+ AA6YQ comments below

I got the impression that this sounded like a computer issue, not an OpSys?issue. However, like many others who are working with Win 10 and DXLab I am looking at upgrading computers and systems to avoid the consequences of losing support.? (I lost a lot of my log with the end of XP due to a virus.)? So I am looking at moving to Win11 with my?DXLab intact.? Can you advise what we need to do or look out for in making that transition?but keeping our DXLab programs working correctly?? I know there are folks out there who have made the move to Win11 and have not reported any issues with DXLab operations.? I admit that this has got me concerned.? I'm not a computer guy (no pun intended) and would?really appreciate your comments and advice.

+ I cannot provide advice without turning this into a Windows Support Forum, but I can share my experience:

1. I have no experience upgrading a PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11, as my Windows 11 systems were pre-installed on new hardware. Since I first began using Windows in 1985, I have always upgraded to a new version by copying all critical files to external storage media, erasing the contents of the C: drive, installing the new version of Windows, and then restoring all critical files from that external storage and re-installing my applications. I don't know if Microsoft's "Windows version upgrade" mechanism has improved to the point where it is trustworthy, and thus I defer to those here with this experience. Step-by-step instructions for DXLab applications are here:



2. Windows 11 version 23H2 is stable. I have not encountered problems when running Adobe, DXLab, Google, or Microsoft applications on this version.

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3. I have Windows 11 configured to inform me when a new Windows Update is available, but to not automatically download and install it; Perplexity can provide step-by-step instructions for doing this.

4. When I am informed that a new Windows Update is available, I direct Perplexity to report any adverse side effects that have been reported; until there are no relevant problems with an update, I hold off.

5. None of the Security Intelligence Updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus that I have applied have caused trouble.

Perplexity is a free AI search engine that I have come to rely on for Windows management, and many other subjects, from home repairs to cosmology;? it cites its sources, which makes it easy to check the accuracy of its response and obtain additional information. I have no affiliation with the company.

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