Windows 10 is now unsupported by Microsoft. That means that MS will no longer issue any security updates. I highly recommend that you migrate all of your Windows 10 PCs to Windows 11. If your Windows 10 PC does not meet MS upgrade requirements, then you will either need to purchase a Windows 11 PC or take the security risk of staying on an unsupported OS.
One possible way around the non-support issue is to opt for the Windows 10 ESU (Extended Security Updates). You should see the support message on the Windows 10 Update page (Start – Windows Update).
This support is free if you meet certain criteria, otherwise it will cost you $30 for the one year of support (additional years are not available).
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates
If you are uncertain about the free support, then click through the options on the Windows Update page. Select the free support option, if it is available. That will give you some time to decide what you want to do about moving to Windows 11.
There are two methods for migrating to Windows 11 – online migration or offline migration.
For each migration option, you can do a clean install or an upgrade (you keep all of your apps and files).
I recommend that you do a clean install. That gets rid of all Windows 10 artifacts. If you do a clean install, you will need to reinstall all of your apps and restore all of your data.
The goal is to get to Windows 11 Feature Pack 25H2. If your upgrade ends up with Feature Pack 23H2, then you may have no choice but to do a clean install of the OS. There are numerous trouble-shooting steps that you can try for getting to the latest Feature Pack.
This link provides details on how to do an online upgrade or off-line upgrade (or clean install).
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11
If you only have a single PC that needs Windows 11, then the time required for an on-line or off-line migration is about the same.
If you plan to do several migrations, then you can save time by installing the Windows 11 Migration OS on a USB thumb drive by using the MS Media Creation Tool.
There is one irritating glitch that pops up, regardless of the upgrade process that is used.
Microsoft wants you to use a Microsoft account for the install/upgrade as opposed to using a local windows account.
There are a number of ways to bypass having to use a Microsoft account. This link provides details on how to do this:
https://pureinfotech.com/bypass-microsoft-account-setup-windows-11/
Shoot me an email if you are having issues with going to Windows 11.