{"id":23122,"date":"2022-03-10T11:03:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=23122"},"modified":"2022-03-10T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:03:52","slug":"to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade-that-is-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade-that-is-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade – That is the Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade – That is the Question<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Many of you are on the fence about updating from Windows 10 to Windows 11. We’re getting more and more questions about upgrading and many asking if they can make Windows 11 look more like Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, let us point out that Windows 10 will not only be safe to use until October 14, 2025, Microsoft says it will continue to update Windows 10 and that includes adding new features.<\/span><\/p>\n

We know for some of you there’s a feeling that you’re missing out on something if you’re still using Windows 10. That’s not necessarily true. If you can do the things you want and need to do with Windows 10, and you’re not the kind of person who loves to be on the cutting edge, then stick with Windows 10. You’ve got plenty of time to use it – and it will continue to get updates and security patches.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have Windows 11 because we have to have Windows 11. It’s our job to know as much as we can about all currently supported versions of Windows so we can help you whenever you ask for help.<\/span><\/p>\n

I can honestly say, if it were my job to know Windows 11 inside and out, I’d still be using Windows 10 and I’d continue to use it. I probably would never see Windows 11 until I purchased a new computer – or my old Windows 10 computer was still working on October 1, 2025 – then I would upgrade for safety and security reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re the kind of person who loves to learn new things and likes to stay on top of all things Windows, then you’ve probably already updated to Windows 11 or are seriously considering it. With all its hardware restrictions aside, Windows 11 is as fine a version of Windows as we’ve seen. It seems faster and more responsive than Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

But if you’re happy with Windows 10 and Windows 10 does everything you need it to do, we can there is no compelling reason you need to update your Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 even if its hardware meets all Windows 11 requirements. Windows 10 will continue to be updated and safe to use until October 14, 2025 – that’s 1314 days from today – March 10, 2022. That’s a lot of days and a lot of time technologically speaking.<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you like to be on top of things and your computer’s hardware supports Windows 11 – take the plunge. You’ll probably be glad you did. If your Windows 10 PC meets all the Windows 11 hardware requirements (to find out, run the PC Health Check already installed on your PC via Windows update or, if not, see this page<\/a>), you can upgrade to Windows 11 by visiting this page<\/a>. Windows 11 is free for everyone using licensed versions of Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

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