02/18/2025
If you haven’t already gotten notice on your computer, Windows 10 will no longer be supported as of October 2024. Just as it has happened on older Windows versions, once that occurs, there will no longer be updates, and many sites, especially banking, shopping, and pretty much anything that requires a secure login will notify you that your version of windows and internet browsers are no longer supported. If your computer is only a few years old, it likely met the qualifications for the Windows 11 upgrade via Windows Updates and likely has already been upgraded. However, if it is older and/or doesn’t meet certain Windows 11 requirements, then it won’t be upgradable via Windows Updates.
There is a Windows 11 compatibility checker that you can download that will check to see if you meet the requirements. If your computer does not, it doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t be upgraded to Windows 11, but it would require some modifications and then Windows 11 would work on it. That being said, if it is already running slow and still has the standard mechanical hard drive, a solid-state drive upgrade would provide substantial performance improvement as well as Windows 11 running as it should perform too.
In most cases, I can duplicate the existing hard drive onto a new replacement solid state hard drive and perform an in-place upgrade from your current windows version to Windows 11, which would mean that everything that you currently have installed and are using would remain in place but that the version of windows would now be up to date. So, instead of investing the money on a new computer, this could be a very cost-effective way of getting more life out of your existing computer.
Let me know if you need more information, suggestions, or would like to proceed with a Windows 11 upgrade, hard drive upgrade to solid state drive, or even great pricing/transfer of files of a new replacement computer. I am available for any/all of your technology needs. You can contact me via my website: www.esktechsolutions.com or my cell phone at: 732-239-5733.
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