As you probably already know, Windows 11 requires a specific configuration in order to be installed. If there are methods to circumvent these restrictions, the system will now show you that your PC is not compatible permanently with a watermark just above the taskbar.
Windows 11 has been available for over a year and Microsoft is already working on the next major system update, due this year. If many users have already bypassed the system requirements checks on unsupported PCs, the Redmond company now wants to bother you with that.
A watermark now always displayed on Windows 11 if you don’t meet the system requirements
As you already know, Microsoft doesn’t want you to run its latest OS on older hardware that doesn’t have a TPM 2.0 chip. Instead, the company wants you to buy a new device and then upgrade to Windows 11.
The problem is that since the January 2023 update, Windows 11 now displays the watermark “ This PC does not meet the system requirements” (” System requirements not met in English) on unsupported desktop computers running Windows 11 22H2.
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The watermark appears just above the taskbar, telling the user to go to settings to find out more. This message was one of the experimental features tested by the tech giant last year. If all users are not yet concerned, it unfortunately seems that it is finally released to the general public, step by step.
Remember that one of the major restrictions imposed by Microsoft to be able to switch to Windows 11 is the need to have TPM 2.0 chip or module (integrated into the most recent AMD or Intel processors) in his computer, and that it is of course activated in the BIOS. Here’s how to check if you have one.
