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With the rollout of Windows 11, Microsoft's latest release of its popular Operating System, looming on the horizon, the company has announced that support for Windows 10 will cease in 2025.
Not a problem. Just upgrade to Windows 11 (which will be rolled out free to the general populous) and yay - we're off and running.
Or are we?
You see, there is a small catch that Microsoft has kept quiet about - your PC may not actually be able to run the new operating system. You see, Windows 11 has been developed for higher-end machines, with support for a select few CPUs (central processing unit), DirectX 12 GPUs only and some other required minimum specifications.
On the Microsoft reveal, which aired this week, I watched all the new features of Windows 11 with a bit of anticipation - I am an IT geek at heart after all. I fell in love with the new GUIs, the slick Desktop makeover and the new icon animations. This was the Windows that a lot of us had been waiting for. After the presentation, I hastily made my way over to Microsoft's site to find out more and - wait a minute, MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS?? The presentation failed to mention anything about THAT...........
I poured over the minimum specifications and felt relieved that, initially, I seemed to meet the requirements. Reading further, Microsoft suggests downloading the 'PC Health Check' app to scan your PC and check its compatibility with the new OS. So, I downloaded the app, installed and ran it. Now, bear in mind that my machine is quite a high specification as I built it with gaming and video processing in mind. I have a Ryzen5 2500X CPU, 16Gb of DDR RAM, Radeon RX580 GPU and stupid amounts of HDD and SDD drives (over 3TB of drive space).
"This PC cannot run Windows 11"..........!!!!
Wait, what?
The truth of the matter is, Microsoft has developed an OS that many will not be able to run on their machines. To rub salt into the wound further, Microsoft's answer to many users growing annoyance is to replace their PC, followed by some links to partnered suppliers. Not impressed, considering that my PC is only just over a year old as it is.
So, it looks like Microsoft are forcing people's hands to keep up with today's technology. Here is an amazing looking, secure OS, but to run it, you need to spend money on upgrading your machine to do so. The only 'good' side to all of this, is that you have 4 years to do so before support for Windows 10 is completely withdrawn........
Nice one, Microsoft.
Not a problem. Just upgrade to Windows 11 (which will be rolled out free to the general populous) and yay - we're off and running.
Or are we?
You see, there is a small catch that Microsoft has kept quiet about - your PC may not actually be able to run the new operating system. You see, Windows 11 has been developed for higher-end machines, with support for a select few CPUs (central processing unit), DirectX 12 GPUs only and some other required minimum specifications.
On the Microsoft reveal, which aired this week, I watched all the new features of Windows 11 with a bit of anticipation - I am an IT geek at heart after all. I fell in love with the new GUIs, the slick Desktop makeover and the new icon animations. This was the Windows that a lot of us had been waiting for. After the presentation, I hastily made my way over to Microsoft's site to find out more and - wait a minute, MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS?? The presentation failed to mention anything about THAT...........
I poured over the minimum specifications and felt relieved that, initially, I seemed to meet the requirements. Reading further, Microsoft suggests downloading the 'PC Health Check' app to scan your PC and check its compatibility with the new OS. So, I downloaded the app, installed and ran it. Now, bear in mind that my machine is quite a high specification as I built it with gaming and video processing in mind. I have a Ryzen5 2500X CPU, 16Gb of DDR RAM, Radeon RX580 GPU and stupid amounts of HDD and SDD drives (over 3TB of drive space).
"This PC cannot run Windows 11"..........!!!!
Wait, what?
The truth of the matter is, Microsoft has developed an OS that many will not be able to run on their machines. To rub salt into the wound further, Microsoft's answer to many users growing annoyance is to replace their PC, followed by some links to partnered suppliers. Not impressed, considering that my PC is only just over a year old as it is.
So, it looks like Microsoft are forcing people's hands to keep up with today's technology. Here is an amazing looking, secure OS, but to run it, you need to spend money on upgrading your machine to do so. The only 'good' side to all of this, is that you have 4 years to do so before support for Windows 10 is completely withdrawn........
Nice one, Microsoft.