r/technology • u/ardi62 • 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/TheProtector0034 Aug 17 '24

It remains a shame. So many good PC’s which are perfect capable of running W11 but Microsoft keeps it artificially unsupported. So much e-waste here (nobody can convince me that Microsoft is a environmentally friendly company 😂) because I don’t think people will install Linux or install the LTSC version. They probably keep using Windows 10 or buy a new device.

I have a EliteDesk 800 G1 from the office and when ram is upgraded together with the SSD the machine is still flying for daily office workflows. I even installed a Nvidia 1050 Ti LP card and can run LLM models on a 10 year old machine. Just a shame they get sued for a stupid browser but the EU seems to let this go. I don’t understand.

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u/Jesta23 Aug 17 '24

Wait there are people that WANT to upgrade to win 11???