Damage control: Microsoft deletes all comments under heavily criticized Windows 11 upgrade video

[Per Erik Løff]

Of course, the old computers will be fine in 6 years. I remember I got Pentium II 150mhz (?). It just kept soldier on...

(I bought a laptop which was pretty high level through work). After 3 years when I had payed it down, it was useless. I guess your i7 or whatever will be nice when we get close to quantum computers or at least their power. Imagine video card get old before processor.

I have no technical insight. However I remember good and get bananas when stuff does not work anymore.

I wonder how long people here have experience with OS. I used win98 look until 10. I am still disappointed that I needed to learn where stuff was again!

[Gary]

I mean let's face it... they are just following in the footsteps of Apple. When your device is too old, you can't install the latest Apple OS either.

Get used to upgrading every 4-5 years... it's the way it's going to be from now on.

[Digitalguy]

For those that keep talking about hacking the system requirements it's not an issue for now. But then you either didn't watch or understand what Microsoft said. We will block you once the insider is over.... There will be regular checks and if your PC does not meet the requirements it will be blacklisted and will stop receiving updates... At that point you better stayed on 10, at least you have updates for another 4 years....
Personally I will keep all my devices as long as they work after 2025, but mostly as secondary devices (most of them are touch and pen enabled convertible devices). I have already 2 laptops that are W11 compatible out of 10, and I am progressively moving to Apple Silicon Macs (which run Windows surprisingly well). I have zero interest in Linux.

[Mike Crain]

Microsoft announces Windows 12 which requires a full quantum computer and constant supply of plutonium fuel.

[Lduvall]

I believe MS is giving a big boost to Linux. That will especially be the case when Win 10 reaches its end of support date.

[Kevin Brown]

I have one instance of Win 10 out of 11 systems as dual boot on an I7 top of the line ASUS that isn't TPM2.0 compatible. I literally only use Win for Visio. Will move my Win 10 to a virtual instance and never upgrade. The offline Windows updater from Germany keeps security up to date. I'll retire before it becomes an issue.  In the meantime, I'll continue to rely on Linux as our sole household OS just as I have since 2000.

[Your mom]

I am confused by the comments on this article. People are mad that windows 11  will not be supported by hardware 7th gen Intel CPUs yet are ok that their more expensive cell phone will only maybe get updated for 2 years?  Also you have to void your warranty to replace the glued in battery and wreck your waterproofing. Something is wrong here.

[Gunny-Hank]

I'm 71 so if I am still alive in 2025 I will just not use a computer any longer :p
Or I maybe just install something other than MS.  I think I have paid them enough over the years for their OS's they ram down our throats "many of which were just plain junk" and we had to buy a new version of their OS because of the crappy ones they put out and forced us to buy a new one when we hardly got any use from the $100+ junk they dumped on us. >:(
Maybe they will force us to be vaxed before we can use their junk OS!  :o

[Jackie]

I adopted HongmengOS recently thus foregoing Windows 11 entirely, I have never looked back.