Windows 11 -> Windows 10 OEM

[jagged linden]

If my laptop came with windows 11 can I change to windows 10 without buying a new license?

[viscid slate]

I believe your laptop would have had to come with whatever Microsoft calls "downgrade rights" these days. Not sure why you'd want Windows 10 anyway given it reaches end of life (aka end of support and/or security updates) in less than 1 year.

[jagged linden]

any way to check if i have that?

[viscid slate]

Contact the manufacturer of the laptop, or check your itemized bill of sale. OEM's like Dell, Lenovo, and HP usually include this as a line-item on sales receipts for business purchases. Consumer purchases usually don't get things like "downgrade rights" or other business-related features.

[jagged linden]

will looking for that i found a different issue

HP only has w11 drivers

also hp doesn't have downgrade rights included but people say it still works

[viscid slate]

I don't see how no Win 10 drivers is an issue. If this is a new laptop, it doesn't make sense for manufacturers to provide drivers for older operating systems, especially one's that are end of life.

[jagged linden]

but windows 10 is the last operating system you'll ever need

[viscid slate]

Not true. A single developer said that. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/what-happened-to-the-last-version-of-windows/e969d870-5013-484f-8476-6ea5d0446182
https://www.pcworld.com/article/394724/why-is-there-a-windows-11-if-windows-10-is-the-last-windows.html

[jagged linden]

[misty garden]

Whats the name... of your CPU?..

[jagged linden]

i5 13420H

https://tenor.com/view/penguins-of-madagascar-rico-dancing-dance-dance-moves-gif-22963077

[misty garden]

Then no need to use...windows 10..
Windows 11 is recommended for intel..12th gen and higher!...

[jagged linden]

fine

[jagged linden]

is there a guide on how to solder in a i5 11th gen?

[misty garden]

Huh?..

[jagged linden]

kidding

how do i close the ticket?

[misty garden]

Just curious...why..windows 10?..

[jagged linden]

i reinstall windows every 4-6 months

might as well install the better one when i'm doing it

(i use windows 10 on a different pc and like it better)

but this laptop is my main

[misty garden]

Windows 11 may have some bugs...just like win10 did...in the early days..

The difference in performance..is minimal...

[jagged linden]

UI is better

80% of my w11 start menu is empty

it's got square stuff

don't need to worry about any annoying updates

i'll try linux again but last time i had issues with the keyboard backlight not working

and fan control was weird

[viscid slate]

If you're not installing updates, I recommend not connecting the computer to the internet. The number of zero day exploits these days is not 0, so security updates are important.

[jagged linden]

I am not against installing updates

updates on windows 10 are mostly security