Many Users’ Computers Lack The Requirements For Windows 11
Microsoft introduced the world to Windows 11 in June 2021, followed by a public launch in Oct. 2021. Since the launch, it has been more than six months, but the company has not been able to encourage a significant portion of Windows 1o users to upgrade to the latest operating system. While Microsoft is sending regular upgrade reminders to users and laptop manufacturers like HP and Dell are selling models pre-loaded with Windows 11, the overall adoption rate of the new operating system is not very good.
At the time of launch, the minimum system requirements of Windows 11 left millions of systems out of the question. After the issue lit up several consumer forums, Microsoft acknowledged it and made an effort to rectify it. However, even after Microsoft lowered the minimum hardware requirements for users, one would still need to install the operating system manually, which is highly unlikely simply because it is a complicated process.
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An IT Management firm called Lawsweeper recently published the findings of its Windows 11 Readiness Audit. The firm surveyed about 30 million Windows devices and found out that as of March 2022, only 1.44 percent of the devices are running on Windows 11. Upon converting, the number comes out to be 432K. Surprisingly, one of the obsolete operating systems from Microsoft, Windows XP, is installed on 1.71 percent of the surveyed machines. Windows 7 and Windows 8 have a higher adoption rate than Windows 11, at 4.70 percent and 1.99 percent, respectively. It is essential to mention that the Redmond-based tech giant ended support for Windows XP back in 2014.
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