Windows 11 updrage - Painless!

[Sparky_ND]

Didn't have much to do today so went ahead and upgraded to windows 11 on my only working computer, thankfully all went well and in less than an hour. Impressively enough it kept all my settings including the autologon. Renamed my virtual audio cables but the settings in all my software were still correct.

I would say the performance is a bit snappier than with windows 10, but overall cpu usage with all my scanning software seems to be the same.

 

[K7MFC]

For all of the criticism Microsoft receives, their dedication to backwards compatibility is impressive. Take a look at this video where a guy installs Windows 1.0 and is able to not only upgrade to each subsequent major version, but also retain the ability to run very old legacy software:

This is not something that is possible with MacOS or *nix. Or at least not without jumping through some serious hoops beyond what the typical consumer would be capable of doing.

 

[belvdr]

I was running Windows up until a week or so ago. I've used Linux in various ways since 1994, and got tired of this last remnant of Windows, so I migrated to Arch. I got Sentinel and ProScan running on Wine with no problems.

Anywho, I'm glad to hear your upgrade went well. I always did a fresh install previously.

For all of the criticism Microsoft receives, their dedication to backwards compatibility is impressive. Take a look at this video where a guy installs Windows 1.0 and is able to not only upgrade to each subsequent major version, but also retain the ability to run very old legacy software:

This is not something that is possible with MacOS or *nix. Or at least not without jumping through some serious hoops beyond what the typical consumer would be capable of doing.

Being able to run old code also brings along potential security issues. I'd rather not have backward compatibility going back very far.

 

[K7MFC]

Being able to run old code also brings along potential security issues. I'd rather not have backward compatibility going back very far.

I'd rather have the option to run old software (while understanding any risks) than have forced obsolescence.

 

[belvdr]

I'd rather have the option to run old software (while understanding any risks) than have forced obsolescence.

Software that is no longer receiving security patches is also not being analyzed for vulnerabilities. How can you know all of the risks?

There's no forced obsolescence. You simply don't upgrade to the latest software.

 

[K7MFC]

Software that is no longer receiving security patches is also not being analyzed for vulnerabilities. How can you know all of the risks?

There's no forced obsolescence. You simply don't upgrade to the latest software.

I just want to play old video games that never received a single patch or security update. Windows will let me do this on modern hardware. I understand there may be a risk and I'm willing to take it. My car can go 150 mph, but I understand that there is an associated risk so I don't do it. But Ford still gives me the option if I wanted to do that.

 

[captainmax1]

Sentinel is basically a simple software but I'm not upgrading for a while due to software like Pro Tools, Ableton, Serato, Radio Programming software and others stating Not to update for now until all bugs are worked out and verified by each companies software developer. You should be all good if Sentinel is your most sophisticated software.

 

[Sparky_ND]

After a couple days of use now, the only difference I've noticed is programs load a little bit faster, boot up time is slower, and the scan speeds in sdr# are a little slower.

 

[foxtail]

I find it very slow on shutdown with a b450 & AMD 5600g

 

[lwvmobile]

I find it very slow on shutdown with a b450 & AMD 5600g

Is that on a mechanical HDD, Sata SSD, or an NVMe drive?

 

[jaspence]

An article I read recently stated that Microsoft had made no effort to make it run well with AMD processor. I think the article was on ZDNET.

 

[wa8pyr]

This is not something that is possible with MacOS or *nix. Or at least not without jumping through some serious hoops beyond what the typical consumer would be capable of doing.

Tarring with a pretty broad brush and I have to disagree with you. I've been a Mac user since 2006 and have never had a problem running older software as I went through the upgrade steps from one OS version to the next and beyond. In fact, I've had more compatibility issues with Windoze than I have with Mac; I've stuck wtih Windows 7 for the few programs I need to run on that platform thanks to serious compatibility issues with Windows 10.

The only compatibility issue I had on Mac was when I switched to a new Mac Mini with the M1 processor last year, and that was with one very old program which hadn't seen an update in years; since I didn't use it that often it wasn't any great problem, and I was able to find a suitable (read "easy to use and inexpensive or free') replacement with no trouble.

It all depends on what software you're using and how well it's designed/supported.

 

[K7MFC]

I've been a Mac user since 2006 and have never had a problem running older software as I went through the upgrade steps from one OS version to the next and beyond.

I don't doubt that. Individual software titles aside, Microsoft has just traditionally put more of a priority on backwards compatibility in Windows than Apple has in their operating systems. That doesn't mean you can't run old titles on new Mac OS versions and doesn't mean you can always run every old title on Windows. But really, I don't care - they're operating systems, not personality traits or lifestyle choices. I don't swear allegiance to any corporation, I don't rag on "Windoze" or "Mac blOw S", I just use the right tool for the right job.

 

[gmclam]

For all of the criticism Microsoft receives, their dedication to backwards compatibility is impressive. Take a look at this video where a guy installs Windows 1.0 and is able to not only upgrade to each subsequent major version, but also retain the ability to run very old legacy software:

I doubt that. Windows stopped supporting 16 and 32 bit code after XP. Yeah you can run it in a virtual machine, but not natively.

Someone here mentioned not wanting backward compatibility because of security/etc issues. There are a lot of us that used PCs for activities that did not connect to a network; such as mixing music or producing videos. There's no vulnerability there. Yes, there is new software to perform those tasks, but then we have to pay for new licenses and often not be able to work with our old profiles/layouts/etc.

 

[K7MFC]

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