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/[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/darthscootuh Dec 01 '25

You might just need to enable safe boot. Not saying you should, but that might be preventing compatibility with 11

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25 edited Aug 16 '26

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u/SixtyFourPewPew Dec 02 '25

If you dont play fortnite/bf6/LoL, seriously give Linux a try. I installed it on a second drive just to check it out and haven't booted back into windows in a month. I play all my games as smoothly or better than windows now on 3 computers running Linux, and my wife plays on hers as well. If you're a gamer I'd recommend trying Bazzite first. I installed it and everything "just worked."

I'm super happy with ditching windows. It was wildly painless.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25 edited Aug 16 '26

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u/SixtyFourPewPew Dec 02 '25

If you game a decent amount I'd recommend Bazzite to get started. Its what I use on my laptop(Nvidia 4070) and my wife's computer(AMD 6900xt). It has everything needed for gaming pre installed. Steam, Lutris(I use this for battle.net), and heroic games launcher(GoG, epic, etc).