Windows 11 Deadline Approaches: Microsoft Offers 7 Reasons To Upgrade Now

Microsoft release Windows 10 in 2015, promising 10 years of support, which comes to an end on Oct. 14, 2025. The company is now offering seven reasons to upgrade pronto.
In a new support document, Microsoft explains seven tips to get the most out of Windows 11, sounding a little as though the company is struggling to persuade Windows 10 users to move on up to the new version.
Microsoft urges users to swap from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
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The tips include praise for the new Start Menu, although, as ZDNet points out, “The Windows 11 Start menu has annoyed many people with its clumsy layout and lack of customization. Instead of enhancing and improving the previous menu designs from Windows 7 and 10, Microsoft opted for a backward redesign,” Lance Whitney suggests, noting that an overhaul is expected.
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Microsoft’s document encourages users to “master Snap layouts,” saying they result in a boost to your productivity, and to create multiple desktops to keep work, personal and entertainment separate as this “helps keep everything tidy,” which is always good, right?