Six years ago, I upgraded my computer from Windows XP to Windows 10. That was a huge learning experience as it was so different. I loved XP and kept it until Microsoft wouldn't support it any longer. Yesterday, I got the prompt on my laptop that I was eligible to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
Having a husband who was thrilled when I told him I got the upgrade message, he took over. It's nice to see him enjoy doing this. I went out and wasn't always at my laptop but it was all done in two hours. It could have been earlier but I didn't stay around to watch.
So far just a few changes. All my taskbar icons are centered. Microsoft teams is on my taskbar. I've never used it but nice to know if I need it, it's there. One of the benefits of Windows 11 is it will integrate with Android apps. I can connect my Samsung phone to my laptop and access all my Android apps. I've downloaded Facebook, Messenger, What's App and Wikipedia. To access those sites before I went online to access but now I can do it quicker through an app. I pinned the access to my taskbar. It's making it much easier for the sites I use regularly and much easier to see on my 15" laptop than my phone.
Widgets are accessible from the taskbar too. There are also benefits with Xbox integration but I'm not a gamer.
Windows 11 works fine for me and maybe it's faster. I'm glad it upgraded with no problems. If you don't have enough memory or the ability to upgrade, I wouldn't go out and buy a new computer. It's nice, but it's not much different than Windows 10. That's my opinion but I'm not a expert in any way. I'm sure the IT Professionals and blue shirts at Best Buy would tell you to get a new laptop.
