Microsoft lets you run Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, but if you do, be prepared to be reminded about it. A recent Windows Insider preview marked as a release candidate adds a watermark to the ...

Microsoft isn't just reserving watermarks for unactivated or bootlegged Windows copies. The Verge has learned that the most recent Windows 11 Release Preview build (22000.588) applies a watermark to ...

It’s important to note that the messaging doesn’t show on top of apps, like the watermark for running an unlicensed version of Windows would. It just directs people to go to the settings app, which ...

Affected PCs weren’t able to upgrade this time, but it’s the second in less than a year that Microsoft has made this mistake. Affected PCs weren’t able to upgrade this time, but it’s the second in ...

Windows 11 has stricter system requirements than any Windows version before it, dropping support for a wide range of pre-2018 PCs in the name of improving the Windows ...

You can run Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, but you may soon see warnings if you choose to do so. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Well that didn’t take long. Mere hours after announcing Windows 11’s October 5 release date, the company is booting Windows Insider preview PCs with unsupported hardware out of Windows 11 testing. The ...