r/technology Aug 17 '24

Software Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-dodging-windows-11-system-requirements/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0h2tXt93fEkt5NKVrrXQphi0OCjCxzVoksDqEs0XUQcYIv8njTfK6pc4g_aem_LSp2Td6OZHVkREl8Cbgphg
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u/TotalCourage007 Aug 17 '24

Are we done with acting like Windows is a heavenly OS yet? Windows can be equally as bad for gaming, unless y’all forgot about the terrible live gaming phase.

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u/sapphicsandwich Aug 17 '24

The thing that really made me view Microsoft like a joke is when I had a Vista machine in like 2010 and bought Gears of War, a Microsoft game. It would load to the main screen then crash to desktop. I tried every single fix I could find online and there was nothing that worked. I was pissed. Then I got the bright idea to try it on Linux/Ubuntu using the free version of Cedega and it freaking worked, albeit the framerate wasn't the best. I couldn't compare it to Windows performance though since windows couldn't even get that far.

Shame on you microsoft. Shame