02-07-2023, 02:57 AM
(02-06-2023, 11:04 PM)bert22306 Wrote: Hey Terry, just as an FYI, you can run Windows 11 on your 6th gen Intel Core i7 quite nicely. It's what MS calls a "yellow" machine. It runs everything Windows 11, including more than just the bare minimum hardware security features, but is theoretically "not compatible." (What a racket.)
And QB64 works just fine over Windows 11.
Oh I know, Windows 8.1 through 11 will run beautifully on my i7-6700K especially since I have 32GB of RAM in the machine too.
The reason I stopped at the 6th generation of CPU is because of the artificial barrier put in place for Windows 7 to work on 7th generation and greater CPUs.
You see, I feel that Microsoft screwed the pooch with Windows 8 and then screwed the users with Windows 10 and 11. I want an operating system that, well, operates my computer. Instead with 10 and 11 (and 8 to some extent) you get an operating system that is spying on you, constantly trying to get you to purchase things, and takes control away from the user. It's only a matter of time before Windows becomes SaaS and I'm avoiding that.
I'm perfectly capable of running Linux when the time comes that I absolutely must abandon Windows 7. For now it's working great, heck, I even get daily Security Essential updates from Microsoft, so Windows 7 is still supported to some degree. Most new hardware and peripherals still support Windows 7 as well. I'm running a Samsung 970 nvme 1TB W.2 SSD inside my computer as the boot drive. You want to see fast? Then run Windows 7 on an nvme drive. I wait for nothing when I click on something, LOL.
My boys run Windows 10 and 11. My friends run 10 and 11 too and I help maintain all their PCs for them. I simply avoid anything Windows above 7 for myself. I do have an installation of Windows 10 in a VM so I can test my software in Windows 10 when needed.