My go to IT guy told me about TPM 2.0 after he’d updated my harddrive to an SSD. He didn’t think my box will be capable of updating to W11 so I should continue with W10 for now. He said that MS will probably continue W10 support until 2025 or shortly thereafter. He was expecting MS to make some changes in the near future so W11 is acceptable on older machines particularly as MS is a big, big green world supporter and wouldn’t want to be seen as someone who intensionally causes millions (billions?) of machines to be landfilled.
Installing on a USB stick in prep for tomorrow.
Same here, even though it’s an i5 processor. Not to worry, I’m the if it’s not broken, don’t fix it type.
ETA: there’s a compatibility program available from M$ you can install to see if your PC is up to the task.
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My newish but cheap laptop is compatible and the upgrade was easy.
I also like the new system, very easy to use.
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Excellent … 
Let us know how you get on … 
All done, cloned to SSD, and working fine in W11.
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Glad to hear it …
Anyone who’s machine is not compatible with Windows 11 need not worry. Windows 10 will still be supported until 2025 and run on after that but the support will end. This just means it will still run but you wont receive regular updates.
My machine is self built but though the security issues can be fixed the i5 processor is 6 years old and the series numbers are not compatible so I shall run Windows 10 until it drops dead. My information is that Windows 11 is just a glorified version of Windows 10.
After having rebuilt my systems to use W11, and having now got my stuff all working on it.
I’d like to say “It’s so much better than Windows 10”
But I can’t say that, because I think it’s quite a lot less user friendly.
As as for the hated updates, the first thing that my rebuilt PC did was to download a pile of system updates!
What does it do that W10 couldn’t do?
I’m still waiting for the answer to that!
MS is offering me Windows 11 for my desktops … should I bother … or stay with Windows 10 … 
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Do you need what it promises? Are there any reviews of it in use, so you can be aware of any problems.
As an aside…I’m thinking of getting a windows laptop, because my Chromebook struggles to multitask when I’m on a zoom call for class. 
No, I don’t need it … Windows 10 is good for a few years yet … but I wondered what current users thought of it … 
I suggest that you start a thread … and ask for advice … 
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Yes I probably should. I’ll do it if I decide to go ahead.
if you have an old desktop as I do (self build 9 yrs ago) the motherboard will not accept W11. With all the issues that can happen if going into registry ( I have dabbled in it on occassions) to get W11 better to get a new computer in my opinion,
So like many others I will stay with W10 for the time being
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Both desktops are less than 2 years old and are W11-ready - I just wondered whether it was worth the bother of upgrading …
do you actually need to upgrade and at what cost ? My late father always said if it is new let any issues get sorted first before buying.
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No, I don’t need it, even though it will cost me nothing.