Should you switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11

The questions everyone is asking... Now that Windows 11 has been out for a year, should you switch?
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[@ChrisTitusTech]

Website Guide: christitus.com/win10-to-win11/ *Shows how to bypass Windows 11 requirements as well*

[@electrofryed7239]

Now the big question. How does this effect linux dual booting?

[@sgholt]

@@electrofryed7239 some linux can not use Secure Boot... but I don't know the details of what it does : /

[@MassStash]

@@sgholt most all do now tho

[@MassStash]

@@electrofryed7239 you know, I gave up dealing with the setup mess of dual boot since WSL... But do have the luxury of multiple computers, so I keep a few native Linux setup.... Now I wanna setup win11 and Ubuntu dual boot secure boot for practice! Haha

[@realchicagophill]

Do you think I can get my old quad core Q6600 chip to run windows 11?

[@thedave1602]

The right click is what kills win11 for me the most. I use the extra menu options more than i do most of the standard ones, so it's basically an extra click everytime. Also miss the right-click on the taskbar to bring up taskmanager as well.

[@ballshurt69]

lol i fixed tht using winearo tweaker, now i hve the orignal right click menu from win 10

[@CVLova]

right click the windows icon. or ctrl+shift+esc :)

[@Mario583a]

Guess what: In Windows 11 22H2, Shift + Right-click automatically jumps to the legacy context menu. Win + X or other solutions for your Task Manager woes.

[@Ko6pa]

@@ballshurt69 winaero ftw !! 👍

[@ghostrgp01]

And also it's slower than the WIN10 context menu. It takes a bit more time to show up (not much but the difference is noticeable)

[@kellokabana2399]

If past experience has taught me anything, it’s that I shouldn’t be in a hurry to upgrade my Windows operating system. Windows 10 has been smooth ever since I switched to an SSD drive. And while I think Windows 11 looks great, it also feels like they took some design inspiration from Apple at the cost of user functionality. I think I’ll stick with Windows 10 for now.

[@zurkke]

That's the right choice!

[@user-cw2py6wh8l]

By then the free upgrade to win 11 expires.

[@zurkke]

@@user-cw2py6wh8l Literally doesn't matter, you can do a fresh install of Windows 11 and activate it through CMD in like 15 seconds. Only a buffoon would pay for an operating system that spies on you and shoves ads down your throat.

[@needlesandsonics5819]

Actually took their design from KDE Plasma, but then again Microsoft steals everything and sells it for a premium.

[@Intimatycal]

Win11 is buggy as hell. For example when i download stuff from web browser to a certain folder that is already open, file doesn't show up there. I need to go back few folders or just close the folder and open again, then it shows.

[@shadowopsairman1583]

The interface is inefficient in 11-Very clunky, more clicks needed, plus drag and drop of shortcuts is not there, bring back the W95-W7 GUI.

[@gideonfelt2819]

Agreed, though I'd add to be fair that windows UI has never lent to full efficiency, since flexibility in personal customization is necessary to become fully efficient on a per person basis, each person is gonna perform their best in a different way, and windows only allows for a cookie cutter experience.

[@corneldiaconu66]

Huh ? What are you talking about ? What actions takes you more clicking compared to win10 ? Have you used a bit the Settings app for instance ? You say you click more to reach update thing in win11 compared to win 10 ?!? I hope you are joking..

[@pfeerick]

@@corneldiaconu66 Accessing update settings (and why as an end user should I be so familiar with that screen , MS?) is no more or less clicks. Accessing certain file/folder context menu entries is now another click (which I end up doing fairly often). And on the original topic of drag 'n drop of shortcuts (I presume on the taskbar/start menu) this is supposed to improve in the next feature update that is due soon. But, again MS, *why*? 😂

[@robinarora8137]

@@corneldiaconu66 just for right click menu (which is repeat function for Most users every day) you have to click twice … it’s inefficient, takes more energy, more time, more frustration to do simple tasks …

[@strikeranimus2721]

If before you only needed to click once you now need to click twice, you've doubled your work load. That leads to a much less efficient system in the long run. Step up, MS.

[@SeanCox2801]

I tried Windows 11 but I found Windows 10 to be much much faster. I don’t have a terribly old system - 10th Gen i7, 32GB 3200mhz RAM, 2x 1TB NVME SSD in raid0 and an RTX 3070. Windows 10 is better for me and games perform better on Windows 10 - at least in my experience.

[@utherlightbringer3868]

Bro i run win 11 on 7 y old pc and win 11 is faster bc memory scheduler

[@SkyFly19853]

I am NOT big fun of Windows 10, but I would rather use it than Windows 11 since I play retro games. I do NOT even want to touch Windows 11. I am willing to dual boot with Windows 10 and Linux or Windows 10 with Windows 7 & 8

[@loxin234]

@Yann BOYERi have 9th gen so i gotta use win10?

[@berend109]

same experience with 8th gen i7, 1060, 16GB 2666mhz RAM.

[@itzamedave6242]

I've ran 11 on 4th gen and newer without performance issues and does handle memory better imo

[@StormCrusher94]

Glad to hear they relaxed the TPM requirement. Though considering they targeting a 2024 launch of Windows12 I don't think it is worth to upgrade from W10 to W11, unless you're unhappy with how Windows10 works for you and like you said looks.

[@AndersHass]

TPM was barely an issue. Bigger one is you will need specific CPUs to be officially supported. I wonder what dumb requirements Windows 12 will have.

[@trapOrdoom]

You’re shitting me right? Lmao Jesus.

[@crimsonMaiden]

Windows 12 Could do What vista did in 06 And Launched in 26

[@JeffTiberend]

How was the TPM requirement relaxed? I still can't upgrade to Windows 11 because I can't get a TPM module for my MSI B360M Bazooka.

[@AndersHass]

@@JeffTiberend even if you could your CPU isn't supported. Otherwise your CPU would already have TPM 2.0 build in its firmware

[@top10isee3]

Very informative and I appreciate your evaluation. I am very happy with win10 and win11 looks like a nightmare to me. I must admit, I get very upset when I am forced to "upgrade" my software. I do not like having to get accustomed to a whole new user experience. What I would appreciate the most from Microsoft is for them to leave my darn computer alone and let me get my work done without their (what feels like) constant harassments.

[@MangaGamify]

Time spent on finding stuff, tweaking stuff, transferring/reinstalling stuff is time should had been spent on productivity and making some money. Let everyone else beta test win11

[@jillianstanley2085]

@@MangaGamify I totally agree. And please, if you get tired of your handle, can I have it? 🙂

[@alanelston2330]

Thanks for mentioning about that widgets sidebar thing that appears at the left sometimes. I saw that a few times and was a bit worried that I might have accidentally downloaded some Hijacking Add-In virus thing, lol!

[@israellewis5484]

I think the good thing about the windows snapping feature is when you have multiple monitors connected. The windows can be oriented anyway you want, even if the monitor is disconnected and reconnected, those windows should go back to how they were

[@Chris-hx3om]

I HATE the snapping 'feature'. It's one of the first things I turn off when I install a new system. Allowing a word document to occupy an entire widescreen monitor is a waste of a monitor. Easier to have the word document occupy half of the screen (and you're still got the whole page visible), and a, for example, webpage up that you're copying data from...

[@blackbear92201]

Awesome video. At Microsoft's recent prompt, I've test driven Windows 11 the past couple of days. I'm going back to Windows 10. The Windows File Explorer has been totally redesigned, making navigation of local (eg., C: drive) storage MUCH more difficult and frustrating. You almost have to convert to using the cloud most of the time.

[@MangaGamify]

Feels like we need ignorant users to beta test win 11 for us and complain for us so when win 10 is at the absolute end of life, when we switch over, it's the absolute best version + fixes complained by millions, + winaero tweaker. Time spent on installing win 11, installing softwares/apps, transferring files, tweaking everything, searching for where is this option, is time should had been spent on productivity and making money. So when you switch over to win 11, there are already years old answers in google.

[@yume5338]

Hopefully 11 will get enough updates to be worth switching over. The new buttons for copy/paste/delete on the context menu is nice but overall pretty lacking in actual options. Always prefer sys32 over UWP but hopefully they can pull more things together in the future to get back to what used to work so well.

[@alucardlord9032]

FUCKING WINDOWS 11, TOO MUCH SPACES FOR EACH ICON AND TEXTS, LIKE IF YOU RIGHT CLICK, IT DOESNT FEEL THE SAME WITH THOSE BIG SPACES BETWEEN OPTIONS

[@Belkak021]

I switched to W11 cause I bought an Intel 12th CPU and honestly it hasn't really changed my experience much. I'm not some power user or someone that required some specific features for work or a project so I just switched and I just use the PC normally with no problems. There's a "wait, that's kinda dumb" every once in a while but nothing horrible

[@jojivlogs_4255]

and most of the dumb stuff in windows 11 can be fixed with either software or registry tweaks

[@Syphonpsx]

W11 is awful since it has drm requiring internet to install.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

@@Syphonpsx just like with windows 10, you can bypass it

[@infiniteblaz3416]

@@Canis_Vulpes Not sure how true that is. We have AMD powered machines running W11 with no issues.

[@lemonsquese8117]

I'll keep using Windows 10 on until end of support in 2025 then I'll decide to jump to Linux, use Windows 12 if that comes out or put Linux on my main gaming tower My main OS is Linux Mint 20 on my laptop My gaming tower runs Windows 10

[@mihavvu1]

Same plan here too, although i found Linux still lacking in accessibility of use, hopefully by then they catch-up and ill be swtxhing fully to it, cheers

[@ELREASON44]

Yes, your toolbox is useful especially when creating a new install or quick housekeeping. When dealing with older machines, having a button to turn off the windows 11 security checks would be nice. Thanks CT!

[@AnteP-dx4my]

This may be newbie question but, Where can I find that toolbox?

[@silviutanase6141]

@@AnteP-dx4my on his website, not free but worth buying it.

[@SeanCox2801]

Hey Chris! First off, I like watching your videos as they’re very informative and they give me answers and an explanation to any questions I may have. I do have a question that remains unanswered though. Is there a way to use your debloater script to remove ALL bloat BUT leave Xbox functionality in tact?

[@Snoopremacy]

StartAllBack is a great tool to bring back some of the features and looks that were in Win10 and further back. Including moving the taskbar, which I was annoyed that I couldn't do when I moved to 11.

[@bumblebeealso]

@wraith aesthetic

[@bumblebeealso]

@wraith read the comment wrong, i thought it said only features lol

[@someguywithmtndew5691]

@wraith well there’s intel 12th gen users that would like the W10 ui on W11

[@iknowyounot88]

Good timing, I've rolled back earlier in the year and I've been looking into 11 recently to see how it's going.

[@MrSham3less]

I've went back n forth 3 or 4 times but I'm staying on Win 10 for the foreseeable future. Feels more stable and I get better performance in Warzone. The only nice thing about Win 11 is the animations, lock screen and taskbar icons in the middle, which I have now changed lol

[@thewolfydragon1989]

Use taskbar X in Windows 10. I have start menu on left and programme tabs in the centre but you cna have whole lot in centre if you wanted I think.

[@VioletGiraffe]

Thank for this overview. Based on what I've seen, I won't upgrade to 11 until there's a way to make the complete context menu the default right-click menu. I also don't understand why they couldn't just render all the proper context actions in the new style UI, why it has to be either pretty and disfunctional, or functional but ugly.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

eh, context menus being functional but ugly is good enough for me

[@threeballedtomcat9380]

I was using Win 7 SP1 until last October. I saw NO reason to change to Win 8, or Win 8.1 , and when 10 was announced the only thing that got my attention at all was DX 12 for gaming. The PC I have now is the latest version of Win 10 and as near as I can tell there is no real catalyst to change to Win 11. That's my take on it based on various sources, like you. Thanks for the upload !

[@deadlymarsupial1236]

Hopefully by 2025 linux will either have more apps ported from windows or the ability to run windows apps on linux reach sufficient maturity.

[@bobbybologna3029]

Pfft I'm just hoping by then Wayland isn't a complete mess or X12 will have been in the works.

[@hotsauwz]

Well you can already do this with tools like wine, bottles, playonlinux and proton

[@ssclassof2000]

@@hotsauwz You are supposed to be able to do this but unfortunately Wine only works with a handful of apps and it's buggy. I want to switch to Linux badly but it won't run the couple of the windows apps I need. Wine needs perfecting for Linux to really be a viable option. Maybe someone needs to come up with another program to replace wine cause it sucks right now.

[@duckmeat4674]

@@ssclassof2000 what apps btw?

[@ssclassof2000]

@@duckmeat4674 The main app I like to use is Nitro PDF, its similar to Adobe but better in my opinion. I've tried it with multiple wine tools and different distros and it never works.

[@pwcorgi2000]

Personally I'd rather have Windows 7. That was my favorite Windows.

[@unwashedcucumber7488]

That was their peek that's for sure

[@Robert-sl7jo]

That’s what I have been saying, everything is a steady DOWNGRADE since Windows 7

[@Robert-sl7jo]

How much does it cost to switch to Linux Mint rather than to Windows 11? And there’s still that unpredictability of Microsoft requiring a new PC for each new version.

[@plamenpurvanov5451]

Great video as always. I don`t care about the look of the OS. Windows 10 still feels snappier and faster. I tried Windows 11 for a month,but there are still some small bugs that I don`t like and I switched back to 10. And the default programs switch is pain in the @@s to deal with. Very big - for me. Also when I am changing the Privacy setting it is bringing me back to the top of the settings not to the section that I were in which is very anoying. It just feels like their main point was to support the new Intel CPU`s and everything else is ill-conceived.

[@cretsiah2]

@Chris nice to know they might be allowing older systems to run win 11, not sure how great that will be given that it has taken me 2 years of bios updates on 2 ASUS Prime B450 boards just to run windows 10 as a stable operating system in MBR mode.... in GPT mode all i ever got was blue screens and freezing freezing would occur when trying to use wifi, blue screens would happen with updates, attempting to connect via usb wifi, and just suddenly happen at the log-in screen...

[@LangeloScuro]

While I still have a WIN7 that is running great, my WIN10 is awesome as is after I used your tools and cleaned it up. I have another one I'll be setting up and am doing the same to it. I did like the look of WIN11, but have to admit I'm a functions guy. So long as the motor has the horsepower to do the job, I don't mind the mismatched primered body panels.

[@jasonw84]

I did upgrade to Windows 11 at one point but ran into a lot of issues using my Meta VR headset so I went back to Windows 10. a lot of Steam VR games are having some issues with it as well. Until problems like that are solved I'll be staying with windows 10.

[@alanelston2330]

I only have the one win 11 machine, and I too found the look of the thing very nice. I like it. Never the less, taking a lot of other things in account my general feeling and opinion was to stay for a few years with windows 10 for most of my machines, along with a good “Debloat optimise utility tool kit thing”. This video and some of the comments has reinforced that opinion of mine.

[@AhmedMohamed-bo3vy]

I also installed it on vmware and the animations are impressive do i need to update ?

[@alanelston2330]

@@AhmedMohamed-bo3vy Sorry, I do not fujlly understand, what are you trying to ask me? Can you perhaps explain more clearly in more detail what you are asking me? Alan

[@DesmondLaiUxpert]

Thanks Chris! I almost switched to Win 11 coz it's a free upgrade and my PC met the tech requirement. I guess I'll just put it on hold for a bit longer.

[@deananthony6985]

Thanks for the info, I found it most useful for my decision to stay with windows 10. I have no need to jump through new hoops and relearn how to navagate as my needs for computers has become just basic. i'll be watching for more of your videos. Well done.

[@Wulf0w0]

I'd appreciate if you would add the win11 bypass to the toolbox, messing with the registry by hands feels a little daunting for me

[@alanelston2330]

I am with that - any additional option like that on his utility toolbox thing is worthwhile IMO, even though I will be mostly staying as long as possible on a stable windows 10 for most of my computers. ( I have just the one Win 11 machine, which I bought second hand cheaply from a reputable dealer, and its working fine on what is an old original Vista Acer Travelmate laptop)

[@laptoptweakingtips]

Rufus 3.19 gives you the ability to bypass windows 11 requirements

[@Rorschach1024]

Steve Gibson wrote a freeware utility called InControl that does this without requiring you to muck about in the registry.

[@tnfssc]

Valorant doesn't run on Win11 without secure boot enabled. On Win10, it works.

[@tom940]

I switched without asking myself if I actually should, and so far I don't really feel like theres that much of a difference between 11 and 10, but also most of my utilities and stuff i've got in virtual machines which all made the transition seemlessly and i really only use the host OS to play video games.

[@Ferruccio_Guicciardi]

I just switched today from Windows 10 to Windows 11. My motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XII HERO (Wi-Fi) after upgrading BIOS to firmware 2701. I love the context -menu every time I do a right click, specially when Copying / Moving / Pasting / Renaming file. Very handy. I also love the dark themes for the whole Windows GUI. It is relaxing to my eyes.

[@wjeisnbeja]

No, windows 11 has alot of problems i had windows 11 for like 10 months and i have been getting alot of blue screens, bugs and other stuff. Dont switch to windows 11.

[@SpeedyTubaGuy]

Once Win10 is EoL I plan on switching to Linux full time, I only stay on Windows for a few quality of life programs I haven't found an alternative for in Linux, and only one game I play doesn't work on Proton

[@saltwell]

I feel the same. Microsoft has downgraded the interface in 11 (and refuses to reinstate "Show labels - never combine" on the taskbar) which is completely unacceptable to me.

[@clownproductionia]

You could use a vm on Linux to get those "quality of life apps"

[@SpeedyTubaGuy]

@@clownproductionia no I couldn't, because some of them are desktop utilities that affect my every day use of the PC, not standalone programs. Look up LittleBigMouse for an example

[@clownproductionia]

@@SpeedyTubaGuy hmm I'm sure they'll be a Linux alternative "eventually"

[@SpeedyTubaGuy]

@@clownproductionia hopefully, that one for example I could see one day having similar functionality in Wayland natively. A few others as well if there's enough demand for a developer to make it or do it just for themselves

[@JanVaskoSG]

Man, you're rocks! Thank You for your course !!! I've learned so much!!!

[@rjjeffreys]

Always exceptionally helpful and useful content here on your channel, Chris. Thank you!

[@JByteTX]

If you could find and add the full context menu on right click it would be amazing!!! I hate having to click "show more options"!!!

[@anthonym_8863]

Windows 11 has a nice coat of paint on it, but that's about it as far as I'm concerned. I did try it out in a VM for a day late last year to see if I'd be able to run all my tweaks and configs and such to get it back to a state that's functional for me (which basically undoes most of the new changes, including the dreadful new start menu and the pointless change to the context menu), and my test was successful in that regard. But, why would I want to do that for real yet, when 10 is still working well enough for me and is still supported? To be fair, I do like the new look and the availability of Android apps, but those are not big enough selling points for me yet. I might be ready for 11 next year, but chances are, I'll hang on to 10 until 2025, unless I get a new laptop sooner.

[@boblangill6209]

I side stepped the upgrade process by replacing the Win 10 laptop I'd been using as my secondary PC with a Beelink mini-PC that came with Win 11 Professional installed. Its basic specs (memory and storage) were the same as the laptop, and the price was only a little more than the non-discounted price of Win 11 Professional. I've been able to check out most of my key applications on Win 11 without worrying about them breaking in the upgrade process. Window's 11 new look doesn't excite me (Wow rounded corners -- seriously?) but it doesn't annoy me either.

[@wayneosman8971]

Here's one for you Chris Titus, After upgrading an older computer from Windows 10 to 11, 4 Months ago (this was my third attempt using 11),. I installed Win 11 one year earlier on an AMD and an Intel based computer. noticing hardware errors. While at the same time turning off some Windows 11 default settings became an Issue. I thought maybe one of the problems was a power supply. (due to SATA 2 and NVME M.2 hard drive errors) Having three power supply's fail after upgrading to Windows didn't make sence so I reinstalled Windows 10 on all three computers and they worked fine. Last July a friend needed a computer and I sold one of them, an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) with Windows 10 installed on it. Soon after that same computer was auto upgraded again to Win 11, then died one Month later.. I gave gave the same person another new computer an ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI With Windows 10 installed and I set the BOIS so Win 11 can't install. The bottom line to this story is the first computer Upgraded to Win 11 was a total loss, in that, all the errors only happened while running Windows 11 on an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) motherboard and an ASRock Z370 Gaming K6 motherboard. Then again returning to Windows 10 saved the ASRock Z370 Gaming K6 computer. Sadly the ASUS TUF computer was a total loss, the motherboard was not repairable. Now I find a few ASUS AMD X670E motherboards and their counterpart AMD processors are to blame for runaway errors. I wonder, were they using Windows 11!

[@jameslewis2635]

I came into this video expecting to hear something along the lines of 'no, download Linux instead'. Personally I made the switch to Windows 11 for my newest PC build because Windows 10 has a poor reputation for suppoting HDR and by doing this I get the longest period possible without having to change OS.

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Yeah I did forget to mention Windows 11 does have Auto HDR for those that can support it.

[@Perry....]

To be fair a lot of people that only load up web browsers could get away with switching to Linux mint lol. But nah Linux isn't for everyone tbf

[@zurkke]

@@Perry.... Linux Mint is as easy to set up than Windows, if not more. Remember that the majority of people who claim Windows is way easier don't even know how to install it. They usually get it preinstalled or ask someone to do it for them. With Linux it's mostly not even a question, an user that has the will to make the jump will automatically have to know how to install it.

[@Perry....]

@@zurkke I know Mint even has a welcome app, hell windows doesn't have that. People had to learn windows just as much as they'd have to learn linux lol, they just pretend that they didn't have to

[@zurkke]

@@Perry.... That's right. The funny thing is that some basic users wouldn't even need to be taught again. Mint does include everything you need if you're not that advanced.

[@peterjansen4826]

Chris, even worse in regard to security, for both Windows and Linux/*BSD. Just remove the SSD, connect it to another system and you can get all the data. Locking the system with SecureBoot and TMP does nothing to protect your data, it only frustrates the user when he wants to start up another operating system. There is one exception for which locking the system could be useful: autocompletion of passwords. If they steal your computer and they can't just boot up then at least you buy yourself some time, they won't immediately get into your email-accounts and Steam-account. So it is not completely useless but it does not protect your data.

[@bereantrb]

Very helpful. I was preparing to do a clean install of Windows and was considering 11 as long as I was going to the trouble. But I'll stick with 10. Thanks.

[@thedave1602]

I run i9-12900k on my main pc at home, but stay on win10. I found that in most benchmarks, that fastest config is just running win10 with e cores off. It's way faster than running win11 with e-cores off (which is also faster than win11 with e-cores on)

[@GreyHazRoot]

Should you switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11...only if you are taking the long way to installing Debian.

[@notapplicable2636]

HA nice! I personally chose MX Linux, but is technically a "beginner" flavor of Debian, so it works... Haha!!!

[@epsileth]

Mint or pop!_os. 😁

[@lumeronswift]

Or an even longer path to Manjaro :)

[@epsileth]

@@lumeronswift the joys of multi booting. Ventoy is a great way to try multiple live boot Linux versions. Just drag and drop disk images to a configured flash drive, and it does the rest. 😁

[@zurkke]

@@lumeronswift Manjaro is Arch without the benefits of Arch. If you want Manjaro in the first place, you're probably better with EndeavourOS.

[@markrichter7504]

Hey Chris love your content and I use your tool quite often. Thank you for creating that and I would love the windows 11 switch as well. The thing I don't like about Windows 11 is the start menu it seems very restricted is there any way to have more functionality like Windows 10 did?

[@0xCUBE]

Start11

[@thecoffeebadger5807]

I am planning on upgrading to win11 and this review is a great insight. I do like some of the new features in win11 like the taskbar settings and Teams for my classes, but with my ryzen 3 laptop. I am not sure how it will affect performance-wise. Other than that, I will be upgrading it to win11 during the school break. As for the functionality, it is going to take a while for me to get used to it. I felt the same way with win10 because I have been using win7 for the longest time until its end-of-life support. Thank you for your honest opinion on win11.

[@technologytalks7595]

I did it looks great. It preformed faster than windows 10 in 5 fps. It is so euchre to

[@technologytalks7595]

Secure

[@sherikuykendall2621]

Thank you for your video...I feel I can trust you for good direct info. I appreciate you making these videos.

[@George.Salayka]

Hey Chris, isn't the scheduler rework only available in windows 11? Unless they have since added this to 10 retroactively, High end ryzen systems and those with P/E cores on intel are not performing as well on 10. Might have changed, but this was the case when last I checked.

[@leonniebuhr7193]

This is what keeps me on 11 also. If 10 has the updated Scheduler i might consider downgrading.

[@Intimatycal]

Just switched from win11 to Win XP.. More solid than my morning wood

[@chispearson9060]

I have a 7th gen i7 and Dell and I actually just signed up to the beta test program and that allowed me to install Windows 11. Thanks for the video

[@cammy85]

I'm now running on unsupported hardware flawlessly after using your toolbox and LoveWindowsAgain to tweak some settings. I'd say it's even faster than Windows 10 now. One problem I have is that audio glitches from time to time due to CPU spikes, but it doesn't use the fan near as much. After ditching Kaspersky, your tool that I downloaded works without hitches. I'm using Defender for now with hardened settings.

[@gamingthunder6305]

as long as secure boot and TPM is a must then im not interested. i will run windows 10 till i cant anymore and then we will see how the OS landscape evolved.

[@muddyexport5639]

I use the toolbox also, that registry tweak would be a great addition. Thanks

[@alanelston2330]

I am with that, any additional option like that on his utility is worthwhile IMO, even though I will be mostly staying as long as possible on a stable windows 10 for most of my computers.

[@mynoghra1849]

I've been powering on into a black screen recently and am thinking about downgrading to Windows 10 and seeing if that fixes the issue. I found your recommendation to upgrade in 2025 the most helpful. Thank you

[@flamethrow868]

If you right click the taskbar, yes, you only get Taskbar setting. But right click on the Start button, which is right there in the middle of the taskbar, and you get access to all the good links you might need if your keyboard died : Task Manager, Terminal, System Settings etc. I honestly like this better than just right clicking anywhere on the taskbar giving you lots of options, I used to get so many things open if I right clicked by mistake while loungin in bed

[@brads2041]

I agree with you - I liked the look and feel of windows 11. But Windows. And I now use Linux and I can have a similar look via theming.

[@brycehardie-campbell2503]

i don't like win11, but in fairness, right click the windows start menu for more options... like task manager

[@HCIbn]

Thanks! Just about to update windows 10 to see what it was like. You just save me the hassle.

[@NormanF62]

If you have an unsupported PC, you upgrade it with the Server mode to land on the Windows 11 desktop. Nowadays you sign into Windows with your PIN, which you create at setup. The best things about it are a drag and drop taskbar and tabbed file browsing. It isn’t that much different from Windows 10, with which it shares the underlying base and in general, if your PC ran Windows 10, it can run Windows 11.

[@Neds_Severed_Head]

Regarding bypassing the TPM requirement - I think Rufus has an option to build a boot stick bypassing it too.

[@Syphonpsx]

You shouldn't have to do that though.

[@apollomedia7210]

I don't know what advantage it has. Every added feature is insignificant and can be made possible in 10. I think it was too early. Because 10 was a really good one.

[@longkimnguon9999]

I got my TPM in my laptop that was made in around 2018 with Intel UHD Graphics 620 and Intel CPU Core i5 8th Gen with 8 PROCESSORS including 8GB RAMS. I think it made almost a big difference and that's most importantly the design. Some people got used to the taskbar on the left side or the old context menu because most people used Windows 10 all the time. It's ok if you don't switch to Windows 11 because it's early and you still have like 2-3 years before the end of support for Windows 10. You could switch to Windows 11 in case you really want to see the designs but if you don't wanna do a clean install or if you worry about the performance, just stay to Windows 10. For me, I got around 5+ FPS on Roblox but fps sometimes drops in big games which is fine in my opinion. I guess Microsoft wanted us to explore the Registry and Settings since the Control Panel became useless ( settings literally copied almost all the stuff from the control panel ). Recap: - Switch to Windows 10 if you want to get more FPS, and don't want to do a clean installation. - Switch to Windows 11 if you want to get more security updates, and see more designs that are new and innovative.

[@obvinpro]

Windows 11 default app switcher exposes more file extension that a app can handle which I prefer than windows 10 that only changes extension related to web like html, shtml etc. What's your take on Smart App Control introduce with windows 11 22H2 update?

[@opoxious1592]

I will only go to Windows 11 if the performance is just as good or better. And i also want to have the same look and easy usage as Windows 10.

[@RoadRunner1980]

I use Start11 from Stardock. It restores a lot of Start Menu and Taskbar functionality and you can make it look like previous versions of Windows.

[@imzesok]

4:47 - as I recall the widgets were ultimately removed from the earlier versions of windows because they were an unfixable attack vector. I don't know why they thought it was a good idea to try to bring them back. They're still reliant on web services, so they're probably not any less vulnerable to attacks. my biggest gripes with Windows 11, is the forced task grouping and the wasted space on the start menu used to "suggest" you stuff. most everything else I can kind of put up with. though I will agree needing to hold shift to use the old context menu is also very annoying.

[@vladislavkaras491]

Thanks for the video!

[@AnFunctionArray]

I bought a PC like last year (Asus motherboard) - went through every nook and cranny in the UEFI settings (including an option to turn TPM on/off discrete) - and Windows 11 wouldn't install. I was using Ubuntu anyway so not a huge - but still it doesn't make any sense (and for comparison I have an Acer laptop around earlier the same year which install and runs Win 11 fine);

[@alanelston2330]

For about half a year, I have just the one Win 11 machine, which I bought second hand cheaply from a reputable dealer, and its working fine so far on what is an old original Vista Acer Travelmate laptop. The dealer said he used Microsoft’s own instructions to bypass their own system requirements for Windows 11. So far so good

[@daniellocklin787]

Just here to make a comment, I upgraded to manjaro and much prefer it to either windows 10 or 11.

[@daleddddddddd]

Right click the start button instead of the task bar if you want more options in the context menu, including access to the task manager

[@Monius13]

I've been using windowblinds for ages, ever since windows vista and they usually do a good job of bringing back functionality from previous OS versions. (in Windows 10 my taskbar and start menu and everything basically looks and functions like windows 7) I wonder if they've done the same for windows 11? But at the same time since Windows 12 is already in development this kinda makes updating a redundant idea to me since 12 will supposedly be out before Windows 10 EoL. Better to just wait?

[@jojo-jj]

no .. don't !

[@danjo8673]

My main concern about Win11 is the frequency, number and severity of bugs, also the frequency, number and severity of their updates trashing computers. I went through those problems on Win10 for several years before they got their act together. My level of trust of Microsoft is very, very low. Makes me wonder if my AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU will be on the list for Win12 when it comes out.

[@markjacobs1086]

It has yet to trash my system, so I'm not entirely sure if there's some very loud minority complaining big time, user incompetence that microsoft dropped the ball on to prevent such huge issues, or I'm super lucky... 🤔

[@NormanF62]

No. Windows 12 is going to require you to buy a new PC. At that point, everything today will be over 15 years old and due for replacement anyway and if anything, the new hardware requirements to run it are going to be far stricter.

[@opinionsevrywhere]

Yes definitely want to see that in the toolbox thank you!!

[@donflowers8471]

Thanks. This was exactly what I was looking for.

[@codychilders8307]

“Above a room temperature IQ” Can we get that on a T-shirt?

[@shadowobject]

The actual nice new thing for me is WSLg i wish windows 10 would suppport that.

[@ChrisTitusTech]

The Windows 10 insider build used to support it, but I think Microsoft changed that. I agree though, WSLg is pretty awesome.

[@wiseskeshom4673]

only 1 reason that make me still considering the option should I switch from Windows 10 to 11 is WSLg (and also Systemd is now supported in latest WSL store version which is available only in Windows 11)

[@VentureNW]

I came across your video, as I had not upgraded and was curious on the look and feel differences. I heard through the grapevine that Windows 11 does music production a bit better, in terms of performance by about 10-20% which is actually a pretty big improvement. They were mentioning DSP and polyphony, which to be honest, just hurts my brain. I am still a bit leery of this, however. Any thoughts on this? I am running Ableton Live 11, as my DAW, running an AMD 3600x on an X570 mobo with 32Gb of RAM, and all M.2 and SATA SSD if that helps. I realize that probably my best upgrade in terms of performance will be the newer Ryzen 7000 on AM5, but I am not feeling like jumping in the caldron on that, until they iron out the basics. I am not getting any where near the end of my RAM and have only come close to using about 40% of it, but I am easily hitting some CPU limits, depending on what I am doing.

[@dunk8157]

Thats quite a fast CPU you have there, I would think if you are hitting limits you may want to look at how many plug ins you are running and how you are using them, I've seen people running lots of CPU heavy reverb plug ins for example on several tracks instead of using reverb as a send effect. I would be suprised if switching to Windows 11 would make a huge difference, well as much difference as being rational with your plug in use. Another option is to render tracks to audio when you are happy with them as audio uses very little CPU vs plug ins.

[@sgholt]

Win 11 still seems to have some issues with Bluetooth...works rarely....checking drivers....Win 11 is slower, than 10. I did install StartAllBack program for the menu...thanks Chris

[@peterjansen4826]

I like it that Windows offers different widths for the snapping (1/3rds) but if it would be really useful then tiling window managers on Linux would support that and most of the twm-developers seem to agree that rarely you want to split the monitor in more than two parts horizontally. But more options is better, just do it with hotkeys. I still use 100% Linux on my desktop, when I need Windows (because I must use certain software for which I need Windows) then I use it on my laptop but sadly I was so dumb to buy an Acer-laptop and it unstable with Windows out of the box, frequent BSOD's, both W10 and W11 and also after a clean install. I had 3 OEM's in my life: 1 Dell (never a problem), 1 Acer-desktop (BSOD's for a few years because of buggy RAID-driver) and now an Acer-laptop with even more BSOD's. Avoid Acer!

[@supercellex4D]

How do you never have a problem with Dell? I had one laptop that fell apart out of warranty, one who's had 3 keyboard replacements, one where opening the screen loosens the screws, and one where all 4 memory sticks died after a week turned off. Bad QC there IMO.

[@tonywise198]

Personally, I'd like to get my taskbar to the left (or right or top) again. No real reason for Microsoft to remove that ability, except they have now got an Apple fixation. Never mind, back to my Linux Box.

[@TheCgOrion]

My customized Classicshell is infinitely more usable than 10 or 11's default start menu, so it will be tough for me to switch. Once features my hardware supports, but they are dropping 10 support on, I'll probably switch. My G15 AE laptop is 11, and it's fine, but it's for gaming, and I just throw icons on the desktop.

[@robertjohannsen4469]

Don't switch yet, I switched to windows 11 for 24 hours then switched back to 10. I had a lot of crashes and games that were not compatible. There is a lot of problems still.

[@kevinpitts3548]

I would be on fedora full time if it wasn't for two pieces of software that only works on windows or Mac.

[@mikejones-nd6ni]

I'm waiting for Windows 12

[@pinstripebanditt]

hi Chris cool video I have windows 7 and was looking at weather or not to upgrade as my window is now unable to update what version of windows would you recomed my pc is from 2012 so im not sure if it would work well what are your thoughts best wishes ken

[@LoungeAct1978]

Awesome video! Yes please add the Windows 11 keys for the bypass. Such a good idea!

[@alfredwhoishe4025]

The latest 22h2 update from Windows 11 just made it more better and more of moving away from Windows 10's look. The best feature I appreciated was the Focus mode or what I call built-in pomodoro timer for productivity. Ofc there's still the old school control panel and some other stuff but most people are already used to it so it doesn't really bother. Oh and yeah, you can now make folders on the pinned apps too.

[@AndersHass]

Wait Microsoft has officially given a way to bypass their own system requirements for Windows 11? I do wonder how well it will work with updates and what not as well.

[@alanelston2330]

For about half a year, I have just the one Win 11 machine, which I bought second hand cheaply from a reputable dealer, and its working fine so far on what is an old original Vista Acer Travelmate laptop. The dealer said he used Microsoft’s own instructions to bypass their own system requirements for Windows 11. So far so good

[@Notics2]

I decided to move over to Windows 11 because I got a 12th gen intel cpu. I discovered a great tool, (thanks to Craft Computing video Debloating W11 the easy way) -- called "this is windows 11." I used it and have removed some of the annoying changes windows 11 adds. The creator continues to update the app and it's pretty dang good. Makes it easier to remove recommendations, revert to old context menu, easily remove windows apps, etc. Also, you can right click the start icon in W11 and still get to task manager that way. I was used to having that feature in the taskbar on W10 as well, but I got used to just right clicking the windows icon instead, whenever I don't want to use my keyboard. It also has a few other options built into it which can be useful when right clicking the windows icon on w11, such as device manager and disk management, etc.

[@chaosordeal294]

1:14 That hold-to-snap feature that you didn't care for looks exactly like something I want (and use 3rd party software to do on Win10, to some degree).

[@vivekbelvalkar]

I waited till 22H2 update..and now i finally i upgraded to win 11..and honestly i liked it a lot..i didnt used to like win10 due to its old ass UI..with 11 its fixed or being fixed. Also i find few features like scroll on volume logo to change vol levels,wifi and bluetooth toggles,settings ui revamp super helpful. We should give them some time to add few missing feature(custom widgets) and new features(tabbed file explorer,taskbar overflow) which are already in development. Dont know why people judging it so fast.i remember win10 had many bugs in both fuctionality and UI in earlier time. Considering how fast ms is fixing stuff and adding demanded features in win 11 compared to win 10 ..i say upgrade is totally worth it

[@steveu235]

after windows7 everything else from Microsoft is garbage from their forced updating to them trying to shove edge down your throat. good riddance windows

[@notapplicable2636]

What about updates being forced down throat too... That an "Microsoft Accounts" :P MX was my distro previously but I had to jump back to MS... (Yes multiple sclerosis, it works don't it..? Haha)

[@riptorforever2]

Great explanation. Thanks!

[@czdot]

Winaero and ExplorerPatcher are pretty good utils to make Win11 more usable. ExplorerPatcher also enables 7 Taskbar Tweaker. Another useful app. That's how I roll now. 😊

[@Kfoo-dj4md]

You could tell chris enjoys making linux/other content more than windows content 😂

[@terminalvelocity4858]

Should you switch from Windows 10 to *Linux *YES*

[@cocopommel2306]

I changed back to windows 10 after 6 months of using windows 11. The most frustrating thing is some software is still not compatible with windows 11.