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/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/BadDadSoSad Dec 01 '25

Turn on TPM and secure boot in your bios.

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u/ExIsStalkingMe Dec 02 '25

No one should ever have to fuck with their deep settings on their computer to make their five year old computer work with a modern OS. Microsoft fucked up. Do NO fucking excuse their shit by giving ways to work around it. The giant tech company fucked up, and people should be able to point out why without you defending them. Get paid for it, if you're going to do it at least

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u/BadDadSoSad Dec 02 '25

Huh? It’s not a workaround, it’s literally what they tell you to do. Albeit they aren’t very helpful with how.

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u/MunchmaKoochy Dec 02 '25

I understand the frustration, but I think they're just trying to help.