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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Jane and I have two laptops and a desktop PC. All are running Windows 11 with no issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I used Winaero Tweaker to put the start menu back where it belongs on the left,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and to restore the full context File Manger windows.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Bob Eckert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:roberteckert@verizon.net">roberteckert@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Cell: 781-336-7377<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> LCTG <lctg-bounces+roberteckert=verizon.net@lists.toku.us> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stan Rose<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 23, 2022 9:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> Drew King <dking65@kingconsulting.us><br><b>Cc:</b> Lex Computer Group <lctg@lists.toku.us><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Windows 11 rollout stats<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have 3 systems, one Win 11 and two Win 10 (too old for Win 11). The Win 11 system is my primary. My main complaint about Win 11 is the crippled taskbar. It may be a personal thing but I could do a lot more with the Win 10 (and Win 7) taskbars than Win 11. Thankfully, a third party app called "StartAllBack" restores all the shortfalls of the taskbar, the start menu and File Manager.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stan<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Nov 23, 2022, 9:26 AM Drew King <<a href="mailto:dking65@kingconsulting.us">dking65@kingconsulting.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Well,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>I maintain 3 computers in all.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>1. Windows 10 Production PC.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>2. Windows 11 Production PC (Preview edition of 11)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>3. Windows 11 Beta PC. (VERY Stable)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>No problems running one of each. You can introduce yourself to 11 on one machine at a time. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Either way is OK.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Drew.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 11/23/2022 9:19 AM, john rudy wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>As a windows 10 person I have two reasons:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I always like systems to prove themselves for a “year” before I get involved</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>One of my computers will not accept windows 11. When I replace that machine it might be a good idea to do the switch</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John Rudy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-861-0402</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-718-8334 (cell)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:John.rudy@alum.mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>John.rudy@alum.mit.edu</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>13 Hawthorne Lane</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bedford, MA 01730-1047</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><img border=0 width=99 height=94 style='width:1.0312in;height:.9791in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:part1.6HOvUIqm.fk1Pqkvf@kingconsulting.us"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> LCTG <a href="mailto:lctg-bounces+jjrudy1=comcast.net@lists.toku.us" target="_blank"><lctg-bounces+jjrudy1=comcast.net@lists.toku.us></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Drew King (<a href="mailto:dking65@kingconsulting.us" target="_blank">dking65@kingconsulting.us</a>)<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 23, 2022 8:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lex Computer Group <a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank"><lctg@lists.toku.us></a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Windows 11 rollout stats<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Very slow rollout.<br><br>"By Brian Livingston<br><br>One year after the release of Windows 11, the new operating system is being installed by computer users at a much slower adoption rate than was achieved by Windows 10 and other major versions of Microsoft’s core OS.<br><br>Counting all versions of Windows running on desktop computers worldwide, Windows 11, with a penetration of 13.6%, has only in the past two months overtaken the users of Windows 7 (10.6%), according to a September 2022 report by Statcounter. Just to state the obvious, the ancient Win7 OS was released by Microsoft way back in 2009.<br><br>Meanwhile, good ol’ Windows 10 is still going strong, running on 71.9% of all Windows desktops globally, Statcounter says."<br><a href="https://www.askwoody.com/#:~:text=By%20Brian%20Livingston,globally%2C%20Statcounter%20says" target="_blank">https://www.askwoody.com/#:~:text=By%20Brian%20Livingston,globally%2C%20Statcounter%20says</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-- <br>Drew King <br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>===============================================<br>::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br>Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br>Send to the list: <a href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" target="_blank">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br>To subscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" target="_blank">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" target="_blank">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br>Future and Past meeting information: <a href="http://LCTG.toku.us" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br>List information: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br>This message was sent to <a href="mailto:rosesta@gmail.com" target="_blank">rosesta@gmail.com</a>.<br>Set your list options: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/rosesta@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/rosesta@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>