Nope.
Audio seems to reset back to stereo anyway no matter what. Even Windows 10 does this to me on my HTPC. Doesn't need an update either. Just a simple power off and on will reset it to stereo.
Mine will stick with the settings on resetting, it only reverts on updates.
Sometimes less is less.
That's only a byproduct of the fact that the linux target public is enthusiasts.
Crap requirement, doesn't add any security and as with every bit of security, it should be optional.
Good luck losing native DirectX.
Maybe that's where the "pc gaming is so complicated" comes from
Not really an option for me, the work I usually do is very technical. I'm effectively tied to the limitations of the software and the way they work together (photoshop and illustrator), but these limitations are miles away from the limitations of the competition, trust me on that.
Windows 10 works for me.
You have to have a 8th gen intel processor or better, the first Zen generation is also unsuported and you need to have TPM 2 and enable it. If you have a 6th gen and TPM2? (it's possible) well fuck you.
It does, it's just that it is TPM 1.2, which is actually the hidden baseline Microsoft originally considered then hid because millions of "old pcs" could fully support it. About as secure as TPM 2 (spoiler: not much) and it's probably disabled for that reason.
Windows 11 requirements includes some BIOS security thing TPM module, if your motherboard doesn't have it there's a workaround, but best avoid the whole thing, you're not missing out on anything. You also might have it but it's disabled in BIOS.
Oddly enough I always had this issue on Windows 10 but it was "fixed" when I switched to Windows 11
But if you install win 11 on a system that doesn't support it you can risk problems with the OS according to Microsoft.
I think the security improvements are the whole reason for windows 11 being windows 11. If not for that it would have just been a service pack, but as it isn't a straight install for most people due to the UEFI, TPM, secure boot requirements, they had to differentiate it.
That's PR bullshit.
Microsoft has a deal with Qualcomm for ARM Windows, which is why they won't sell arm licences to use with other vendors.
They changed enough things to call it whatever they wanted. Windows 8 was Windows 7 for tablets, Windows 11 is also the equivalent of Windows 10 for tablets as far as working goes. Windows 98, Me, even XP (NT 5.1... Windows 2000 was NT5) were all incremental updates with new names too.
One of many reasons I absolutely loathe MS. (or any large company in a similar position)
Full 10 year software support (not "security updates") should be mandatory in any machine over $599. Soldered RAM and SSD should also pay (a lot) more taxes in those situations. Integration fee, recycling fee and complex garbage fees should exist and go up the more expensive the equipment is. Glue and part pairing should be illegal and fined (also the way Intel does sockets and board cpu support should be considered part pairing).
FYI you can turn it off straight after W11 is installed.
Thank you. I meet the processor requirements. Maybe tomorrow I'll check my motherboard bios settings to see if it has TPM 2 support.
1 year old post. I say wait one more year.
But won't there be stuff not working then?
I do not think they have less competent QA’s than before, but more people that focus on Accelerate (TM) metrics and the philosophy of continuous delivery and automated testing (unit, integration, end to end) being a good enough solution to roll out changes to users at a much much much faster pace (merge to trunk, go live kind of philosophy).
How were you forced to upgrade from Win10? That sounds insane and I've never heard of something like this, lol.
No, it's a tacked on requirement. It's just a place to store/read decryption keys when booting up (ensuring, theoretically that nothing was messed with except it's not very effective at that).
I don't disagree with that but they should have (perhaps they do) a tier system.
Why and how were you forced?
I agree 100%. Absolutely nothing they did is an improvement to UI. Everything they messed with wasn't even redone, it was reskinned and simplified by taking parts of the interface out. Rounded up and changed without any specific reason, simplified UI and less options is not better on a "pro" operating system. I still can't get over how they force you to have teams on the start menu and how you have to go on a submenu and turn off those shortcuts instead of deleting them with a right click or dragging them.
UI/UX can be well done, I'm sure they have a team but it sure seems like they don't judging for how stale Windows evolution is, they haven't even done away with the Control Panel after deprecating it 10 years ago.
Vista was an OS built for computers that wouldn’t go on sale for another three or four years. They were doing too much for the hardware at the time.
Did that switch during the Vista years. I’ve been able to avoid Windows until my current company gave me a Dell laptop to work and it’s like being thrown into a war zone. Windows 11 is hell. They’ve finally allowed ordering MacBooks that run all their proprietary software and I’m just waiting and counting the days.
Why you enjoy manually digging for files in random subfolders? So annoying and opposite of user friendly. I can't stand using desktop mode on my deck. So much time to find a file when they could just make sense like windows does. Shouldn't need to learn a new language to use an OS
