Did you drive your PC to put in Home windows 11 regardless of it not assembly the official necessities? (Why?) Microsoft may begin nagging you for doing that—or not less than reminding you that what you’ve completed is in opposition to the supposed use of its working system. The January 2023 Windows 11 update is pestering people who compelled the replace on their PCs with a persistent watermark on the desktop warning that system necessities haven’t been met.
The story is circulating amongst Windows blogs, although I discovered a couple of instances of people complaining concerning the watermark on the official Microsoft help boards. The watermark says “system necessities not met” and is emblazoned on the desktop’s decrease proper hand nook if the working system notices that it’s operating on {hardware} that doesn’t meet the minimal necessities.
It’s doable the wrongdoer is the devoted safety processor, or TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) chip, utilized by providers like BitLocker and Home windows Good day. Microsoft requires this module earlier than upgrading. It’s why many PCs had been rendered un-upgradeable when Home windows 11 was introduced. Most new CPUs and motherboards have functionality for it constructed into them, however the function wasn’t a assured inclusion previous to the Home windows 11 launch.
However some customers don’t care, and might you blame them? Getting a brand new PC to improve to a selected working system appears egregious nowadays of utmost penny-pinching and coupon-clipping. And for the reason that Home windows neighborhood has lengthy been self-sufficient, it’s managed to determine the right way to drive a Home windows 11 improve onto a PC regardless of it not having supported {hardware}.
If you’re pushing by way of to Home windows 11 although your system isn’t technically suitable, there’s a option to take away the shameful messaging dwelling in your desktop. Again in December, a Microsoft Independent Advisor steered what many different how-to pages do: change the registry file in order that Home windows thinks all the things is kosher. Be aware that this has its downsides, like voiding the software program guarantee in your machine.
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I am still holding off on installing Windows 11. I’m one of those who fears change, both in personal matters and with gadgets. After all, why try to fix it if it isn’t broken? The setup I have now is quite excellent, and I fear that once I upgrade to Windows 11, I’ll have to start over and risk running into new issues. Anyway, I have until September 2024 to maintain holding off on upgrading.
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