Microsoft Gets Serious: Unsupported PCs Installing Windows 11 Will Not Get Security Updates
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When Windows 11 hit the market, there were not a few voices that complained about the requirements that Microsoft demanded to be able to test the new version of Windows. It didn't take long for indications related to a possible reduction in these requirements to appear, an aspect that Microsoft has clarified
Microsoft has published a new clarification so that there are no doubts about the requirements that a computer must meet to use Windows 11. Without changes with respect to what we already know, the news comes when they refer to the installation of Windows 11 on unsupported computers, which will not have updates or new features or security.
Microsoft gets serious
There are no changes in the compatible motherboards and regarding the processors, Microsoft has updated the list of Intel, AMD and Qualcomm, adding the compatible models. Now the Intel Core X and Xeon W series are included as compatible, also the Intel Core 7820HQ, while AMD and Qualcomm maintain the same list of compatible models .
Microsoft maintains that these changes are for reasons of reliability, but also security and compatibility. In the first case, reliability, the company claims that devices that do not meet the minimum system requirements had 52% more failures in kernel> mode."
This scenario leaves many computers marked with the label of not compatible. Equipment that will not be able to update, at least officially, because they do not meet the minimum requirements. That does not prevent a user from installing a Windows 11 ISO, a feasible process but one that Microsoft, in statements to The Verge, warns will have consequences.
And it is that along with those derived from the lack of compatibility or operating problems, Microsoft adds that these computers will not receive critical security updates or updates with new features A whole jug of cold water for those thinking of venturing out on their own.
Via | ZDNet
