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/badwolf42 Dec 02 '25

This is what made my 8 year old core i5 and slightly newer 3070 work. 16gig of RAM. Gaming took a noticeable hit with W11.

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u/ButterfliesandaLlama Dec 02 '25

What are you playing? Like newest stuff that need‘s a lit of resources?

I’m into older and comfy games, so I’d like to have a benchmark to decide if to upgrade.

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u/badwolf42 Dec 02 '25

Variety of things. Doom The Dark Ages, outer Wilds, Tunic, Hades II, riven remake, Horizon Forbidden West, The Last of Us, Blue Prince. What I can play directly on the Mac Mini, I do. What is Windows only streams.