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ItsjustMe

(11,971 posts) Mon Oct 4, 2021, 06:38 PM Oct 2021

Windows 11 Has Been Officially Released

Download Windows 11
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

Introducing Windows 11
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/

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Windows 11 Has Been Officially Released (Original Post) ItsjustMe Oct 2021 OP

And caused FB to go down StClone Oct 2021 #1

... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #2

I read the ars technica review and it all sounds very unpleasant. hunter Oct 2021 #3

So, Susan Calvin Oct 2021 #4

Windows 11 is a free upgrade ItsjustMe Oct 2021 #5

Does it require a Microsoft account to log in? Ron Obvious Oct 2021 #6

Yes ItsjustMe Oct 2021 #7

StClone

(11,869 posts)

1. And caused FB to go down

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 06:49 PM

Oct 2021

No, but it's fun to contemplate a Windows FB battle.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. ...

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 07:12 PM

Oct 2021

hunter

(40,852 posts)

3. I read the ars technica review and it all sounds very unpleasant.

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:47 PM

Oct 2021

Possibly because I only use my computers to browse the web, write, scan and sort photos, and do the kind of math my grandfather did using a slide rule, a pencil, and the back of an envelope.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/windows-11-the-ars-technica-review/

Susan Calvin

(2,469 posts)

4. So,

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 10:25 PM

Oct 2021

Can can you just buy it, or is it being released as a subscription service? I've heard good things about it, and having Microsoft is convenient in the world we live in, but I really object to yearly fees. I want an operating system, not a subscription.

ItsjustMe

(11,971 posts)

5. Windows 11 is a free upgrade

Reply to Susan Calvin (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 12:02 AM

Oct 2021

But you do need a modern computer to install it.

Download the PC health check app to see if your system can run Windows 11.

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

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

6. Does it require a Microsoft account to log in?

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:01 PM

Oct 2021

I've heard that it would become mandatory in this version, and I won't install it if it does. No cloud services for me either.

ItsjustMe

(11,971 posts)

7. Yes

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 05:18 PM

Oct 2021

But as I recall, you can make an offline account with the Pro version.

Cloud services are on by default, but can also be turned off.

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