Windows 10: upgrading from W10 to W11

Discus and support upgrading from W10 to W11 in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; On my wife's Dell desktop, which came with W10- I want to upgrade it to W11. I think the only software installed since we bought it is Office. Will the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Joseph Zorzin, Apr 9, 2025.

  1. JOSEPH ZORZIN
    Joseph Zorzin Win User

    upgrading from W10 to W11


    On my wife's Dell desktop, which came with W10- I want to upgrade it to W11. I think the only software installed since we bought it is Office. Will the upgrade process mess with her installation of Office? Also, her computer is on my local network includes 3 computers, some printers, and some Roku boxes. Will the upgrade not mess with the network? I'm always anticipating something going wrong with such a major upgrade. Any links to the upgrade process would also be helpful.

    :)
     
    Joseph Zorzin, Apr 9, 2025
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  2. LIONEL LECOQ
    Lionel Lecoq Win User

    How to transfer W10 License to W11

    I stupidly thought that if I was going to have a new PC, I might as well put W11 on it and, as I mentioned, having had problems which could not be solved with one PC when I upgraded from W7 to W10, I got afraid of having something similar happen when switching from W10 to W11, silly of me I guess, especially now that I find out that W11 is still half baked with (luckily until now) small problems that are more irritating than crimpling. I actually blew a couple of dollar on an additional 1TB SSD-M2 yesterday to do just what you suggest and I feel like a fool for buying W11.
     
    Lionel Lecoq, Apr 9, 2025
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  3. RAJU.MSC.MATHEMATICS
    RAJU.MSC.MATHEMATICS Win User
    Quick question regarding a W10 Pro to W11 upgrade

    Upgrade from W10 Pro to W11 Pro, fully possible.
     
    RAJU.MSC.MATHEMATICS, Apr 9, 2025
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  4. JEFF HAHN
    Jeff Hahn Win User

    upgrading from W10 to W11

    Why does upgrading to W11 from W10 degrade startup performance significantly?

    On an Acer laptop, I upgraded to W11 from W10 after several "suggestion" messages from Microsoft to do that. Big mistake. Bootup now takes significantly longer as well as intermittent sluggishness on the internet. Sorry I upgraded. Is there any easy fix to this?
     
    Jeff Hahn, Apr 9, 2025
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