Now that is a huge plus and one I see myself using.... there are several Android apps I'd use without having to jump through hoops and emulators to install them.

As for installing Win 11 on a non-critical PC, the link I found doesn't work, it keeps going to an error message that suggests people wanting to test Win 11 should try again later..  I've done that several times and still no go.  From what I read yesterday, however, the leaked version will become more accessible after MS delivers a press release to announce the 'new' OS sometime today.

I'm actually very excited about this version. I had a bad gut feeling about all the versions after Win7 and my intuition proved me correct. But with this version  , I'm getting some very positive vibes in my gut similar to what I got when Win7 was about to be launched. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope this will be the bees-knees , like Win7 was.

-- Ace --

My question is, what will Stardock have to do (if anything) to adjust to the Start Menu/Button now being in the center of the taskbar, for Windowblinds......  

Just to settle whether it will be free or not:

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22546801/microsoft-windows-11-free-upgrade-details

There's also this feature:

https://m.gsmarena.com/windows_11_will_finally_introduce_advanced_multimonitor_settings-news-49681.php

Well, Best Buy is offering a free upgrade (When available) on store bought (compatible)  laptops....

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/microsoft/windows/pcmcat748301742178.c?id=pcmcat748301742178&ref=P10T12R103&loc=BODY&CampaignID=1165194

A here we go. Found the page with the info about taskbar customization....

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications#primaryR4

Hey Stardock. Lets bring back Objectbar since it looks like there is a strong possibility of no taskbar customization. It could work well with your start10 and windowblinds.

I bothered to watch it was pleasantly surprised with the new additions and innovation.  Windows 11 is NOT just a rehash of Windows 10.  No, it is so much more and I definitely will upgrade as soon as it becomes available.  I didn't like Win 10 to start with, but Win 11 is looking more polished and usable right out of the box.

There likely will be some haters, but from what I have seen thus far, there is nothing to hate about Win 11.  There are some aspects of 11 that I may never use, such as the updated X-Box app, but it's all there if I ever need to access the those newer, less used apps.

To be honest, I can't wait to get my hands on it.  

Quoting LightStar,

reply 64

Looks like I won't be upgrading to Windows 11, my Core I7-920 CPU isn't supported. Definitely cannot afford a new PC.

I think quite a few people will find their PCs are not supported or don't meet the system requirements.  That's the way things have been heading since the advent that was Vista.  A lot of people couldn't upgrade from XP back in the day, and the issue continued with subsequent OSes. 

However, just because a PC supposedly does not meet the minimum requirements for Win 11, it doesn't necessarily mean to say it won't run.  I had an old AMD Athlon PC that so-say failed the minimum requirements for Win 7, but I managed to install it without issue.  It may have run a bit slower than on newer hardware, but it still ran, just not as fluently.

You may find that is the case with your PC, I don't know.  I wonder if you would be able to just upgrade the CPU only to make your machine more compliant, it would be cheaper than an entirely new PC  The only problem I see there is that Intel changed sockets with new CPU editions.  Anyway, it maybe worth a look/thought.

This is hilarious.  My PC has a Ryzen 7 1700 8 (16)  core processor @ 3.2 Ghz .  A Radeon RX580 graphics card with 8 GB GDDR, and 32 GB of ram and can't run windows 11.  Gimmie a effin break.

I'm sure not going to run out and buy one next month, but I'll do something before the Win10 support expires, have a few years for that.  I'm not a fan of running an unpatched o/s, and I'm not going to pretend that I'm going to fool with linux or unix or whatever.

Q: How can MS give free version upgrades?

A: By marrying the upgrade and it's associated upgrade path to the current motherboard.

Ack, nevermind, I was thinking of OEM.  If the Win10 was put on top of a Retail Win7 or 8, the path should still be transferable.  Hopefully.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/windows-10-license-agreement-when-upgrading-from/f8c834bc-e120-4af6-b4ea-564b52df90fb

Indeed. 2025...and I'll probably own another one before the...but I don't see where my current computer doesn't satisfy the prereqs.

Now the compatibility tool will tell you the reason for the incompatibility: 

https://www.reviewgeek.com/90256/microsofts-windows-11-compatibility-tool-will-now-say-why-your-pc-cant-upgrade/

Your PC may be top of the line, but if it's more than a couple of years old, its TPM might not be 2.0 which is the one required by MS.

My TPM is 2.0, but my processor Intel Core i7 7700HQ isn't supported. Oh well. 

The folks over at ZDNet put together this article dealing with the compatability issue.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/will-your-pc-run-windows-11-even-microsoft-cant-say-for-sure/