According to Lansweeper, those requirements are the main roadblock for ineligible systems. Microsoft wants users to have at least an Intel 8th gen or AMD Zen 2 processor, but the company is considering allowing some Intel 7th-gen chips and Zen 1s. In the initial run-up to Windows 11's launch, much controversy centered on its requirement for TPM 2.0 and a relatively recent CPU. Over 40 percent don't meet Microsoft's notorious official system requirements. Lansweeper's Windows 11 readiness report shows that of 30 million workstations from 60,000 organizations, 57.26 percent are eligible for automatic Windows 11 updates. Other reports are far less dire but still not optimistic. A new report claims those requirements are keeping a significant number of systems from upgrading and that Windows 11 adoption is lagging. Although the majority of users are on newer operating systems, the billions of active Windows devices worldwide means there could still be millions of people using devices that are insecure and open to attack.The big picture: Windows 11 has been known for its onerous system requirements since before it launched. Roel Decneut, chief marketing officer at Lansweeper, stated the obvious: 'The situation poses a significant cybersecurity risk. With almost one in 10 Windows devices running end-of-life software, opportunities for miscreants abound. Even Windows Server 2003 was still hanging on in there. Windows Server 2008 accounted for 0.57 per cent of the PCs in the report despite also being well out of mainstream support. Both are out of support, although Microsoft will keep security patches coming for the latter – at a price.Įven more disturbing are those mystery beige boxes in the server room that nobody likes to talk about. Windows XP accounted for 3.62 per cent of PCs in the survey and Windows 7 was a hair under 6 per cent. Microsoft touts Windows 11 SE: A locked-down OS to give Chromebooks a run for their money in schools.FYI: If the latest Windows 11 really wants to use Edge, it will use Edge no matter what.There's something to be said for delayed gratification when Windows 11 is this full of bugs.Got enterprise workstations and hope to run Windows 11? Survey says: You lose.If they're all as dull as the November Update, this is fine Microsoft slows Windows 10 release cadence to yearly.Plus, the Lansweeper data threw up some statistics that could be more concerning than the snails-pace adoption of Windows 11.

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