ITensure, Windows 11, Productivity

It is about a month since the Windows 11 upgrade appears in our Windows 10 system updates. Few of my clients and my computers are qualified to install Windows 11. I should be jumping up and down for the new toy, but I proceeded cautiously. The short life span experience of Windows 8.1’s is still vivid in my mind.

Microsoft’s stated system requirements for Win11 to upgrade typically are:

  • A 64-bit CPU with at least a 1GHz clock rate and two or more cores. Which includes 8th-Gen Intel Core (2017), AMD Zen+ (2018), and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 (2018).
  • At least 4GB of random-access memory (RAM).
  • At least 64GB of storage space.
  • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), an improved standard that replaces the older BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).
  • Secure Boot capable.
  • TPM 2.0 enabled on the motherboard.
  • A Microsoft account and an Internet connection to enable the first-time setup of Windows 11 Home Edition.

It seems nothing unusual in today’s computing platforms; however, according to Lansweeper’s Summary of studying 30-millions business computers. More than half of business PCs fail Microsoft’s CPU requirements alone, asides from the complications of other needs on other platforms, such as the Virtual Desktops. The Windows 11 adoptions deem to be a favorite for a hardware overhaul.

Unless you are conducting business with US government agencies, you can take advantage of the Windows 11 256-bit SHA-2 algorithm that TPM 2.0 supports. The cosmetic changes in Windows 11 aren’t essential for the rest of us.

Windows 10 remains a stable and productive platform that will get updates for at least the next four years. That’s plenty of time for us to decide whether we are ready for Windows 11 — or will Windows 12 follow it quickly with a new platform upgrade.

For the inquiries I received, the itching urge to upgrade to Windows 11, I submit the experts’ recommendation to stay on Windoes 10 for most of us. That includes reviewers from PC World (“You shouldn’t upgrade to Windows 11 yet”), Forbes (“Don’t rush to take that free upgrade”), Tom’s Guide (“I wouldn’t upgrade to Windows 11 yet”).

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Susie Chow – ITensure
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