Finally went ahead and installed Windows 11 (got to something with my days off!). The upgrade process was very smooth, didnāt take longer than twenty minutes or so. Everything seems okay so far.
I like the visual refresh, although not sure yet about the task bar being in the middle. Overall I like it, but it will take some getting used to.
Although Microsoft are always trying to push something, turns out this time itās Teams. You can turn it off though thankfully. I use Teams at work, I have no need for it on my home desktop. š