Hi David,

I appreciate your excellent comments. I can't remember if I posted about
this topic. If so, I didn't mean to imply that Microsoft is forcing Windows
11 upon us. I just objected to the fact that I keep getting annoying
messages on the screen asking me to take a tour of, or install Windows 11.
If there is a way to silence these notifications, I don't know how. I can do
some research.

Today I listened to a podcast where someone from Microsoft was interviewed
about Windows 11 and accessibility. Most of the conversation focused on
Narrator and some new visual features I didn't understand. The person from
Microsoft also talked about new Windows sound notifications but I wasn't
convinced by their necessity. I need a new computer and would prefer staying
with
Windows 10 until I find a compelling reason to upgrade. Perhaps Microsoft
will introduce new features in Windows 11 which will interest me. I will
wait and see.

Thanks,
Dan



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First, I don't believe that we have any evidence that Microsoft will be
forcing Windows 11 on computers currently running Windows 10. A simple
Internet search will verify this and I suspect that people who say such
things are just assuming this will happen rather than doing any actual
research to verify their suspicions. Windows 10 will continue to receive
support until October of 2025. Even if your computer is capable of running
Windows 11 there is no real reason why users should feel obliged to upgrade.
If you are happy with Windows 10 then continue to use it until October of
2025 if that's what you want to do. It is not likely that you're going to
turn on your computer one morning to find that Windows 11 was installed
without your permission. Also, to say that Windows 11 is optimized for
accessibility implies that Windows 10 is not. If you are running the latest
version of your preferred screen reader Windows 11 is just as accessible as
Windows 10.
Based on what I've read and experienced so far there's nothing whatsoever
about Windows 11 that impresses me. I see no innovation compared to Windows
10 as well as meaningless changes for seemingly no reason. Of course, any
future innovation is going to be for Windows 11 and so I have no doubt we'll
see some helpful or useful features being added over time. Narrator will
soon be getting two new voices which I can only assume will be available to
other third party screen readers and it will also be receiving a few new
keyboard commands. I've heard that Windows 11 either has or will soon have a
voice typing feature and I will be curious to try using it. To summarize,
Windows 10 is a rock-solid operating system which will be supported for over
three and a half years while Windows 11 seems to have little extra to offer
although that will surely change over time.


David Goldfield,
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Gary 

One of the reviews I saw relative to Win 11 vs 10 noted that the newer
display should be more pleasing to the eye which, for the typical blind
user, is meaningless, of course <smile>!!


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