Microsoft has just released a Windows 11 installation that requires a clean install--you must remove all your programs. The current Preview versions simply upgrade Windows 10 without destroying your other files.
My advice? Don't do it. The new version does not include the controversial TPM security program. I suspect that MS is having major problems with TPM, and 11 is untrustworthy unless those problems are solved.
Use something better than Windows - use Linux
As a matter of fact, if you are not a big game player, Linux will do everything you want as well as Windows.
Wading through contradictory reports, Microsoft has announced that they will lower the requirements for Windows 11, but you should not install 11 if it doesn't meet the original requirements because it won't run well.
Why are they doing this? Because tech geeks have figured out ways to install 11 on computers that do not meet the requirements. One guy even installed 11 on a Mac computer. MS won't stop them, but they will not support these installations, nor will they allow them to receive updates.
And so...some geeks have figured out how to bypass this, and they can install 11 updates on computers that don't meet the minimum requirements.
My advice? Leave that to the geeks. If your computer doesn't support 11, don't install it.
Jesse, the Windows 11 Preview Version that you are using right now is not power-hungry because it does not use TPM. Almost everyone, including me, who uses it says that it runs well.
When the full version of 11 comes out, it will require TPM, and that is a power-eating, complicated program that will strain both your hardware and software resources.
Which is why I proudly use Linux Mint.
The Plot Thickens!
Microsoft has announced that Virtual Machines (that allow you to run programs on a separated operating system) that do not meet the minimum requirements will not receive Windows 11 updates.
Huh?
Okay, a virtual machine is a computer program that creates an artificial computer, with its own operating system, on your computer. If something goes wrong, it will not affect your computer itself. You can then delete the virtual machine and re-install it without the problem.
So?
Remember I had pointed out that I saw a budget laptop with Windows 10 Pro? 10 Pro allows you to create a virtual machine that will run 11--but now it can't receive upgrades.
Fellow Linux Mint user here! I used Scientific Linux (which was like CentOS, a fork of Red Hat) through version 6.9, but sadly it is now End of Life.
I started using Linux Mint before Mate and Cinammon became widely available. I have to confess I have concerns about the upstream Ubuntu distro switching from APT to Snaps for package management, and the Debian branch of Linux Mint does not seem to be as actively maintained.
Also, I really dislike Systemd, and I have yet to find a good, currently supported distro that is without it.
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