Windows 11 PC upgrade

BFBW

Vitor said:

If the OP isn't tech-savvy, an option is a mini-PC, which are under £200, and a USB caddy for the 2GB disk taken out the tower PC. MINISFORUM UN100P Mini PC, Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake- N100,16 GB DDR4 RAM 512 GB PCIe SSD, Mini Desktop PC 4K Triple Display, 4xUSB Ports,2.5G RJ45 LAN,Business PC for Home-Server/Network Firewall : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

£200 for not being 'tech savvy'...
It's so easy if you are willing to follow elementary guides.
Consumerism gone mad. Does no one fix things anymore?
A simple fix may keep you up and running on the same device for perhaps more than three years, but at the very least, a year and a half.
Too much talk of replacing devices for no good reason.

rollingmoon

Xenon said:

...although most Linux Distro's are easy to use

Well, no... I'd not be suggesting, say, Gentoo to a beginner, for instance. But I absolutely would recommend that most of these people agonising over spending on new hardware just so they can have an OS with security updates try Ubuntu or Linux Mint.

I've been Windows free since 2006, it's not difficult.

Cisco001

Chrome OS Flex is another option.

jshm2

snaver said:

Hi, can anyone help me please?

I keep getting messages from Microsoft on my Windows 10 PC, telling me to upgrade to Windows 11 before updates become obsolete. I'm fine with this, as my tower PC is rather old, having bought it nearly 9 years ago, in 2016, but anything with the same or similar specifications (below) now seems to cost thousands of pounds, rather than the few hundreds (just over £400, I think) that I paid. What's the way around this please? Should I buy a cheap laptop and upgrade the RAM and possibly graphics card and plug in my monitor and a larger 2gb external hard drive, with my files on, into it? Or are there any reliable cheaper tower options, with the same or higher spec please?

Any advice or suggestions gratefully appreciated.

Lenovo PC

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz   2.71 GHz

Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable)

Storage 1.82 TB HDD ST2000DM001-1ER164

Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (128 MB)

System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 10 Home

Version 2009

What you have there is fine to upgrade. If it's working for you, then there is no need to get a new system. 

arrallas

BFBW said:

What is this?  Storage 1.82 TB HDD ST2000DM001-1ER164

How can you still be running Windows on an HDD in 2025?  

Fit an SSD as the Boot Drive. Create installation media and install Windows 11 using RUFUS. It's perfectly legitimate. Read the RUFUS FAQ for confirmation. Microsoft include 'flags' within the installation media that allow you to switch off the compatibility check in order to upgrade or clean install Windows 11 24H2 to pre-2017 devices.
Windows 11 24H2 is supported until October 2026. No need for you to spring for a new device. With an SSD(Solid State Drive) fitted(takes a few minutes to fit), your PC will be a lot faster and more efficient. Keep the 2TB within as secondary storage and easy access to your files.
Try to ignore the baseless conjecture that may follow my post.

I did exactly this last week and it was very straightforward. No issues.