of Windows 10 in S mode, Windows Update will not offer Windows 11 because S mode is not available in those editions of Windows 11.  Therefore, if you have the Pro, Enterprise or Education editions of Windows 10 in S mode, you'll need to switch out of S mode to upgrade to Windows 11.

Not that S Mode is worth retaining anyway, so its relatively moot anyway.

deejaybee

Cheers for the feedback all. appreciated.

Have the cheapo running on WIN 11 now and it seems ok. and i can navigate it reasonably well.

Main issue is it is running on WIN 11-S, so for the moment i am stuck with EDGE & BING... i will obviously switch it out of S mode so that i can install Firefox browser, as the adverts are annoying me already.

Have set up bookmarks etc, but couldnt sort out setting up home page.

The TouchPad on the cheapo is a bit sketchy, but im sure i will get used to it in time.

Actually typing this on the old laptop, which sods law is working fine now, but i get the " consider replacing your battery" message on both of the current batteries i have now, i can get about 1.5 to 2 hours out of each of them before swapping the other one in, but wont bother buying new batteries now.

googler

If you only use it for, as you say, 'basics', then why do you feel you need Win 11?

deejaybee

googler said:

If you only use it for, as you say, 'basics', then why do you feel you need Win 11?

Good question,  i figured 11 would obviously have microsoft security updates for longer than 10 [ has another 4 years or so i believe]
Although i am already used to running 7 on my "old" laptop, which hasnt been supported for quite a while now...