[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Upgrade to Windows 11

Fri Jun 20 10:41:03 PDT 2025

I like Steve's suggestion about setting up a new Linux installation on some old Hardware and showing everybody how easy it is to use.

I am going to a client next week on Wednesday morning and will be replacing Windows 10 with Linux Ubuntu with the cinnamon desktop.

For those of you who don't know desktops the cinnamon desktop is the default for Linux Mint. It makes the computer look a lot like Windows 7 menu Style. Ubuntu is what my client requested, and I'm going to demonstrate for her beforehand what the cinnamon desktop looks like in comparison to the default Ubuntu desktop which I don't like very much.

As far as Microsoft Office is concerned you can use the online version of office if you pay for at least 100 GB of storage or the full terabyte of storage with office included.

I did a video this past week for tech for senior that aired Monday morning just a few days ago.

It offers an alternate suggestion by taking advantage of a cell phone and turning it into a computer like environment. This is where cell phones are going and where technology is going. It's available today on Samsung Android phones and also on Google pixel phones running Android 16. Both Samsung Galaxy phones and Google pixel phones today offer a desktop experience that makes it look as though you're running Chromebook essentially on just a monitor. It's an interesting video to watch.

It has received 839 views in just 3 days.

<https://youtu.be/yKeAfrENUbU>

Our generation will always use computers but the younger generation those under 40 today spend most of their time on their cell phones and soon all Android users will have a desktop option and Apple users will have that option in version 26 of iOS. Apple is also adding a desktop experience to the IOS operating system.

Children will get their first cell phone and that will also be there first computer when you pair it with a Bluetooth keyboard mouse and just an ordinary monitor with a USBC to HDMI cable it transforms that monitor into a computer with a desktop and a taskbar and the ability to open multiple windows and position them wherever you want to just like you can on a regular computer.

Drew. 

On June 20, 2025 12:47:33 PM EDT, Steve Isenberg via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>This is my reply, with some options to consider, that I sent to a smaller
>group.
>
>To consider:
>If you have an old machine that you want to move away from Windows 10,
>consider Linux Mint.
>Pro: free, similar to Windows, runs on old hardware
>Con: You can't run MS Office -- but you can run LibreOffice that is very
>much like MS Office (and is free).
>
>Or else you could buy a new PC to run windows 11
>or buy a MacBook to get totally out of the Microsoft environment
>or you could consider a Chromebook
>or you could buy a refurbished PC (starting under $200) or MacBook (even
>less) or Chromebook (starting under $100) -- check https://backmarket.com (I
>learned of them from Harry and I've had many happy refurbs from them).
>
>Re: Linux, we had a meeting on setting up a Linux machine a while back
>(December 2021).  Should we have another, where we take an old PC and then
>install Linux, set it up, and demonstrate how to use it?
>
>
>Regards,
>-steve
>
>On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM Peter Albin via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
>wrote:
>
>> George, et al.,
>>
>> Upgrading an "old" computer to windows 11 does require some technical
>> knowledge as Bob has suggested. You can run a comparability test (from
>> Microsoft here
>> <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/check-if-a-device-meets-windows-11-system-requirements-after-changing-device-hardware-f3bc0aeb-6884-41a1-ab57-88258df6812b>)
>> to determine the reason you cannot run the software. From my experience it
>> is the use of a relatively new security feature in the CPU and all programs
>> should work correctly. The workarounds that are suggested all involve
>> "faking" the installation program to believe that this feature is present.
>>
>>
>> That said, the security upgrade is not critical as all the information on
>> the windows 10 computer is already on the dark web!
>>
>> :)
>>
>>
>> I would ask a more basic question, what task are you trying to perform on
>> the "old" windows 10 machine that you believe windows 11 can solve?
>>
>>
>> I would not be concerned about the future of windows 10. I would either
>> purchase new hardware that supports windows 11 or continue using the
>> windows 10 computer until you are forced to purchase a new machine. Who
>> knows, it may last until Windows 12 or 13!
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> On 6/19/2025 11:18 PM, ggamota--- via LCTG wrote:
>>
>> Guys
>> I came across this video of how to upgrade to Windows 11 even though your
>> computer processor does not meet Microsoft's criteria.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_p3dBrr_Sg
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_p3dBrr_Sg>
>> Install Windows 11 on ANY Windows 10 PC with NO data loss!
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_p3dBrr_Sg>
>> Think you're limited to Microsoft's "approval" on installing Windows 11?
>> Think again - you can ABSOLUTELY do it with NO data loss! 💻 FREE computer
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>>
>> Any thoughts? Has anybody tried it?
>> George
>> PS I haven't tried it but thinking about it on an older computer
>>
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