TECH NEWS – The Redmond-based company could have been more careful because it has caused some users some uncomfortable moments…

Last week, Microsoft offered an upgrade to Windows 11 for computers that don’t meet the requirements of the new operating system. At first glance, you might think the company might have come to its senses and lowered the system requirements, which can be eliminated with a custom installer. All we’ll say is Rufus, and all you need is a thumb drive, and the rest is worth reading on the program’s website.

But let’s return to Microsoft’s blunder: the tech giant has admitted in a blog post that it made a mistake! “Some hardware ineligible Windows 10 and Windows 11, version 21H2 devices were offered an inaccurate upgrade to Windows 11. These ineligible devices did not meet the minimum requirements to run Windows 11. Devices that experienced this issue were unable to complete the upgrade installation process,” Microsoft wrote, which had already fixed the issue on February 23, the day the bug was discovered, and users had nothing to do about it.

Of course, it is possible to install a newer operating system. Still, it may not be recommended, as compatibility errors may prevent updates or even prevent some games from starting (such as Valorant). Even upgrading to Windows 10 is in question, as Microsoft stopped selling this OS’ keys at the end of January and will stop broader support (we’re not talking about ESR updates!) on October 14, 2025. So anyone who has waited until now to upgrade to Windows 10 can no longer buy a simple, trick-free key to the operating system that Microsoft once called “the last one.”

As it turns out, that wasn’t true because Windows 11 has since been released. And it’s not easy to upgrade to it unless you have a newer configuration. And not everyone has that (say, someone upgrading on a 6c12t Xeon processor with 128 GB of DDR4 RAM workstation would probably be able to do it).

Source: PCGamer