Anyone updated to Windows11 yet ?

[Russell EberhardtParticipant @russelleberhardt48058]

Posted by Mark Simpson 1 on 06/11/2021 07:07:35:

My best guess as to why it's unpopular commercially, except for very specific applications, is the fragmented nature of Linux. The distro's come and go really quickly and what runs on one particular installation will nearly run on another, then you spend some time on forums deciding to add this or that package. The differences are smaller than the differences between say the Solaris and Irix of 20 years ago, but companies hate uncertainty and want to reduce risk…

I would disagree that Linux distros come and go quickly. I started using Red Hat in the mid 1990s and it is still in existence and regularly updated. It is however a commercial paid version but the earliest distro was Debian which still figures in the top ten of dstros and like most distros is free. I currently use Mint and have done for about 10 years.

As far as uncertainty and risk is concerned I am running two of my computers as dual boot machines with both Windows 10 and Linux Mint available. I have had far more crashes and bad updates with Windows than Linux. When problems with Linux do occur I can pose a question on the Mint forum and usually get a solution within the hour, that is if Google search doesn't find it.

Russell

[Mark Simpson 1Participant @marksimpson1]

Russel: I am not trying to knock Linux, I use it and like it for many things, including some commercial work.

All I am recounting is my experience from several years of offering free and commercial versions of software on Linux; alongside a Windoze offering. You get lots of interest on Linux, lots more support calls about install issues and little commercial interest… This could be because our software is crap, but the same lack of linux support from the biggest cad vendors suggests that it's not commercially exciting. PTC offered Creo(Pro/Engineer) on linux for a while but dropped support after a few years.

I bow under the weight of opinion, but respectfully suggest that the lack of big applications on desktop/laptop Linux must have something to do with it's commercial viability as a platform; it's nothing to do with capability or performance.

Cheers, Mark

[Brian GParticipant @briang]

Apologies for returning to the original topic, but has anybody else's W11 taskbar moved to the left and been left blank apart from the corner icons? This happened to me this morning after a Windows update, and as Clive Brown pointed out back on page 1, W11's UI customisation doesn't include relocating the taskbar.

A quick search revealed that the taskbar position can be changed in the registry, but this prompts me to wonder if it is still there because it was easier not to remove it, or whether Microsoft intend to bring the customisation option back in future?

If anybody else finds the same problem, there are instructions here HowToGeek

Brian G

Edit:  I'm starting to regret switching this early, my machine has locked up three times since "upgrading" and I have had several graphics card crashes.  These are particularly annoying as I cheaped out when I built this PC and bought a I5-10400F processor which doesn't have functioning UHD graphics.

Edited By Brian G on 07/11/2021 09:39:17

[Russell EberhardtParticipant @russelleberhardt48058]

No apology needed Brian. We have drifted a bit!

I currently have Windows 10 on two computers and XP on another and have no intention to convert to W 11. When or if W 10 stops working I will just stick to my favourite operating system and look for alternatives to the few Windows apps I currently use.

Bon chance with W 11!

Russell

[Clive Brown 1Participant @clivebrown1]

Posted by Brian G on 07/11/2021 09:33:04:

Apologies for returning to the original topic, but has anybody else's W11 taskbar moved to the left and been left blank apart from the corner icons? This happened to me this morning after a Windows update, and as Clive Brown pointed out back on page 1, W11's UI customisation doesn't include relocating the taskbar.

A quick search revealed that the taskbar position can be changed in the registry, but this prompts me to wonder if it is still there because it was easier not to remove it, or whether Microsoft intend to bring the customisation option back in future?

If anybody else finds the same problem, there are instructions here HowToGeek

AIUI the registry hack in the link does indeed move the taskbar, but also breaks it, so there doesn't seem much point.

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