Windows 11 - lightweight? fast? and Android?
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The article actual says something completely different. It's saying if your computer isn't online for long enough it won't detect the Windows update. It says Windows doesn't check for updates until it's been online for a couple of hours and then it says that when an Update is released it often isn't available anyway for 6 hours. 6 + 2 = 8. Though anyone missed will then get it the following day so long as they manage to do 2 hours at work.
It then says it might take 2 hours to install, but might is doing a lot of heavy lifting there, given the longest W11 has taken is 4 minutes for me.
You can tell the article is complete horsehit just by reading it, it's barely legible and has no logical flow to it. It reads like the sort of bot-written drivel you get on your local newspaper website. Plus there's a clue in who posted it too.
It then says it might take 2 hours to install, but might is doing a lot of heavy lifting there, given the longest W11 has taken is 4 minutes for me.
You can tell the article is complete horsehit just by reading it, it's barely legible and has no logical flow to it. It reads like the sort of bot-written drivel you get on your local newspaper website. Plus there's a clue in who posted it too.
New Windows 11 update has landed
https://www.howtogeek.com/786576/whats-new-in-wind...
However, the welcome change for me was the weather widget on the taskbar. Not only does it show the weather, which I kind of like, but it finally gives the taskbar 'balance' with centered icons; it made my teeth itch having an empty area there and a lopsided taskbar.
However, it is really just a replacement for the 'Widgets' button on the taskbar. No biggy, apparently it'll be getting some third party support soon.
Could be imagining things, but it seems slightly quicker too, although it wasn't really slow to start with.
https://www.howtogeek.com/786576/whats-new-in-wind...
- Amazon App Store for Android apps
- Taskbar Updates
- Updates to Notepad and a new Windows Media Player app
However, the welcome change for me was the weather widget on the taskbar. Not only does it show the weather, which I kind of like, but it finally gives the taskbar 'balance' with centered icons; it made my teeth itch having an empty area there and a lopsided taskbar.
However, it is really just a replacement for the 'Widgets' button on the taskbar. No biggy, apparently it'll be getting some third party support soon.
Could be imagining things, but it seems slightly quicker too, although it wasn't really slow to start with.
boxedin said:
Android and the Amazon AppStore is USA only at the moment.
All the other app updates came through yesterday for some of us.
Booooo! Tbh, its not super important, but it would be nice to play with.All the other app updates came through yesterday for some of us.
I guess I'll hang tight for the rest, they did say that it would likely happen in batches.
TameRacingDriver said:
New Windows 11 update has landed
https://www.howtogeek.com/786576/whats-new-in-wind...
However, the welcome change for me was the weather widget on the taskbar. Not only does it show the weather, which I kind of like, but it finally gives the taskbar 'balance' with centered icons; it made my teeth itch having an empty area there and a lopsided taskbar.
However, it is really just a replacement for the 'Widgets' button on the taskbar. No biggy, apparently it'll be getting some third party support soon.
Could be imagining things, but it seems slightly quicker too, although it wasn't really slow to start with.
Have you tried using a VPN and logging into a US server?https://www.howtogeek.com/786576/whats-new-in-wind...
- Amazon App Store for Android apps
- Taskbar Updates
- Updates to Notepad and a new Windows Media Player app
However, the welcome change for me was the weather widget on the taskbar. Not only does it show the weather, which I kind of like, but it finally gives the taskbar 'balance' with centered icons; it made my teeth itch having an empty area there and a lopsided taskbar.
However, it is really just a replacement for the 'Widgets' button on the taskbar. No biggy, apparently it'll be getting some third party support soon.
Could be imagining things, but it seems slightly quicker too, although it wasn't really slow to start with.
NMNeil said:
Have you tried using a VPN and logging into a US server?
No, as the poster on here only just made me aware of it 
Might be a good shout though actually, but I'm sure it'll be available soon.I've also just seen this: Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557
Slowly shaping up to be a half decent OS, and I say that as a Windows hater
I fired up my secondary desktop yesterday, pumped the last 2 win10 feature packs at it, plus the subsequent updates.
Left it on, came back this morning to find win11 offered. Said yes, let it get on with it, until it asked for a reboot. Did so; 10 minutes later it was done.
Spent two minutes with it, got annoyed at being unable to fix the weather widget, pumped more updates at it, weather widget now working.
I'd not even noticed that the feature pack came out today; I just thought yesterday that I should give win 11 a go.
Left it on, came back this morning to find win11 offered. Said yes, let it get on with it, until it asked for a reboot. Did so; 10 minutes later it was done.
Spent two minutes with it, got annoyed at being unable to fix the weather widget, pumped more updates at it, weather widget now working.
I'd not even noticed that the feature pack came out today; I just thought yesterday that I should give win 11 a go.
xeny said:
I've installed KB5010414 on an admittedly unsupported laptop. After a couple of reboots I now have a machine that is spending all its time restarting explorer, which never gets as far as rendering a start button or anything useful.
Has anyone seen anything similar?
It's been running on my unsupported h/w (i7 CPU) for several hours - no problems.Has anyone seen anything similar?
Microsoft stopping Windows 10 version 20H2 support next month, so if you haven't upgraded to Windows 10 21H1 or 21H2 or Windows 11 you'll be losing security updates.
https://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-to-end-windows-1...
https://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-to-end-windows-1...
Brainpox said:
They're still pushing the weather widget? It was unwelcome in Windows 10. I know it's easy to disable but that isn't the point.
On the machines at work it gives you the weather for somewhere 200 miles away. At home I sit next to a window (lol). What's the point in it?
I never minded the weather widget, what really annoyed me is you can;t turn of the new information card. So if you want weather you get all the crap from the Daily mail e.t.c as wellOn the machines at work it gives you the weather for somewhere 200 miles away. At home I sit next to a window (lol). What's the point in it?
markiii said:
Brainpox said:
They're still pushing the weather widget? It was unwelcome in Windows 10. I know it's easy to disable but that isn't the point.
On the machines at work it gives you the weather for somewhere 200 miles away. At home I sit next to a window (lol). What's the point in it?
I never minded the weather widget, what really annoyed me is you can;t turn of the new information card. So if you want weather you get all the crap from the Daily mail e.t.c as wellOn the machines at work it gives you the weather for somewhere 200 miles away. At home I sit next to a window (lol). What's the point in it?
Just replaced my 10 year old desktop that has served me well for something that meets the specs required for Windows 11.
My goodness what a mess this is! Yet another UI design instead of just sticking with one and being consistent. The new UI is actually quite nice but clearly unfinished so it only takes a couple of clicks and you are back to a Windows 10/8/7/NT 4.0 window or menu design.
My goodness what a mess this is! Yet another UI design instead of just sticking with one and being consistent. The new UI is actually quite nice but clearly unfinished so it only takes a couple of clicks and you are back to a Windows 10/8/7/NT 4.0 window or menu design.
I have a laptop (Surface Pro) and a desktop.
The laptop can't take Win11. It's quite old now and was always quite slow to use (cheap i3 model) so I'll replace it but I will wait for the autumn when apparently there are new Surface products coming out. I quite fancy an ARM version (Surface Pro X).
The desktop - I will wait for the autumn Win11 update which is meant to fix a load of stuff.
I use both for work so I'm a bit risk-averse with upgrades.
The laptop can't take Win11. It's quite old now and was always quite slow to use (cheap i3 model) so I'll replace it but I will wait for the autumn when apparently there are new Surface products coming out. I quite fancy an ARM version (Surface Pro X).
The desktop - I will wait for the autumn Win11 update which is meant to fix a load of stuff.
I use both for work so I'm a bit risk-averse with upgrades.
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