Is Microsoft Windows 11 “Unsupported” not giving you a security update?
According to Aetna and quoted by Zdent, the company has also published this message that installing Windows 11 on unsupported personal computers will make them unsupported and will not be entitled to receive updates in the future. Which begs the question: if you install Windows 11 on an incompatible computer, will your computer Really At risk of not receiving monthly security updates?
Let’s answer this question with one question: Have you ever heard the term FUD? The phrase, which stands for “fear, uncertainty, and doubt,” has been around for a long time, but it became popular in the 1970s as a way to describe how the giant IBM was dissuading its customers from even considering competing products.
FUD is a classic marketing technique used when there is no good technical argument against the choice the customer is considering. However, it is strange to see an example like this where the giant company Microsoft uses FUD to dissuade customers from installing one of its products.
Accurate language That warning it is interesting:
“Installing Windows 11 on this PC is not recommended and may lead to compatibility issues. If you continue to install Windows 11, your computer will no longer be supported and will not be eligible for updates. Damage to your PC caused by this incompatibility is not covered under the manufacturer’s warranty.”
This, of course, is the business expression of the colloquial phrase, “Dude! You have a good computer. It would be a shame if something happened to him!”
But it doesn’t really say that Microsoft will cut off your access to updates. It simply says that your computer is no longer supported and that you are no longer “entitled” to receive those updates.
This is a disclaimer on Microsoft’s part without actually saying what it will do.
Because, in fact, it takes a lot of work for Microsoft to configure its update servers to reject requests from PCs based on such detailed configuration information. Doing so risks trapping customers with valid installations and needlessly angering customers who otherwise had a great experience with Windows 11.