What you need to know about migrating to Windows 11

Upgrading your users to a new operating system may seem like one job too far for overstretched IT teams. 

This article outlines the what, why and when of making the move to Windows 11.

📅 Windows 10 will be retiring on 14th October 2023. It’s time to start thinking about your migration plan!

About Windows 11

Windows 11 offers new productivity features and functionality to enable users to work safely and securely on the go.

🏃‍♂️ Here’s some of the key changes over Windows 10:

  • Universal search: Taskbar search function to find what users need from files, photos, contacts, emails, and the web.
  • Accessibility: Move to new ways of working with voice recognition1, live captions, and on-screen text read aloud by a narrator in a natural, human voice.
  • Easy setup and personalisation for users to tailor their workspaces.
  • Snap assist to organise screens in an easy manner
  • Desktop groups to silo work and business
  • Optimised working: Microsoft Phone Link is now available for iPhone® devices and Android™ to view notifications, read messages, and dial calls from your PC
Keeping devices and data more secure

🔐 For IT, it’s also easier to keep users and data safe with new performance and security features

From start up, Windows 11 is on guard. It works in combination with your hardware and was designed with multiple layers of protection to help keep your apps, information, and privacy secure.

Devices are also protected with SmartApp Control, meaning Windows 11 will only run reputable apps that won’t compromise your data. In addition to giving your users control over their data and defending against malware, Microsoft Edge can also scan the web to check if your passwords have been compromised.

Find out more

❔ Contact us today to find out how we can help you migrate your users to Windows 11.

The perfect solution for Windows 10 migrations

Kingston’s Desktop/Notebook Memory and Business Solid-State Drives (SSD) are the perfect enterprise client combination for your Windows 10 migration and system update deployments.

The UV500 family of solid-state drives dramatically improves the responsiveness of your existing system with incredible boot, loading and transfer times compared to mechanical hard drives. Powered by a Marvell 88SS1074 controller combined with 3D NAND Flash for read and write speeds up to 520MB/s and 500MB/s1, this SSD is 10X faster than a traditional hard drive for better performance, ultra-responsive multi-tasking and an overall faster system. UV500 provides end-to-end data protection, supports 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 security management solutions.

More reliable and durable than a hard drive, UV500 is built with NAND Flash semiconductor memory. There are no moving parts, making it far less likely to fail than a mechanical hard drive. It is also cooler and quieter, and its shock and vibration resistance makes it ideal for notebooks and other mobile computing devices.

UV500 is available in Multiple capacities from 120GB–1.92TB,2 so you can buy one to use as a boot drive, or take advantage of the larger capacities to store videos, photos and host your most frequently used applications.

Ideal for desktops and notebooks

Comes in multiple form factors (2.5”/M.2/mSATA) to fit in a wider array of systems. It is ideal for slimmer notebooks and systems with limited space.

Multiple capacities

Available in a range of capacities up to 1.92TB2 to meet your data storage requirements.

Encrypted protection

Protect sensitive data with support for 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption and TCG Opal 2.0.

10X faster than a hard drive

With incredible read/write speeds, the UV500 will not only increase performance, but can also breathe new life into older systems.

How we can help

Complete IT Systems and Kingston Technology have the solutions, experience, accreditations and skills to provide your business with the security solutions you need. For more information call us on 01274 396 213 or contact us and we can call you back.