The notification will remain active until you take action or it expires based on your system settings.
The notification will remain active until you take action or it expires based on your system settings.
I've been using the notification for about a week; I'm not sure if it's time to move forward or wait. It seems like you might want to keep it around until you're more comfortable with the change. How long does this kind of free upgrade typically last? I've been playing computers for a while, but switching OSes is something new for me. Thanks for any help you can provide!
I’m not sure it’ll be clear until it starts vanishing. Probably depends on Microsoft, I think. There’s no hardware restriction I’m aware of. Maybe I’ll get lucky and they might have done it in a really clueless way (that kind of thing happens before). When it fails, they probably won’t want to fix it. It seems like something they’d address anyway—since it’s how they make money. Another chance is someone finds a way to take it out and share it. Then it becomes an arms race, popping up and disappearing occasionally, breaking things here and there. A real “don’t hold your breath” situation, I think.
I think so far Microsoft isn't forcing the update in any way. Windows 10 will be supported until 2025, so I assume you have time to decide until then. But of course Microsoft could always change their opinion. If you're not currently using it, you could always disable TPM in BIOS to make your PC "incompatible". Then no automatic update can/will happen until you enable it again. There's no real precedent for any of this, so I don't think anyone knows.
I understand. The upgrade from 7 and 8 to 10 was long-lasting, though it seems to have faded over time. Before that, these changes were much more frequent and noticeable. We can't be sure what happened. There could be a warning or not. This is new ground, and Microsoft might decide to alter its approach at any moment.
Thanks for the update. Just in case, I wanted to confirm. If this really required an update, it wouldn’t be a dealbreaker, but I’m not too keen on giving it up. Upgrading is fine, though—I just want to see some real improvements before making the change.
I doubt Microsoft will push Win11 on Win10 users any time soon. I do expect that once Win10 reaches end of life, in 2025, compatible system would be pushed to Win11, for continued support reason. Microsoft pushed Win10 on users because it bet big on its Store. That failed, and resulted in Microsoft basically given up on Win10 soon after a few years of its release. Hence why Windows 10 new features started to die down after Creators Update. Basically, they finished what was started and focused on enterprise features requests. Windows 11 is no longer has any best on its Store, but now Microsoft is focusing on security, something that has a poor image thanks to Google and Apple marketing. The new Store is there for validation of apps, for users who prefer such methods to get apps. The new Store is coming not Windows 10, with all its openness and feature set. Windows 10 Insiders are testing it as we speak. So there is a good chance it will make it to Windows 10 21H2 update