Microsoft doesn’t have the best image when it comes to advertisement. Windows users still have a bad story to tell regarding the company’s pushy tactics, from operating system upgrades to other product and service offerings. However, there’s one thing worse than that: misleading that doesn’t apply to you.
Microsoft is still in the process of persuading Windows customers to adopt the latest version of the company’s operating system. Currently, the difference between the market share of Windows 10 and Windows 11 is incredibly large. According to the latest data from web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Windows 10 accounts for 68.75% of the total market share of Windows desktop versions globally, while Windows 11 only holds 18.13%. With this, it is not surprising that Microsoft persists in promoting the latter, in which it invests heavily by constantly deploying new features and improvements.
Its of said system, however, does not end on blogs and ads. Recently, users have reported seeing prompts on their own devices pushing Windows 11 upgrade, making the process more of a headache than a relief. In the latest story shared by Windows enthusiast PhantomOcean3 (@GhostOfEarth) on Twitter, Microsoft can be seen offering Windows 11 on the screen of a Windows 10 device.
As usual, the software giant has implemented confusing controls in the prompt, with the two huge main buttons only allowing users to upgrade instantly or later. Meanwhile, the “Keep Windows 10” button is located below in small letters. Interestingly, disabling it will result in another screen that says, “Microsoft recommends Windows 11 for your PC.” This, however, isn’t the experience’s biggest problem: it’s the incompatibility of upgrading to PC specs.
As shared by PhantomOcean3, the upgrade was pushed to “a Windows 10 22H2 virtual machine that does not meet Windows 11 system requirements, the most important being TPM (none) and RAM (2GB).” However, the attempt to install Windows 11 upgrade on said system only led to failure, making the prompt a useless advertisement for unsupported Windows 10 users. Other users have confirmed the same announcement regarding the upgrade.
It is not the first time, Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 upgrade to unsupported devices, though the company has been clear regarding its negative effects.
“Installing Windows 11 on a device that does not meet the minimum system requirements for Windows 11 is not recommended. If you choose to install Windows 11 on ineligible hardware, you should be comfortable with it. assuming the risk of encountering compatibility problems,” Microsoft explains in its document de support. “Your device may malfunction due to these compatibility issues or other issues. Devices that do not meet these system requirements will no longer be guaranteed to receive updates, including, but not limited to, security updates.
