[ProgressingAmerica]

I think that a large portion of this article thinking is pie-in-the-sky. Even among those who are boycott minded(which are less common than they should be) and looking for a way to get at Big Tech, the impact for Linux will be small. Windows is not really in danger here. It's still an interesting discussion though.

However, for those who are interested in not being forced to upgrade except on their own terms, I know I'm not the only one around here who would be willing to help offer support and guidance to get off of Big Tech once and for all.

[ProgressingAmerica]

Ping to possible interest

[Jonty30]

My understanding is that Microsoft is looking at it from the perspective of trying to meld linux and windows, because there is money to be made by selling Office to linux users.

But you are right that linux users will not convert to Window users. The cultures are too different.

[PAR35]

excludes swathes of computers made more than 5 or 6 years ago,

Looks like no forced upgrade from Microsoft with this one - at least for my 10 year old Win7 machine. I don't even know how to test for what TPM, if any, that I have.

[butlerweave]

People are working on it already Create a Windows 11 bootable USB. Making a copy of appraiserres.dll from the ‘sources’ folder of Windows 10 ISO, and pasting it to ‘sources’ folder of Windows 11 ISO. This solution is for clean installation. LOL

[fruser1]

One of my great pet peeves - years ago, the idea was that the great thing about software and a general purpose computer - all you had to do was change code, and not have to change the hardware.

Now, every software release requires new hardware.

Racket.

[McGruff]

Are you forced to upgrade?

[Pollard]

Might get more personal, home Linux users but the bulk of computers are business and run business software that has evolved over many years strictly for windows with no Linux equivalent. Businesses will just buy new machines and big corporations lease their machines anyway. Almost all of my PCs are off lease Thinkpads which also tend to have high compatibility with Linux. IBM/Lenovo have always had a few models available with Linux installed and supported.

[McGruff]

Most people I know have given up on PCs and use their cell phone for everything. Not me though. Windows 7 still works.

[rellic]

Of my 5 or so computers 4 are dual boot Windows/Linux.
I only use Windows for very specific Proprietary applications.
Linux is my go-to OS.
I won’t even touch Mac OS.

[stylin19a]

ran PCHealth Check
tells me “Th processor isn’t supported for Windows 11”

except...the processor is listed by MS as a supported processor.

[I want the USA back]

So, will gates’ brainchild attempt to force users to “upgrade” as it did with Windows 10? When I’m ready to buy a new computer I’ll get the latest. Meanwhile, I have several working laptops, with 10, 7, 7, and XP. Please, bill, do not force me to interrupt what I’m doing on my computer to install your latest fancy whiz-bang.

[Richard Axtell]

Call me when Windows 12 comes out... and I will hang up. Bill Gates is a strange man, apparently a megalomaniac, and I want less and less to do with him and his mediocre company.

[ShadowAce]

[Openurmind]

Rumor has it...

No 32 bit cpus
No non-EFI systems
64 gig required
1366X768 Monitor/display required
Internet and Mobile phone number required.

I would never buy a new PC just for 11 to work. No way would I own an OS that will not work without an internet connection, and in no way would I use an OS that will not work without giving it a phone number.

[TianaHighrider]

Ping and bookmarking

[familyop]

I stopped using Windows for desktops long ago and have used *BSD and Linux ever since. It’s still great to use a real keyboard instead of a phone for typing text, and the security advantage is even better.

[Gnome1949]

I switched to Linux Mint 20 with Cinnamon desktop. I am using an old Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 with Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB solid state drive, with just the original 4 GB of DDR3 RAM.

You would not believe how fast this system operates.

I am an old guy in my 70’s and certainly not a computer whiz.

I did a lot of reading and found even older PC’s can operate superbly and fast with Linux. I proved it in my own machine. By the way, the Lenovo machine was given to me FREE and I just installed by own solid state hard drive.

People need to escape TODAY from the Microsoft plantation.

[Bikkuri]

"TPM (Trust Platform Module) is a dedicated processor that handles hardware-level encryption. It’s the device that allows you to use biometrics to log in to Windows and encrypt data on your device.

Still, it’s tough understanding what a TPM is, and more importantly, why you need one for Windows. We’re here to help you cut through the cryptographic weeds so you can get your PC ready to run Windows 11."

DIGITAL TRENDS
By Jacob Roach

Full description at the link above (top link).

[Paal Gulli]

Every new version of Windows released in the last 20 years has benefited Linux. XP was the last release that people didn’t have to be strongarmed into adopting.

[minnesota_bound]

Make the changes you want without having to upgrade Windows.

WindowBlinds - $9.99
https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds

WinCustomize - many many different looks for Windows
http://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds