Request: Your experience with Win 10 vs. 11 & different versions.

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I am looking for feedback comparing Windows 10 Pro vs. Windows 11 Pro and/or their different versions.

I am trying to get the most stable system for an offline (no internet) setup with 12 cameras. Most will be 4MP with one or two 2MP for LPR. AI human/vehicle detection for all. The hardware is a Dell 3630, i7-8700, 32GB, SSD, WD Purple and Quadro P2000.

Can you all tell me what YOUR EXPERIENCE was with Win 10 Pro vs. Win 11 Pro, or Win 11 23H2 vs 24H2, etc.

Also, you can provide YOUR EXPERIENCE with a particular version and your hardware, such as, "Win 11 Pro 23h2 with i7-10700, 32 GB Ram and 14 4MP cams with substream AI has worked great. Disabled auto updates, debloated and it hasn't crashed in a year."

The fact that Windows 10 won't be supported after 2025 is not a big deal to me, but I expect support for BI will go away first for Win10.

I have tried searching for this information, but only get bits and pieces, and usually people only write in when they have a problem.
 
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As far a BI is concerned I don't see any difference between Win 10 and Win 11, I always run the Pro version of Win 11, but that has nothing to do with how BI works on it, If you want detailed differences between Win 10 Pro vs. Win 11 Pro, or Win 11 23H2 vs 24H2, etc. then I would suggest that this forum would not have the answers you are looking for (my opinion only), possibly also why you have not got any response to your question
 
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I have used BI on Win11 Pro since its debut. No issues. I allow automatic windows update. System is very stable and reboots only as part of upgrade process.

BI is updated only when new (needed) features are stable.

These are MY experiences, your mileage may vary.

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If you aren't comfortable running Windows 11, you need to get comfortable with it pretty quickly. The official end of support date for Windows 10 is just 5 months away.
 
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It's not a matter of comfort as much as it is stability. That being said, so far my Windows 11 24h2 Pro has been very stable, though I have only used it a week.

Windows 10 and 11 are very similar is seems....
 
Windows is the sole reason I keep looking at other software options for my NVR.

I've been running BI for 9 years now, and nearly every instance of crashes, eratic behavior, and general high CPU use I have seen can be blamed on Windows updates. My current system allegedly cannot run 11, so it is my most sincere hope that when MS stops supporting 10, they stop pushing crappy updates that FUBAR everything - sometimes for days at a time before I notice the system just stopped recording for no apparent reason - but ALWAYS after an update.

If BI has one major Achilles Heel, it is absolutely Windows. I hate it. Want to get rid of it. I just can't find anything comparable for performance when it all works properly.
 
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Windows is the sole reason I keep looking at other software options for my NVR.

I've been running BI for 9 years now, and nearly every instance of crashes, eratic behavior, and general high CPU use I have seen can be blamed on Windows updates. My current system allegedly cannot run 11, so it is my most sincere hope that when MS stops supporting 10, they stop pushing crappy updates that FUBAR everything - sometimes for days at a time before I notice the system just stopped recording for no apparent reason - but ALWAYS after an update.

If BI has one major Achilles Heel, it is absolutely Windows. I hate it. Want to get rid of it. I just can't find anything comparable for performance when it all works properly.
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That is simple, don't update Windows and turn auto update off...

How often is the NVR operating system getting updated?

And your computer benefits from anti-virus software.

As long as you don't use the computer for anything other than BI (just like you would only use a NVR as a NVR) then the risk is minimal.
 
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No problems for me with updates disabled. I do get pissed as heck when the upgrade to win11 nags come up, or something pops up telling me what I should search for. There's probably a way of turning this stuff off in gpedit, I just don't want to spend any more time on it. I've come to see windows as something that could be good, except they turned into a piece of consumer junk, but I guess that's what the most of their market wants. IMO there are a few "big" things that would please me with BI 6, one of which would be moving to linux as the underlying platform.
 
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No problems for me with updates disabled. I do get pissed as heck when the upgrade to win11 nags come up, or something pops up telling me what I should search for. There's probably a way of turning this stuff off in gpedit, I just don't want to spend any more time on it. I've come to see windows as something that could be good, except they turned into a piece of consumer junk, but I guess that's what the most of their market wants. IMO there are a few "big" things that would please me with BI 6, one of which would be moving to linux as the underlying platform.
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You should check out WAU Manager and Incontrol
 
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Sorry, but there is no simply turning off updates on Windows Home. It always ends up re-enabled.
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WAU Manager (Windows Automatic Updates Manager) does work on Windows 10 Home edition

It requires an extra step of installing the Group Policy Client, which it will install. WAU Manager essentially modifies group policy settings to control Windows updates. Windows 10 Home doesn't have Group Policy by default, installing the client allows WAU Manager to function as intended.
 
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Never had an issue with either. Running win 11 24h2 in a VM right now. I have always allowed it to auto update windows and again never had an issue. Also check/install updates for BI on a semi weekly basis. I just don't get how some folks have the problems they do...
 
Funny....my BI runs just fine on Win 7 Pro......... I like Win 7 Pro. I have to use Win 10 at work and I absolutely hate it. What is worse, they are migrating us currently to Win 11. I didn't think I could hate an OS any more than I hate Win 10. Microsoft heard about my hatred towards them, they stepped back and said: Hold my beer......here comes 11.
 
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I didn't think I could hate an OS any more than I hate Win 10.
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Never tried to use Vista or 8?

At the time, NT was the best version, followed by XP, then 7, which I consider the best version to date. 10 ended up being pretty good for stability but all the consumer junk on top of it makes it more hassle than it's worth. With 10 they took a technically pretty good OS and turned it into an advertising platform and flashy looking toy.
 
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Never tried to use Vista or 8?


Yep. My sister bought a PC that was pre-loaded when the first version of 8 came out. She wanted me to set it up for her. I was totally lost, as the GUI had totally changed and all of these stupid rectangles were on the screen.

I was a power DOS user, Win 3.1, (Win 95, Win 98)....what a joke. Then Win 98 SE came along. Nice. They got something semi-right for once. Did multiple versions of Win NT. Then they came out with another joke called Win ME. XP was stable. Another good OS. Win 7 Pro was stable and easy to use. That is where I stopped supporting Microsoft. The Win 10 fiasco, trying to get you to load a service pack for Win 7 that if you clicked on the "X", it automatically loaded Win 10. Fuckers. I switched to MAC and Linux and never looked back. Glad I did. No more BSD's, no more user rights bullshit. My Macs just work. So do my 3 Win 7 Pro machines that are dedicated to predefined tasks and only exist on one of my local networks with no internet access.
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