"You need to find people with a compatible PC to answer your question Backwoodsman"

yep, that's precisely what I was hoping to find when I posed my question above, Bonz! But it looks like only the Techno-Geeks and Backdoor-Boys have done it so far?

I'm looking for the experiences of normal, old musician-types - people like me - who have no interest in buggering about for hours on end trying to defeat Microsoft, and who just want to know if the 'upgrade' works, and is Win 11 any good.