Windows 11 - Wants you to buy a new PC

[rp88.2]

Good Morning:

Wasn't sure where to put this, since there isn't a general Windows section and eventually Windows 11 will become 'more prevalent'.

I was surprised when Windows Update ran on my my PC (Dell 2.5GHz, 8GB) it indicated that Windows 11 is not supported. Downloaded the tool from Microsoft and it said the processor wasn't supported. Then searched and found this article:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/can-your-pc- ... -microsoft

Essentially any PC older than 4 years (before late-2017) will not officially run Windows 11. However, it may be possible to bypass the warning. They are still waiting on confirmation if this is a 'hard' stop or truly a 'warning'. Grrrr.

Well my laptop runs DP 11 fine with 40-60 tracks of mixed audio/instruments/effect plugins, so no reason to dump my portable for now.

Just wanted to raise awareness and start the 'conversation'.

[mikehalloran]

Hmmm... my Win laptop was made when NT was still a thing but ran Win 7 quite well.

If it works, I would let it ride.

My 2¢


Related: For my Macs, upgrade time was always simple: TurboTax (originally MacInTax) no longer ran on my hardware and I'd be scrambling to upgrade so that I could get my taxes done on time. When it first happened around 1990 with my Mac Plus, I was world class pissed and howling at the moon—TT was just not going to run on a 68000 and there was nothing I could do about it. I've mellowed out on this issue the last 30 years and now upgrade for other reasons.