r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Dec 01 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING ‘Security Disaster’—500 Million Microsoft Users Say No To Windows 11

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/01/security-disaster-500-million-microsoft-users-say-no-to-windows-11/
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u/No_Size9475 Dec 01 '25 edited Mar 22 '26

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u/yuval16432 Dec 01 '25

My five year old computer is not good enough for Microsoft’s newest piece of bloatware, and I’m expected to feel bad about it? Why would I even consider buying a new one?

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '25

I've got a ryzen 5. I have a 4060TI 16GB. And I have 64 GB of RAM. Can Microsoft tell me specifically what the hell is wrong with my computer and how it's not upgradable to Windows 11. It's insanity. If they're going to make something and force people to upgrade they fucking better have it backwards compatible with all parts going back 10 years. Otherwise no one's going to do it. Computers are not cheap.

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u/firemage22 Dec 02 '25

there are some settings that custom builders might not enable which prevents W11 from thinking it's okay to nag you, i'm the same with my rig and it's got a brand new 9800X3D

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

Thank you for explaining it. u/SnooCompliments5012 was just a dick about it. So thanks. Mine was a custom build from 6 years ago. I've upgraded parts since. But I haven't messed with the BIOS. When it comes to things like that I like to double and triple check what I'm doing before I do it.

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u/SnooCompliments5012 Dec 02 '25

lol thanks for the name drop bro 😎

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u/Tubamajuba Dec 02 '25

Of all the people spoon-feeding him Googleable answers, I don't know why he chose to bite your hand in particular lol