i5 8400 on windows 11 drawbacks?
i5 8400 on windows 11 drawbacks?
She’s using your old PC with her laptop, while you’re still on Windows 10 on your newer machine. She wants to upgrade because it’s available in Windows Update. I know the i5 8400 supports it, but I’m not sure how well it performs with Win11. Are there any issues or performance drops? It’s not just one of us here, and I don’t want me wasting time searching for problems and ending up reinstalling Windows 10 if needed. Thanks ahead!
Nothing bad will happen, underneath they're pretty similar. The new UI can take a bit to get used to, and realistically unless you're using a hybrid architecture CPU or an HDR monitor I don't see any reason to switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11, but if you like the new UI or just want to try something new go for it. Granted, nothing bad will happen if you do a clean install. If you want to do an in place upgrade, those can have issues on occasion (not often, but it's to the point where I wouldn't bother unless you already have a full system backup in case), and realistically for the best experience you should just do a clean install instead. IMO if you aren't prepared to go through a clean install, it's not really worth the risk of going through the upgrade.
In fact, the main reason I moved to Windows 11 was because I use my secondary monitor in a vertical orientation and needed the ability to snap to the top and bottom sections of the screen for my applications. Typically, YouTube is at the bottom and Discord at the bottom. I haven’t noticed a significant performance change, as most settings function similarly. I also moved the task bar to match the design of Windows 10.
I noticed it’s similar to upgrading Win7 to Windows 10, where the system becomes more demanding with many processes. I’d suggest she upgrade if she truly wishes. I won’t want a full clean install, so I think cloning the drive onto an old SSD would be simpler for me to recover from any problems afterward. Thanks again!