Well, I’ve done it. I’ve upgraded to Winblows 11

Greetings everyone, this is the Angry Systems Administrator. As the title shows, I’ve finally upgraded my system to Windows 11. It took a solid 5 hours to install, but it is loading and running. My first impressions of Windows 11?

I didn’t want to upgrade, but the Windows 10 Operating System has just about reached the end of life and will no longer receive updates. The other day, I received an email telling me that certain applications that I rely on will no longer be supported on Windows 10, which was the impetus to push me to “Do the deed.”

I assumed that the upgrade wouldn’t take more then a couple of hours. It took over 5. I will say it was smooth and my profile was pulled over without issue. Now the down side. The GUI sucks. Right off the bat the start menu, which has been on the left hand side since Windows 95, was moved to the center of the screen.

I had read about this and seen it in computers in stores so I was expecting it. I also knew there was a way to move it back to the left where it belongs. I had to look up how to do this of course, but once I found the settings, it was straight forward. What isn’t straight forward was the tiles. They are gone.

I’ve been doing some research and there are third party utilities I can download, and there is a registry hack I can do. I have no interest in adding more stuff to the start up routine for this computer, and I am not going to play around with the registry. Yes, I know how to do it and have done so in the past. I’m just not going to do it this time.

Then there is all the usual crap Microsloth installs. I’ve been “Decrapifying” the system as I’ve discovered things. I’ve also had to rebuild a lot of my preferences regarding the taskbar. One of the first things I did was get rid of the billboards, I mean notifications for things that I don’t care about. I also reduced the footprint of the search field.

When Windows 10 was released 10 years ago, Microsloth stated that it would be the last Windows operating system released. Instead, Microsoft would be releasing updates and improvements. Microsloth lied.

Now there are some major security upgrades that come with Windows 11 of course. However, these upgrades come with a cost. A lot of older systems will not be able to run Windows 11, and people will be forced to buy new hardware. I know I’ve been looking at a new system for the last 8 months, but financial reality always gets in the way. Fortunately, my current desktop meets all the requirements.

I’ve also been checking my applications and confirming that they work. Some will need updates of course, but most seem to be working as expected. I am expecting a bit of a learning curve of course, but, by and large, the upgrade to the operating system Microsoft promised would never actually happen appears to have worked.

Windows 11 has been out for a couple of years, but I learned long ago that it’s always best to wait on things like this and let others leap before they look. I’ve done my time as a beta tester and I have no interest in constantly rebuilding or debugging a computer if I don’t have to.

I will say that someone needs to take Microsoft developers and explain to them that most people do not like change and that they should have built the system so the GUI could be reverted to a Windows 10 look. Unfortunately, with developers and GUI designers, about the only way things can be explained to them like this involves repeated use of assorted blunt objects. Not everyone likes shiny and new. They want reliable and familiar.

Sadly, the use of kinetic educational methods is not allowed by the government. Something about calling it assault with a deadly weapon, assault and battery and attempted murder?

Thank you for your time.

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~The Angry Systems Administrator~