You're probably in for a much easier ride than you expect - I've found installation and setting up audio workstations MUCH easier with Windows 10 and 11 than it ever was with Windows XP or 7. Not to mention of course that Windows 10 and 11 are much more stable than XP.


Originally Posted By: musocity
With 10 you can have a motherboard crash and when you put a new one in it'll still boot and install drivers for new hardware.

Indeed, however I can't remember the last time I had a motherboard-related hardware failure. For me it's always the hard drive or SSD.


Originally Posted By: musocity
Just make sure you make a backup clone of your drives regularly.

THIS!


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