Which is why Windows 10 will probably be as hard to get rid of for Microsoft as Windows XP. There's still a lot of 32 bit computers in use too.
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My home computers are all Windows 10 units. Most do not meet the requirements for Windows 11.
Windows 10 has proven to be a stable OS.
Windows 10 has proven to be a stable OS.
That is also my biggest complaint. It is as if they continue to believe that the average Win user is dumber every year. And their obsession with hand-held devices just adds junk to those who use business desktops and full function laptops.
It would be nice if "install" had an opening menu that allowed functions not wanted to be skipped. That means functions not useful on one's hardware, all those useless little apps and the like. Some of us want a bare bones OS, not a package of utilities and little games and shopping apps.
None of the Win 10 or 11 apps is as good as many third party equivalents. The Windows directory app is downright dreadful compared to Directory Opus. The text editor is terrible next to EditPad. And so on...
There are, but just like old XP machines; MS will eventually, for better or worse, discontinue support and patches for Win 10, and especially 32 bit usage. Any old 32 bit applications should be planned for replacement soon. Windows 11 utilizes hardware elements to better harden against malware and ransom attacks, but is 64 bit only.
Cue the grumbling.
A lot of vertical market apps are not yet ready / optimized / usable in Win 11. Because I use several of the Nielsen ratings programs, I am not going to even consider Win 11 until I see universal acceptance by Nielsen users.
This is one of those "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" situations. I see no enhancement of the core OS in Win 11 that makes me drool over the new features. This is not like moving from Windows 2 to Windows 3.11 and its improved memory utilization... most of the changes are for very entry level people with limited computer skills.
I'd love to hear from Win 11 users running legacy Arbitron / Nielsen programs.
Not familiar with whether Nielsen provides a 64 bit version. If so, then Win 11 should run it just fine.
Given the application is for professional-subscription use, I'd imagine it's not 32 bit.
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Today the landlord of our radio studio replaced two of his three year old desktop computers. He said they couldn't run Windows 11. He's a lawyer who always buys top of the line. Anyway, he gave two to me.
So now my wife asks what can two people do with 37 computers?
So now my wife asks what can two people do with 37 computers?
I believe the terms are: Packrat, or Hoarder.
Check area schools that many need them. You can also put Linux on them and give them away to senior citizens who are poor and need something to stay connected. Put up a flyer in the local senior community center.
Keep the man cave warm?
Get yerself back on the electric company's Christmas card list?
I use mostly MacOS 10.14 Mojave for day-to-day stuff. I could (and probably should) upgrade to MacOS 12 Monterey, but I like my Mac (a hackintosh, actually) just the way it is.
For my Part-15 AM station, I started it on a VM running Windows XP, then upgraded to an old Dell from 2011 running XP when the VM proved too unreliable. Subsequently, I upgraded the Dell PC to 7 because certain things were a bit easier, and there were some programs I wanted to install that required it (namely, PlayIt Live; a version exists for XP, but I was rather keen on some of its available plugins, and the ones I wanted won't run on the XP version). XP was otherwise just fine, though, and definitely faster.
For a short while, I ran a PC with a Windows 8.1 install tweaked to look and feel more-or-less like 7, and it was actually quite decent.
I won't run 10 or 11 because, to be blunt, I don't like them. With some pretty hard core tweaking, I was able to make 10 tolerable on a VM, but it was slow and prone to self destruction. It would probably be better on a real machine, but what I have works for me just fine as is, so why fix what isn't broken?
I've dabbled with Linux off and on since first learning of it back in 2004 or so (I remember when Linux 2.6 was new, and now we're on, what, version 6.something?), so while I'm not an expert, I do know my way around it well enough to get by.
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For my Part-15 AM station, I started it on a VM running Windows XP, then upgraded to an old Dell from 2011 running XP when the VM proved too unreliable. Subsequently, I upgraded the Dell PC to 7 because certain things were a bit easier, and there were some programs I wanted to install that required it (namely, PlayIt Live; a version exists for XP, but I was rather keen on some of its available plugins, and the ones I wanted won't run on the XP version). XP was otherwise just fine, though, and definitely faster.
For a short while, I ran a PC with a Windows 8.1 install tweaked to look and feel more-or-less like 7, and it was actually quite decent.
I won't run 10 or 11 because, to be blunt, I don't like them. With some pretty hard core tweaking, I was able to make 10 tolerable on a VM, but it was slow and prone to self destruction. It would probably be better on a real machine, but what I have works for me just fine as is, so why fix what isn't broken?
I've dabbled with Linux off and on since first learning of it back in 2004 or so (I remember when Linux 2.6 was new, and now we're on, what, version 6.something?), so while I'm not an expert, I do know my way around it well enough to get by.
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Why can't you? How to run Windows apps on Linux
Just need to use some inexpensive/freeware third party apps.
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My favorite operating system is Windows 10 Professional. But you need to control the updates yourself.
Linux Zorin is pretty cool too. Zorin is similar to Linux Mint. However it runs Windows software as well and easier to do that than other Linux operating systems.
Linux Zorin is pretty cool too. Zorin is similar to Linux Mint. However it runs Windows software as well and easier to do that than other Linux operating systems.
Yes, control updates yourself but sign up for notifications or watch one of the OS newsletters in case of an "urgent" update needed due to a dangerous hack or vulnerability discovered.
I have a set of daily backups, both to separate internal 18tb mechanical drives and to my NAS and to DropBox. I had too many cases of Win 10 starting an update with a reboot in the middle of backups, leaving me vulnerable for a whole day's work.
With any OS, backup often and have enough separate backups so that a problem that is discovered "too late" can be fixed with a good backup from a date prior to the problem. While I am on a rant, I also recommend only having the OS on the boot drive. I install apps and critical data to another drive, and have the boot drive mirrored to two other SSDs on odd and even days as well as in daily system backups elsewhere.
And to add to your point; make sure 'system restore' is enabled with a reasonable roll-back period in case Windows becomes corrupted.
Windows 10 Pro. With updated scheduled to only work at mid night. (00:00 to 04:00AM) automation system that is playlist digital perfectly resumes programming at the exactly same spot before updating the system. If something happens windows automatically undo the update. If it continues to fail the system starts a warning through RDS that triggers a alarm on my home telling the station is on emergency pre-recorded playlist. This only happened once when a electrical failure corrupted the system during update.
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