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False Alarm
Nov. 30th, 2024 05:38 pmI was explaining to K the other day how there is something to be said for my basic approach of postponing decisions until it's obvious what the right answer is. Now, given that Microsoft is going to be supporting Windows 10 with no extra pain or expense until October of next year, this means that I could put off putting together a new computer until then.
Of course, I didn't. I was tempted by the sales as Black Friday approached and I jumped in, bought a new set of parts, and put the new computer on Wednesday. And it's coming together nicely so far.
This morning, I woke up to a headline in my Google feed that indicated that Microsoft had decided to officially relax the CPU requirements for running Windows 11. Aargh! *Three* days after I assemble the new computer and I could have sidestepped the whole thing without having to dance the hokey pokey.
This afternoon, I went online to check things out. It turns out that the article was an AI written piece of crap with no actual relationship with fact. Oh.
I will still need to figure out exactly how to deal with the two machines in the household that don't support Windows 11 -- one of which is thirteen years old, the other nine years old and only disqualified by the CPU requirement now that I've installed a TPU 2.0 module on the motherboard. The latter should be easier to deal with. The former is going to need a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM to keep going.
Ah, well. It keeps life entertaining.
Of course, I didn't. I was tempted by the sales as Black Friday approached and I jumped in, bought a new set of parts, and put the new computer on Wednesday. And it's coming together nicely so far.
This morning, I woke up to a headline in my Google feed that indicated that Microsoft had decided to officially relax the CPU requirements for running Windows 11. Aargh! *Three* days after I assemble the new computer and I could have sidestepped the whole thing without having to dance the hokey pokey.
This afternoon, I went online to check things out. It turns out that the article was an AI written piece of crap with no actual relationship with fact. Oh.
I will still need to figure out exactly how to deal with the two machines in the household that don't support Windows 11 -- one of which is thirteen years old, the other nine years old and only disqualified by the CPU requirement now that I've installed a TPU 2.0 module on the motherboard. The latter should be easier to deal with. The former is going to need a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM to keep going.
Ah, well. It keeps life entertaining.