chinny22 wrote on 2022-03-22, 11:55:You both confirm what I said though?
Doesn't really matter what causes backwards compatibility to break be it say drivers or i […]
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TrashPanda wrote on 2022-03-21, 12:24:Well if we are being upfront here .. Windows 11 is Windows 10 . .its been out in the wild since 2015, Win 11 was simply a new na […]
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chinny22 wrote on 2022-03-21, 10:20:I'd swap the question round to why did you rush to install Windows 11?
I never recommend anyone installing any windows version, […]
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I'd swap the question round to why did you rush to install Windows 11?
I never recommend anyone installing any windows version, (or anything new really) till it's been out in the wild for at least 12 months.
Even if Microsoft themselves have updated everything for the new shinny OS, other software companies can take a lot longer to update their own programs/drivers/whatever.
I've no problem with people that want to upgrade sooner, just be aware if you want to be at the forefront of change your going to have to suffer some some growing pains as the world adapts to "new way" of life
Well if we are being upfront here .. Windows 11 is Windows 10 . .its been out in the wild since 2015, Win 11 was simply a new name for a major Service Pack for Windows 10, the reason for the name change was to differentiate it from Windows 10 since the new security features were a pretty big update but under the hood its still Windows 10 and handles everything is the same manner.
If you had been talking about the shift from WinXp to Vista or from Win7 to Win8 then yeah you would have a point about drivers as both sets of releases radically changed how drivers are used and managed by the OS, but Windows 10 to 11 has no such radical changes and they both use the same driver model and management and can use drivers built for each other.
The main issues I see with people and Win 11 is the new security bullshit tends to get in the way and screw shit up, the new UI also has a few quirks but they were quickly fixed and you can turn off the security shit.
I find it amusing that people believe Windows 11 to be something new .. its really not, I've been using it since early beta and yup its just windows 10 with a new lick of paint nothing radically changed. (Its like how Windows 7 is really just a nicer version of Vista)
BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2022-03-21, 14:26:chinny22 wrote on 2022-03-21, 10:20:I'd swap the question round to why did you rush to install Windows 11?
I never recommend anyone installing any windows version, […]
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I'd swap the question round to why did you rush to install Windows 11?
I never recommend anyone installing any windows version, (or anything new really) till it's been out in the wild for at least 12 months.
Even if Microsoft themselves have updated everything for the new shinny OS, other software companies can take a lot longer to update their own programs/drivers/whatever.
I've no problem with people that want to upgrade sooner, just be aware if you want to be at the forefront of change your going to have to suffer some some growing pains as the world adapts to "new way" of life
It's just Windows 10 + new features. They didn't change some so radically to break, but they did in the end.
You both confirm what I said though?
Doesn't really matter what causes backwards compatibility to break be it say drivers or in this case new security features fact still remains something has changed enough to cause issues that affect the newer OS that the older OS doesn't suffer from.
I'd say Win11 is somewhat like WinME.
WinMe was basically 9x but dropping Vxd Driver support meant a lot of software code needed updating.
Win11 is basically Win10 but software code needs updating to work with the new security crap.
What would you have MS do .. sit on its ass and never progress ?
Progression always breaks stuff its just how it is and 90% of the time most issues are caused directly by users doing something the OS tries its hardest to prevent the user from doing, Win 11 is especially good about preventing users from breaking it, it will let you know if it cant work on your hardware and will even tell you if your current software is compatible but again .. users dont RTFM.
Complain all you like about the new security stuff, MS is having a hard time as it is trying to keep the malware out of the OS and its a losing battle, if hardware based security can help prevent users from getting their shit encrypted or personal data stolen then I'm ok with MS trying to progress. (By users I mean your average Joe, mom, pop, not people who have a good handle on IT and know how to use the internet safely)
Even if it means shit gets broken, I say let stuff get broken ..look what happened with Vista .. Windows 7 is really a gussied up Vista without broken drivers and people consider it one of the best versions of Windows .. and yet Vista was the worst ...irony much ?