In my view, this is an improvement over the old design.
Microsoft hasn’t yet shared pricing details for Windows 11, but you can buy an upgradeable Windows 10 Home licence from around £40, while Pro deals start at around £80.
Windows 11 review install#
You’ll only need to buy a licence if you’re looking to switch editions, or to install the new OS on a machine that isn’t already running Windows 10 – for example, one you’ve built yourself. The former should be fine for anyone not on a corporate network, while the latter includes business deployment and management features, as well as BitLocker device encryption ( see here for the full feature breakdown). Like its predecessor, Windows 11 comes in Home and Pro editions, and you’ll get whichever version corresponds to your current Windows 10 installation. READ NEXT: Our guide to the best laptops to buy right now Not everyone will be offered the upgrade on that day – Microsoft plans a staged rollout lasting until mid-2022 – but if you’re keen to make the move you’ll be able to d ownload the updater from the Microsoft website and kickstart your upgrade manually. While Insiders have been testing early code for several months, the final release date has been set for Tuesday 5 October. Windows 11 brings a fresh version number and a fresh look to the platform, although it will still be arriving on your PC as a free upgrade via Windows Update, just like previous Windows 10 releases (and indeed the original release of Windows 10 itself). Six years later, the company has evidently changed its mind. At its launch, Microsoft declared that future features and improvements would be added through incremental updates, meaning there would never be a need for Windows 11. Windows 10 was meant to be “the last version of Windows”.
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