The gotcha: Installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC disables updates

While Microsoft may allow you to run Windows 11 on an “unsupported” PC, a previously undisclosed Microsoft limitation means that there’s a new, big gotcha waiting in the wings, too.Microsoft lifted enthusiast hopes on Friday when it told some publications that it would allow users to run Windows 11 on an “unsupported PC,” or one that apps like Microsoft’s own PC Health Check would report as incompatible with the hardware requirements of Windows 11. In response to a PCWorld request for clarification, however, Microsoft added that there was more to it than that.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3631609/the-gotcha-installing-windows-11-on-an-unsupported-pc-disables-updates.html#tk.rss_all

Created 4y | Aug 28, 2021, 4:20:49 PM


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