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Microsoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full compatibility remain unchanged (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] nous 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

What is the point in an official upgrade if it is unsupported? Seems like a way to trick people into an upgrade so they can start nagging users to throw away their hardware and get a new computer.

So glad I don't have to worry about this bullshit on my 11+ year old computer that is perfectly fine running Linux without any major issue or lack of support.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Or spy on them more.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Same thing they have done for years now, turning a blind eye to pirated versions because they know installed base drives software to support Windows.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Security updates, mostly. If you're running an old Windows install on a computer connected to the internet, it's only a matter if time until it gets comprom byised.

But yeah, I'm also on Linux, so no worries here.

[–] nous 4 points 1 week ago

The article calls that out explicitly:

When installing on unsupported hardware, Microsoft will push a small disclaimer that effectively cancels your warranty in case of compatibility-related mishaps. Likewise, you won't be entitled to receiving updates - including security updates - so we're back to square one.

What is the point in upgrading if you wont get security upgrades either way. Just more spyware and ads in the newer version.