Not worth it. For everyday use you won't see a difference. For some games, and if you happen to run Unreal Engine or some software that needs DirectX - you may find compatibility and stability issues.
this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
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Not really, unless you're a fan of the UI/UX changes.
Haven't had any issues personally, and haven't noticed any massive changes from 10.
As long as you don't mind the task bar being glued to the bottom of your screen, I think Windows 11 is a net improvement over 10. The new features in WSL are particularly cool.
My work laptop doesn't support Windows 11 so I'll keep using 10 until the support runs out or the laptop gets replaced.
I hate the new start bar, and that you no longer can group icons. I've installed startisback to get the win 10 bar.
Last time I used 11 it had a few things which are deal breakers for me.
- All windows of same application are grouped. In 10, you can have it group them never or only when task bar is full. On 11 you have no option. It takes an extra click every time you want to cycle to a specific window.
- Seconds on the clock are gone. I use that on 10 occasionally and want it back.
- Context menu in explorer was changed and is way more frustrating to use. My biggest gripe is the keyboard shortcuts were changed for no reason.
- The ribbon menu is going away for nested menu system. Ribbon is objectively better for repeating multiple commands.
- Gaming performance is worse, specifically VR.
- UI/UX changes, some are good, some are bad. It’s not a polished OS with inconsistencies everywhere. In 10 at least they tried to make each level of the UI consistent with itself. 11 is just a hodgepodge of useless shit.
10 definitely had it's hodge podge ui elements. Usually with a "fresh" UI, and a classic one. This is especially noticeable with settings