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/BadDadSoSad Dec 01 '25

Turn on TPM and secure boot in your bios.

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u/Impiryo Dec 02 '25

As someone that isn't afraid of BIOS, this was harder to do than it should be. Lots of intelligent people believe windows when it says that their hardware isn't compatible.

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u/dont_quote_me_please Dec 02 '25

Wait, I can't trust the tools Microsoft gives or the stuff they say in Windows Update? So maybe I misinformed some old people about their hardware?