Windows 11 was released five years ago today
âš¡ Quick Hits
- Windows 11 has officially reached its five-year anniversary milestone.
- The computing landscape has evolved drastically from retro hardware like the Atari 520 STe and Sinclair Spectrum 48K.
- The Windows ecosystem remains the steadfast foundation for modern tech professionals and deal hunters alike.
Greetings from The Tech Monk! Today we are taking a mindful pause from our usual deal-hunting to acknowledge a major software milestone: Windows 11 was released exactly five years ago today.
When we look at the sleek, modern interface of Windows 11, it is incredibly nostalgic to look back at the roots of our personal computing journeys. Many veteran tech journalists and enthusiasts started in a completely different era. Take, for example, the classic journey of a hardware writer—early enthusiasm initially dampened by the rubber-keyed Sinclair Spectrum 48K and feelings of Commodore 64 envy, only to be rekindled in the mid-80s by the Atari 520 STe.
The battle between operating systems is a tale as old as time. Many early power users bounced between Macs and PCs, eventually going cold on Apple after the death of OS9 and warming up to Microsoft with the legendary introduction of Windows XP. From the late noughties blogs covering everything from Taiwanese food culture to guitar design, to writing breaking PC tech news for iconic sites like HEXUS, Club386, and Tom's Hardware, the Windows operating system has been the constant backdrop to it all.
Five years into Windows 11, the OS has become the refined, reliable driver behind our daily workflows. Whether you're wearing out the keycaps on your mechanical keyboard writing tech news, or wandering the neon-lit computer malls of Taiwan hunting for the ultimate PC components, Windows 11 continues to power the experience.
Stay tuned as we continue to curate the best hardware deals to make your Windows 11 experience even better. Stay zen, and happy computing!
