How to Try Windows 11 SAFELY

Windows 11 is here and though we all want to try it out, you don't want to risk losing important data in case you want to go back to Windows 10. Don't worry, Linus is here to show you how to upgrade to Windows 11 and convert back to Windows 10 safely with Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Setup and requirements
4:24 Backing up data with Acronis
8:35 Upgrading to Windows 11
11:44 Testing out Windows 11
14:02 Going back to Windows 10
15:51 Outro

[beyou]

a wiseman once said, ’do it safely, do it in your friends’ PCs! ‘

[mk-]

Linus: "We are going to test it on Jake's test bench, it's nothing crazy"

Me: Ah cool, can't wait to try it on my lenovo built budget desktop

Linus: "It's a Ryzen 9 5950X"

Me: Aight have a nice day.

[Reegareth]

Linus: "What could go wrong?!"
Me: "Literally everything... This is LTT"

[arlinwright]

Everytime he says "I mean what could go wrong" scares me.

[paulbrooks]

Mods, customizations to settings files, personal data, and non-cloud saved games. Backups are incredibly important, and this is just “in case something breaks”. Ransomware is just another reason to have backups. If you value your data—have at least two forms of backups in different locations, and make sure that the backups can’t get encrypted by ransomware. You’ll thank yourself later.

[chronenojysk]

“To stand in with your average home computer we got this pc”

The PC: *Has a Ryzen 9*

[amn]

This Acronis software sounds a bit like timeshift on linux, which has definitely saved my butt more than once. Backup your stuff people!

[rikschaaf]

"You would absolutely destroy the data cap on your internet connection".... I feel sorry for people that have data caps on their internet connection and I'm glad the EU disallowed these caps.

[ben]

You should do a non-sponsored video on Macrium Reflect Free. It basically has 99% of the features you'd want from Acronis for backups, but free.
Or maybe a full video on just backup options; windows shadow copy + 3rd party (free vs paid) etc.

[NotEzn]

"It's nothing crazy"

*Proceeds to show us the most Goated computer ever*

[jgames]

Just want to throw Macrium Reflect in the ring. I've used this for years. It's free for personal use. And has a one-click button to backup all needed partitions of Windows to a single file backup.

[ebig]

15:37 "Stuffs happened, even if it wasn't Microsoft fault", Linus implying, most of the time, it was Microsoft fault

[TwistedMe]

Rule 1 To trying a new OS safely: Wait 6 months to a year after RTM.

[RolandKontson]

Tip: win+arrows can snap windows to all 4 corners in Win10 as well. Just with left or right before pressing up or down. Can keep Win key pressed.

[Bycanroc]

"its nothing crazy"


*Proceeds to list shit worth more than my existence*

[strange_man]

Quick tip for Linus: you can just click on restart while holding Shift to go advanced startup

[KewelsBri]

I just love the fact that he says Jake's test bench is nothing crazy, then as he says the specs out loud, he thinks to himself "Who am I fooling here" and completely retracts his statement, lol.

[Agambada]

Linus : "it's nothing crazy"
also Linus : "5950x"

[henryatkinson]

7:05 IBM used to do a thing like this with all of their OS preloads. It was called IBM Rescue and Recovery if I remember right. It was a bootable restoration menu that would fix your OS, load a backup, etc, even in the event of a total OS failure.

[S.I.D]

This would've been better 2 days ago when I installed windows 11 out of hesitation. So far it's actually been pretty good