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Microsoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full compatibility remain unchanged (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The requirements listed things that W11 doesn't technically require, like TPM. The OS works just fine without it. It was a business requirement, not a technical one, that got people upset.

[–] tekato -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

TPM is required for Windows 11 because it is used for security purposes. The world is filled with things that aren’t “technically required” but they are actually required because they help prevent things. The web doesn’t “technically require” HTTPS, but modern websites require an HTTPS connection. A seatbelt isn’t “technically required” to drive a car, but you are required to wear one anyways.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is like a car seat manufacturer refusing to "support" cars without seatbelts and then claiming their new line of seats is secure.

[–] tekato 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It is not the same. The government won’t even allow you to drive a car without a seatbelt if you somehow managed to buy one. Anyways most cars will provide you support for 5 years. A car is worth tens of thousands of dollars yet you get less support than a computer and nobody is complaining about that. Just like you can use your car with its 10 years old software, you can use your 10 years old computer with your old OS (Windows 10). This is a very simple problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

It is not the same. The government won’t even allow you to drive a car without a seatbelt if you somehow managed to buy one.

Obviously it's not exactly the same. It's an analogy. It's only meant to help illustrate a point.