{"id":15914,"date":"2022-02-22T14:20:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/22\/unsupported-windows-11-devices-could-soon-get-a-desktop-watermark\/"},"modified":"2022-02-22T14:20:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:20:06","slug":"unsupported-windows-11-devices-could-soon-get-a-desktop-watermark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/22\/unsupported-windows-11-devices-could-soon-get-a-desktop-watermark\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsupported Windows 11 devices could soon get a desktop watermark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Facepalm:<\/strong> Having not learned its lesson with the Windows 11 hardware requirements fiasco, Microsoft is testing a feature that will show a desktop watermark in the OS to remind users of their system\u2019s shortcomings. <\/p>\n

The hardware requirements for Windows 11, especially when it comes to the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and the messy PC Health Check app<\/a> situation, were a black eye for Microsoft. But there are ways of getting around the demands<\/a>, such as editing the registry to bypass some checks. However, Microsoft has long warned that it can\u2019t guarantee devices running Windows 11 on unsupported hardware will receive updates, and it \u201crecommends\u201d against force installs.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: Windows Latest<\/a><\/p>\n

In the latest test builds of Windows 11, a watermark that reads \u201csystem requirements not met\u201d appears above the taskbar clock alongside the pre-release build number.<\/p>\n

Those who use an unregistered version of Windows will be familiar with these sorts of watermarks, though that particular ‘Activate Windows’ one is slightly transparent and less noticeable. Also, the hardware warning doesn\u2019t appear on top of open apps and web browsers like the unregistered watermark, nor does it limit any features\u2014at least not yet.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft has also placed a reminder<\/a> about unsupported hardware on the landing page of the system settings app, just in case you somehow missed the one on your desktop.<\/p>\n

The watermark is only a test. We don’t know if it will definitely make it into the final version of Windows 11, but given that Microsoft has long used the ‘Activate Windows’ warning, don\u2019t be surprised if it starts annoying Win 11 users who lack the supported hardware. In case you’d forgotten, that\u2019s at least an Intel 8th Gen Coffee Lake or Zen+ and Zen 2 CPU.<\/p>\n

h\/t: Windows Latest<\/a><\/p>\n

Masthead image credit: Windows<\/a> on Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n