Several weeks ago, Microsoft showed me a notice on my PC telling me that I can now upgrade to Windows 11, that the upgrade was free and that I could do it right then and there, keeping all my data and applications. I opted out and continue to use Windows 10 on my personal PC because, in the end, I think this is much more mature and stable, and because I don’t want to have to suffer firsthand the performance problems that Windows 11 has caused with Ryzen processors.
That announcement that we can now upgrade to Windows 11 is displayed only on PCs that meet the requirements of that operating system, and that have a configuration that we can consider as validated and free, in principle, of serious compatibility or support problems. The fact is that for some reason Microsoft has begun to bombard with this announcement also those users who have computers that do not meet the requirements of said operating system.
The thing is more serious than it seems, because even computer users with very low specssuch as laptops with a dual-core CPU and low IPC, 2 GB of RAM and 60 GB of storage capacity, and without a TPM chip, are showing that announcement of upgrading to Windows 11. It is curious that, despite not meet the minimum requirements, the system is capable of downloading Windows 11 22H2, and the ad welcomes us with two options in the foreground, get the update or schedule its installation.
Interesting, right? Well, wait, there is more, and that is that if we reject the update, the system takes us to another window where Microsoft wants return to “throw the cane” saying that he recommends Windows 11 for our PC, and that we are talking about a computer that does not meet the minimum requirements, and that does not have a TPM chip. Yes, it has been a major error on the part of the Redmond giant that, we imagine, will have been resolved by the time you are reading this news.
If you want to upgrade to Windows 11 but do not significantly exceed the minimum requirements, I would recommend sticking with Windows 10, since it is confirmed that Microsoft’s new operating system does not work well with only 4 GB of RAM, and that even with 8 GB of RAM the experience is not fully optimal. If you can’t update your computer and you really want to try Windows 11, don’t worry, you always have the option of turning to Tiny11.
