{"id":332591,"date":"2021-08-30T18:31:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-wont-provide-security-updates-to-old-pcs-on-windows-11-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-08-30T18:31:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:31:55","slug":"microsoft-wont-provide-security-updates-to-old-pcs-on-windows-11-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-wont-provide-security-updates-to-old-pcs-on-windows-11-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft Won\u2019t Provide Security Updates to Old PCs on Windows 11 \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Microsoft Won\u2019t Provide Security Updates to Old PCs on Windows 11 \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019d like to feel optimistic about Windows 11. But after months of reporting on its rigid hardware requirements, which will leave millions of PCs in the past, a successful Windows 11 launch seems impossible. Microsoft almost remedied things last Friday when it announced that users can manually install Windows 11 on underpowered PCs. But the company forgot to mention something important\u2014it won\u2019t provide software or security updates for systems that take advantage of this \u201cloophole.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be honest, the Windows 11 installation \u201cloophole\u201d wasn\u2019t worth much praise in the first place. Even with Microsoft\u2019s official guides<\/a> and documentation, only tech-savvy folk will manually install an OS on their PC. Average users who want Windows 11 are forced to buy a newer PC if they don\u2019t own one already, and most people<\/em> are average users.<\/p>\n

But the \u201cloophole\u201d is better than nothing, and a lot of people were just excited to hear that their current PC will run Windows 11. That\u2019s what makes today\u2019s news<\/a> so frustrating\u2014Microsoft refuses to provide Windows Updates when you install Windows 11 on an underpowered PC.<\/p>\n

That means you need to manually install every Windows 11 update if your PC has a pre-8th gen Intel Core CPU. It also means that Microsoft will refuse to send you security updates, which often contain zero-day bug fixes, and may even withhold driver updates.<\/p>\n

Unless you\u2019re the kind of person who enjoyed dealing with manual updates and driver download<\/a>s in the 90s and 2000s, I suggest avoiding this mess. The risk to your security (and your sanity) just isn\u2019t worth it. You should either stick with Windows 10 or buy a new PC that\u2019s Windows 11-compatible (if you really care that much about Windows 11).<\/p>\n

If it makes you feel any better, there\u2019s a decent chance that Microsoft is just trying to downplay its Windows 11 installation \u201cloophole.\u201d The company hasn\u2019t optimized Windows 11 for older hardware, so if ordinary people try the OS on their underpowered PC, they may be left with a bad impression. Maybe Microsoft will go against its word and provide updates for old PCs on Windows 11, although I seriously doubt it.<\/p>\n

Source: Microsoft<\/a> via The Verge<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n