Uninstall Win 11

[Albufera32]

I would not recommend returning to Windows 10. In common with everyone here, I don't like 11 much, but the simple reality is Windows 10 will not be secure for much longer, and at least for me, my remaining Windows 10 laptop now takes forever to do anything, and indeed some programs no longer work at all.

Every single version of Windows since XP has been worse than it's predecessor, in my personal opinion, but you get used to the changes each time, eventually. Give it a year or two and we'll all be grumbling about our Windows 11 PCs being "upgraded" to Windows 12, like as not.

At least Vinyl is making a comeback.

[Gadget]

I think it will be OK if you have a decent virus etc protection.***

Does anyone remember Windows for Workgroups 3.11 


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add - https://www.aztechit.co.uk/blog/windows-10-end-of-life

[Erato]

I've gotten used to Windows 11.  It took me about a week to streamline it the way I wanted it.  I still make little tweaks now and then to streamline it further.  Mostly for me it was a matter of turning stuff off.  For example, it kept insisting that I needed to "synch" with my other "devices."  I have no other devices, thank you. 

[Gadget]

I'm slowly coming to terms with it and doing what you have done, Erato.

Some more experimenting and tweaking required yet though.

[ShaunJ]

It might be worth investing £9.95 (UK pricing) in Start11 which can make Windows 11 look like Windows 10 or even Windows 7.

I've been using its predecessor Start10 for years, to make Windows 10 look and feel like Windows 7.

https://www.stardock.com/products/start11/

[Rattus]

Having worked in IT for decades, I'm comfortable with technological change. Having said that, I just couldn't warm to the default Windows 11 interface.

This was how I transformed it from bearable to enjoyable:

• Go into the Settings app from the Start menu
• Choose Personalisation, Taskbar, 'Taskbar behaviors' and change 'Taskbar alignment' to Left
• Choose Personalisation, Colours, and change 'Choose your default Windows mode' to Dark

Now when I work occasionally on a Windows 10 laptop, I can't wait to get back to W11.

[Rena]

I started off with Windows 95 then Win98 - plus a few FREE DOWNLOADED  "Shareware" programmes.  I lost quite a lot of images and documents when XP was introduced as most of the former programmes were not supported.  e.g. Images were on a Kodak programme and as I was not (and still not) computer savvy, I lost content that I had obtained from obsolete websites. 

It's a shame that small website owners who provided free information/images, were either bought out or "nudged out" by companies that needed to make a profit for their directors and/or shareholders.

Speaking of websites reminds me that I tried to gain access to my genealogy reports on "Ny Heritage" recently via the APP  that is on my  desktop   I was invited to pay a subscription charge  before I could enter.  I declined, which means that I am unable to check or enter the new names, dates and other information that I have not yet included in my tree.

[Gadget]

I did that yesterday, Rattus .

I've used computers for my work since the late 60s 

[louisa maud]

We have a computer windows 7,  can't update that as windows 10  it  isn't compatible  with my family tree, I also have a windows 10 laptop and I don't like it,  and now they want us to upgrade to windows 11, not a  happy bunny

LM