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Windows 11 has already lost the marketing battle. They should have kept the version number at 10 and gone with a "ui refresh" update. People aren't going to switch until Windows 12 is released.

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They will likely just discontinue Windows 10 to force everybody onto 11 in good time; like they tried to do with Windows 7.

I'm on Windows 10 at the moment and no way am I upgrading. From what I've seen and heard so far, 11 is an absolute festering nightmare.

Windows 10 support ends on October 2025, as of things stand now.

And that's fine with me. The only reason I keep windows around is because I use VSTs in digital audio software. I don't need to connect it to the internet so there's no security issues.

In maybe 5 years I will have to think about what I do with it all...

It's jan 2032 if you get IOT Enterprise LTSC.

By the time Windows 12 is released, you'll see legions of Windows fans clamoring to keep 11 at all costs. They'll also add it to the chart as one of the "good" ones.

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