Windows 11 shows desktop watermark on devices with unsupported hardware
Tech
giant Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to warn Windows 11 users that have
installed the operating system on unsupported hardware.
In
a new update to Windows 11, a watermark has appeared on the desktop wallpaper
for unsupported systems, alongside a similar warning in the landing page of the
settings app, reports The Verge.
The
tech giant had been testing these changes last month, but they are now rolling
out to Release Preview just ahead of a full release to all Windows 11 users in
the coming days.
While
Microsoft does not mention the addition of a watermark in its
"improvements" list for this update, testers have noticed it's
included.
If
Windows 11 is running on unsupported hardware, a new desktop watermark will
state "System requirements not met. Go to settings to learn more".
It
is similar, but far less prominent, to the semi-transparent watermark that
appears in Windows if users have not activated the OS.
It
is been possible to bypass Microsoft's minimum hardware requirements for
Windows 11 and install the operating system freely, the report said.
The
controversial hardware requirements mean Windows 11 only officially supports
Intel 8th Gen Coffee Lake or Zen+ and Zen 2 CPUs and up, leaving millions of
PCs behind.
Anyone
that has used the workaround will now start to see this warning in Windows 11, as
per the report.
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