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New ( cheapo ) laptop -currently upgrading to Win 11 - have i done the right thing ?

deejaybee
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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 ?
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Why worry? You have ten days to decide for yourself: https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/windows-11-how-to-roll-back-windows-11/#
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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.Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
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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 101
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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.1 -
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.1
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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.0
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If you only use it for, as you say, 'basics', then why do you feel you need Win 11?0
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googler said:If you only use it for, as you say, 'basics', then why do you feel you need Win 11?
Although i am already used to running 7 on my "old" laptop, which hasnt been supported for quite a while now...
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