The endless cat-and-mouse game between Microsoft and the community of devoted Windows hackers just took another turn.

Windows 11 adoption has been way slower than Microsoft would like, no doubt, and part of the reason for that is that some PCs (particularly older models) can’t upgrade due to system requirements – and if you fall into that boat,

Microsoft has given itself a seemingly impossible race against time. With almost exactly a year to run before Windows 10’s unpopular end-of-life hits users in October 2025, Windows 11 is still failing to hook the hundreds of millions more users it needs to prevent a generational support nightmare coming true.

Windows 11 will reach its maximum only on new PCs, says Microsoft. The company has recently updated its support page with new advice.

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Microsoft is pushing users to buy new PCs to get Windows 11. Despite Microsoft's efforts, people prefer to dodge Windows 11's system requirements over buying new PCs. Microsoft's attempts to get people to ditch perfectly good hardware are wasteful.