I think "have no idea how to use W11" is a bit of an exaggeration. 😊 If you drive a Honda for years and then get a Chevy in a different color, do you "have no idea" how to drive it? Sure, the light controls are in a different place, the climate controls are in a different order, the acceleration curve and engine noises are different, but the basic concept is still the same. In Windows 11, the mouse and keyboard work the same, the application icons are the same, windows open and close the same way, there is still a clipboard and using search is the same (possibly with better results).
Also, how many things are folks doing "in Windows" vs in the browser, word processor, spreadsheet, other applications (which should be the exact same as in Win10)? I would first define exactly what you need to show and then look those up specifically. I would guess, how to connect to WiFi, how to select a printer, (Assuming they won't be able to add a printer because they don't have admin rights.), and maybe how to change sound output device. I'm hard pressed to even think of 10-20 things I do in Windows that are "different" 10 vs 11 and I'm a sysadmin.
In my experience, the people who are baffled by the change to the Start Menu or the Windows Explorer contextual menu are the people who don't use those things because they are too confusing.
Then again, maybe I'm just up here in my ivory tower and have no idea how "the rest of the world" is.
Erich
On Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 16:01, Charles Meyer eloquently inscribed:
> My esteemed listmates,
>
> I know I'm asking for a big favor on this one but who would care more
> with the tech knowledge than people on this list?!
>
> A vendor just installed a new kiosk with laptops running W11.
>
> Most of my co-workers still use W10 including our staff desktops.
>
> We're expected to help patrons/visitors with the laptops they eject to
> use in the library.
>
> Many patrons/visitors will have no idea how to use W11.
>
> I've Googled this issue and found most resurs are YT or other videos.
>
> We are under-staffed so on the run we'll need "cheat sheets" with
> screenshots showing you how you performed tasks in W10 -vs; how you
> now do them in W11.
>
> I found these 2 sites -
> https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/every-difference-you-should-care-
> about-between-windows-10-and-windows-11/
>
> https://tdx.maine.edu/TDClient/2624/Portal/KB/PrintArticle?ID=139946
>
> which seemed promising but they don't really have side-by-side
> comparisons of the steps, they talk about the new interface and offer
> opinions of why W11 is better but we just need a "cheat sheet" of how
> you did to the top 10-20 tasks in W10 compared with, in screenshots,
> now how you do them in W11.
>
> Years ago when MS had won the battle between WordPerfect -vs- Word MS
> published a comparison chart of how you did things in WordPerfect -vs-
> how you now would need to do them in MS Word.
>
> Has anyone found such a "cheat sheet" they could please share?
>
> Thank you so much,
>
> Charles.
>
> Charlotte County Public Library
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