Originally Posted by eDave:
Microsoft won’t stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs
Microsoft is announcing today that it won’t block people from installing Windows 11 on most older PCs. While the software maker has recommended hardware requirements for Windows 11 — which it’s largely sticking to — a restriction to install the OS will only be enforced when you try to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 through Windows Update. This means anyone with a PC with an older CPU that doesn’t officially pass the upgrade test can still go ahead and download an ISO file of Windows 11 and install the OS manually.
https://www.theverge.com/22644194/mi...essors-changes
That's butt fucking stupid, which is completely on brand for MS as of late. At least they are backing off the requirement.
Should be doing a clean install anyhow.
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Originally Posted by BryanBusby:
That's butt fucking stupid, which is completely on brand for MS as of late. At least they are backing off the requirement.
Should be doing a clean install anyhow.
Windows 11 I expect will be a huge resource hog. It's 100% going to be their most bloated OS to date.
Rip any machines below 8gigs....
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Originally Posted by BleedingRed:
Windows 11 I expect will be a huge resource hog. It's 100% going to be their most bloated OS to date.
Rip any machines below 8gigs....
Whatever you post, regardless of topic, one can always bet on the opposite being true...
Microsoft Details How It Made Windows 11 Faster Than Windows 10
Windows 11 has an improved resource management system - there are now higher priority levels attributed to foreground functions (essentially, the program window you're currently focused on), reducing the amount of processing power that's eaten up by background processes.
This prioritization of the work that matters to the user at that precise moment in time also extends to browsers, which are notorious resource hogs in any system: Windows now has improved its ability to pause inactive tabs, thus reducing the amount of system resources demanded from the underlying system - and improving performance on your active tab. The improvements here are nothing to scoff at: Steve Dispensa says the system can have 32% less memory usage and reduce CPU utilization by 37% due to this new tab sleeping function.
Microsoft has also optimized the code that calls hardware functions, reducing the delay between user input and the actual instruction being carried out in hardware, thereby reducing idle time and improving user-perceived responsiveness. This also has a knock-on effect on memory usage and overall performance: optimized instructions reduce memory footprint and improve resource handling from idle to active states.
Microsoft also deployed newer compression techniques that reduced overall OS disk usage, and extended this technique to Windows 11's update functions. Due to the new update engine in Windows 11, Microsoft promises that updates won't require as many resources as they currently do. They'll also have feature performance handling and smarter, faster update delivery that reduces the overall size of the Windows update by 40%.
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