- Mar 25, 2021
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Windows 11 beta worth updating now?
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- Jan 28, 2018
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'No' if you are looking for stability and peace
'Yes' if you can enjoy curiosity and trouble
'Yes' if you can enjoy curiosity and trouble
- Jun 6, 2017
- 473
If you are using Windows 11 as your main operating system then NO. Its a test build which is potentially unstable and insecure.
I would only install Windows 11 on a virtual machine, or an a spare computer.
Even when Windows 11 is officially released, I will be staying with Windows 10 for at least 6 months. There will inevitably be all sorts of bugs plus hardware and software compatibility problems that Microsoft will have to fix once it is rolled out to the wider population. Third parties will need to constantly update their software to keep up with this- some Apps could become unstable or fail to work properly. Therefore I'm waiting for everything to settle down first.
Its the same when Apple release a new version of iOS. The smart thing to do is wait a little while before installing.
I would only install Windows 11 on a virtual machine, or an a spare computer.
Even when Windows 11 is officially released, I will be staying with Windows 10 for at least 6 months. There will inevitably be all sorts of bugs plus hardware and software compatibility problems that Microsoft will have to fix once it is rolled out to the wider population. Third parties will need to constantly update their software to keep up with this- some Apps could become unstable or fail to work properly. Therefore I'm waiting for everything to settle down first.
Its the same when Apple release a new version of iOS. The smart thing to do is wait a little while before installing.
I got a big fat yellow "At Risk" tag on my Computer Security Configuration cuz it's an unrelased Windows build and therefore, um, risky.
I don't regret it though. People's experiences will vary of course. My negative experiences were minimal--just some initial weirdness in Windows Security and some unfamiliar Event Viewer errors and warnings that mysteriously left after a while. As an Insider for several years, I was expecting many more problems than I actually got.
It's def. faster than Windows 10. That cannot be denied. The new configurations of the apps and Settings layouts have a little learning curve but they're overall OK, nice even. A few small lags in File Explorer and Start Menu but nothing major.
Only you can judge if it's worth it. Anyone else just has an opinion.
I don't regret it though. People's experiences will vary of course. My negative experiences were minimal--just some initial weirdness in Windows Security and some unfamiliar Event Viewer errors and warnings that mysteriously left after a while. As an Insider for several years, I was expecting many more problems than I actually got.
It's def. faster than Windows 10. That cannot be denied. The new configurations of the apps and Settings layouts have a little learning curve but they're overall OK, nice even. A few small lags in File Explorer and Start Menu but nothing major.
Only you can judge if it's worth it. Anyone else just has an opinion.
- Mar 25, 2021
- 515
It is faster than windows 10? I thought it will be slower and that is one my reasons that kept me to windows 10.
It's definitely faster overall but conversely, I've seen some lag upon initially opening something like Start Menu or Widgets. Subsequent openings are instantaneous. People have complained of lag and memory leaks in File Explorer but I haven't experienced these issues yet.
No complaints at the moment. But, the Feedback Hub is a good source for issues many might have with it right now.
No complaints at the moment. But, the Feedback Hub is a good source for issues many might have with it right now.
- Aug 30, 2015
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Like some of the other users, I would wait until the official release and even then, wait a little while longer to iron out the bugs. You could try it in a VM though and see how it runs. 
- Aug 22, 2013
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'No' if you are looking for stability and peace
'Yes' if you can enjoy curiosity and trouble
I wouldn't install it on your main system unless you know what you are doing because Windows 11 still has a a way to go yet for stability for the mainstreams, thats why I use roll-back rx because I have Windows 11 installed on my main system, also at the moment there is no media creation tool for win 11 which makes it more time consuming to recover if something goes wrong.'No' if you are looking for stability and peace
'Yes' if you can enjoy curiosity and trouble
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- Jan 26, 2021
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I did a test, and yes it isn't bad. But for me, i can wait. Tunning w10 was a 3 year trip. My pc can support it; but in 5 years it is time for a new pc.
- May 29, 2018
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This, but i doubt many people have alternative system at home wich can pass tpm requirements & even you can bypass it i dont think theres any point as you have to upgrade system whenever youre ready to upgrade permanently
The tpm bypass won't be available when the final version of Windows 11 is released, Microsoft has already stated that they will block people from doing that.
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- Mar 16, 2019
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My experience is similar to plat1098. It doesn't have any serious issues or bugs. It's quite stable and the performance is great too. As she mentioned, there are a few bugs here and there in not-so-important areas and File Explorer is not as smooth as Windows 10's. The last developer build has improved File Explorer's speed but still lags behind Windows 10. I'm using it daily on my main PC. Browsing the web, working, playing games, doing everything on Windows 11 and things are very much fine.
With that said, it's probably still better to wait for the stable build for 99% of the Windows 10 users out there. It's only 2 months away if things goes according to MS's plan.
With that said, it's probably still better to wait for the stable build for 99% of the Windows 10 users out there. It's only 2 months away if things goes according to MS's plan.
- May 3, 2015
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Basically what @plat1098 and @SeriousHoax said. I have it in two real machines I use every day and both are faster than with Windows 10 and less resource hungry which surprises me in a beta/dev channel version that usually has extra debugging activated by default, for obvious reason.
Still I wouldn't recommend anyone to update now. There are some weird random bugs still around.
Still I wouldn't recommend anyone to update now. There are some weird random bugs still around.
- Mar 25, 2021
- 515
wow, so ms did make some optimization to windows 11's performance?
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