What Can You Do?
Stick With Windows 10
Just like Windows 7, there will be many people that flat out refuse to move to Windows 11 from 10. I can understand it but, honestly, don’t do this. If your hardware supports Windows 11, then upgrade before Windows 10 is officially dead. The biggest reason is that security exploits will not get patched – well not unless you’re one of those corporations paying MS large sums to do so. If you’re still on Windows 10, you will be susceptible to attacks.
In addition to this, updates to your software will no longer be guaranteed to work with Windows 10. You may find that your web browser will not update, leaving you vulnerable to any flaws found in that version of the browser. Various other apps can be left outdated. You may not be able to update your drivers for things such as your graphics card.
Unfortunately, if you’re on a machine that doesn’t support Windows 11’s requirements, then you are out of luck anyway. You are stuck with now obsolete hardware. Your options are to live with the issues above, move to Linux, or buy a new machine that supports Windows 11.
Or disconnect from the internet…
If you don’t need to access the internet on your W10 machine, then disable all it’s network connections and enjoy a blissful life. Although, in this day age, it’s getting hardware to find software that doesn’t require you to be connected to some cloud service in order to just work.
Upgrade To Windows 11
Windows 11, telemetry and AI aside, is kind of nice to use. I do feel it’s better than Windows 10, in some areas, once you get used to it, of course. The settings area has had an overhaul and feels far more cohesive than Windows 10s. I have a MiniPC that runs 11 and it’s not all that different, although it’s not my daily driver, so there may be some frustrating things that will become more apparent, once I am using it every day.
Plus, of course, all your current software should just work after the upgrade. It’s a good reason for sticking with Microsoft.
My primary concerns are with it being a privacy nightmare, which is likely only going to get worse.