[....] The HealthCheck tool is available to find out compatibility.
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I download it and checked my newish HP Desktop that has an AMD Ryzen 5 3400 CPU and the tool says it does meet specs for 11.
I see one think new is the ability to run Android apps; I wonder if it would also run iOS apps since I'd like to run an Apple Podcast of Lemon and Cuomo of CNN, or does running pods not need anything special?
Yes I do have Mint Cinnamon installed. When I did the install, grub failed to install. The system restarted and gave the error no boot device found. Disabling secure boot brought back Windows after a recovery, Mint now will boot by default unless F12 is selected when powering on. I thing secure boot may be the issue with the W11 tool results but do not want to return to secure boot and lose both Windows and Mint at the same time due to a damaged MBR.
Yep!! Got my results on my daily lappy. Interesting results to say the least. My AMD R5 330 video supports DX12, secure boot isn't enabled since I dual-boot Linux. CPU, memory, storage are way above minimums. TPM I have to look at the BIOS to see if its running or not. There are going to be a boatload of people dumping the idea of these requirement right out of the gate. These are gaming specs, not the everyday user.
Edited: TPM enabled, reboot, recheck with the tool, same results.
Windows 11 system requirement listed for everyone here. I cannot fathom why TPM would be "required" as most people don't even know what it is, or used for much less if their systems are capable and using it. Microsoft is no longer developing TPM so...wonder what gives with that? The HealthCheck tool is available to find out compatibility.
Microsoft has published a list of Windows 10 features that will be removed or changed when you upgrade to Windows 11.
Some of the changes are going to be deal-breakers for users who customized Windows 10 in specific ways.
For example, the Windows 11 Start Menu only allows you to dock the Taskbar to the bottom of the screen, meaning if you previously docked your Taskbar at the top of the side of the screen, Windows 11 may not be for you.
Microsoft also states that the Start Menu has various changes, such as removing support for Live Tiles, named groups, and folders of apps.
Microsoft is also removing Internet Explorer, which IE Mode in Microsoft Edge is replacing, so that should not affect many people.
Other features such as Tablet Mode, Timeline, and Wallet have been removed. The 3D Viewer, Paint 3D, OneNote, and Skype apps will be removed when upgrading, but will still be available from the store.
You can find a full list of the changes and deprecations below:
Not a bad default wallpaper though. The system tray looks a lot like MacOS dock with an Android flare to it. The final ISO release info will tell whether I take the time to clean install on one of my other laptops, just for kicks to see what its all about. Windows 12 eh? Chickens may have teeth by the time we see that lol.
Looked at the leaked screenshots from other websites and given what I see, I'm not seeing anything that grants all the hype. Some reports are that Windows 10 X is being baked into the Sun Valley release as well. And as the video shows a major UI overhaul. Sun Valley or Windows 11, actually seeing something that resembles a bit more than a BETA WON'T stir me at this point.
Some other hype comes to mind as well. I remember a very long time ago with W10 in its RTM infancy, and more than once since, W10 went RTM. There were statements, although not directly from Microsoft, where "Windows as a service" were bounced around. Hearing that MS will send W10 Home and Pro versions EOL in 2025 seems to reinforce that rumour a bit further. Microsoft did the same with their Office suites and began dropping support for them one at a time until Office 365 went mainstream as a "subscription service". That is, until the consumer pushback became to loud, MS release Office 2019 as a one time purchase that is NOT subscription based. You would imagine MS would learn from that scenario and NOT make the mistake of taking Windows in the same direction. The UI in the video resembles a more modern Android of half-baked Apple OS than anything at this point. Who wants a startup that sounds like being in a Yoga class? Can't imagine that one personallt. A naming scheme like Apple OS has done would be a better avenue and not spook customers, although, W10 was mostly a freebie upgrade to those who had a OS that qualified and were legit. We shall see. Personally, I will dump Windows in its entirety once a subscription statement is made. Others milage may vary. I may do a clean install when the ISO's are available in RTM form just to see what is what. All my machines will be set to delay moving from W10 save one before making the move. There is a huge negative track record of MS and there regular updates/upgrades. W11 will surely bring some major issues.