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I Finally Got ‘Windows 11’ For My MAIN, Desktop PC.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 9, 2024

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My MAIN desktop PC.

This was a BIG step for I & was nerve wracking. Though it went much better than I had HOPED, I am still ‘in shock’.

I am NOT big into changing my PC OS, i.e., upgrading Windows.

This is ONLY the 3rd Windows upgrade I have done in 15 years!

I kept Windows 7 (Professional) on my previous main PC for 12 years.

I only got Windows 10 when I finally broke down & got a NEW, main PC in November 2021. Today, I upgraded that from Windows 10 to Windows 11 23H2.

OK. I was NOT a total Windows 11 virgin. [I would NOT have upgraded my MAIN PC before I had tried out Windows 11. I am NOT like that.]

Yes, I got a mini PC with Windows 11 as my backup system so I could gain some familiarity with Windows 11. SMILE.

I used the ‘Widows 11 Upgrade Assistant‘ to do the upgrade.

I had thought that this Assistant checked your PC beforehand and kind of took you step-by-step as to the upgrade. Not so. As soon as I clicked ‘Download Now‘ the upgrade started. I wasn’t expecting that.

But, to my immense joy & relief there were NO glitches. Yes, we did about 6 RESTARTS. But, that is par for the course.

The entire upgrade took 53 minutes.

PC + ‘Windows’ Diagnostic Tools — A Handy List Of USEFUL Tools.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 29, 2024

Link to the ‘Giz China’ article — and trust me that it is good.

This article came up this morning on my ‘Google News‘ feed — as one that I might find interesting. I idly clicked on it to see IF there were any that I was NOT familiar with. I was blown away. Lot that I had never heard of.

NO, I have NOT tried any of the new ones. I, however, wanted to PRESERVE this lits — for when I might need to locate a TOOL. This is the BEST way that I can do that — & MOREOVER share this with YOU. I am not selfish. I wanted YOU to have the benefit of this list too. Check it out.

My Monitor Background On My New Windows 10 PC — Yes, It Is The ‘Bold Coast’.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 6, 2021

Click to ENLARGE. My dual monitor setup on my new Windows 10 PC.
My dual monitor setup for context.

I have been using my new ‘Windows 10‘ PC, from ‘AVADirect‘ as my main, work PC for the last 12 days. I am still sorting out some issues BUT the transition has not proved to be as traumatic as I had feared.

As I slowly go through all my options I decided to customize my PC background. Well, it was pretty obvious what I would opt for given all the thousands of images I have of the ‘Bold Coast‘. I liked this one.

In case you are wondering, it ‘Quoddy Head‘ but approaching it from the rarely ventured side, i.e., ‘Carrying Cove’.

Click to ENLARGE. ‘Carrying Cove’ is to the very left. So, this is I accessing the ‘Coastal Trail’ from that side.