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Microsoft said these 400 readers couldn't upgrade to Windows 11. They did it anyway
Microsoft wanted to pull the plug on these old PCs. Our readers upgraded to Windows 11 anyway.
Option 2 is for older PCs and for those that fail the compatibility check for other reasons, such as not having Secure Boot enabled or lacking a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). We need a minimum system requirement that enables us to adapt software and hardware to keep pace with people's expectations, needs and harness the true value and power of the PC to deliver the best experiences, now and in the future. While those vague statements are true, a more likely explanation for the strict CPU requirements is that all of the CPUs on the older list were affected by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities that were discovered in 2018.
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