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Dave_Tr.
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Mar 19, 2025 10:33 PM UTC
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Photoshop Elements 15 - Will it Work after a Win 10 to Win 11 Upgrade?

I have an old version (ver 15) of Photoshop Elements.  It works for me and has a lot of custom plugins and other stuff (e.g. fonts, actions, etc) installed, so I would rather not upgrade to a new version.  Microsoft is requiring Windows 10 systems be upgraded to Windows 11 later this year (Oct 2025).  I'm worried there might be some problem with PSE after the Windows upgrade.   Do you think the Windows upgrade will affect PSE 15?  Thanks.

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Peru Bob
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Mar 19, 2025 11:24 PM UTC
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 Microsoft is requiring Windows 10 systems be upgraded to Windows 11 later this year (Oct 2025).  


By @Dave_Tr.

 

Updating from 10 to 11 is not required.  Updates will end, but the operating system will continue to function.

See here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Microsoft+is+requiring+Windows+10+systems+be+upgraded+to+Windows+11&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8       

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    Glenn 8675309
    Glenn 8675309
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    Mar 20, 2025 1:32 AM UTC

    And I've heard that you can pay for extended support (get more updates).   Ill ride my currrent computer til right before it dies- It cant handle windows 11 (doesn't have the tpm chip (Yeah, my motherboard is old).  I do have an rtx 3060 with 12 GB of ram- but only 16 GB system ram. 

    I could go out a get whatever I want right now, but, no reason for that.  My wife has a windows 11 computer- and In many ways are the typical user stuff is the same. 

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    Peru Bob
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    Mar 20, 2025 1:51 PM UTC
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     It cant handle windows 11 (doesn't have the tpm chip (Yeah, my motherboard is old). 


    By @Glenn 8675309

     

    Are you sure it just isn't enabled in the BIOS?

    My video editing computer didn't qualify for W11, but after a while searching on the internet and looking through the BIOS, I found where the setting was hidden.  It wasn't called TPM.   I don't recall exactly where it was in the BIOS (I think it was a security setting), but I have it written down in the log I keep for that computer (I'm at work now and not near that computer).

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    Glenn 8675309
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    Mar 19, 2025 10:49 PM UTC

    No I do not.   Make sure you have backup copies of all your custom content "Just in case." 

     

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