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Microsoft accidentally offered Windows 11 to W10 users whose PCs didn’t meet the requirements

Sometimes Microsoft gets things wrong, and a few days ago it was a call to update the operating system Windows 11. This is governed by specific computer requirements and among them is the presence of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0. However, some users with older Windows 10 (versions 22H2, 21H2 and 20H2) whose PC did not meet these requirements were prompted to upgrade. The update could be started but not completed.

Microsoft fixed the error the same day, and the change was reflected in the disappearance of this prompt within the next dozen hours. Although it was possible to install Windows 11 in the past on computers that do not meet the system requirements, this has resulted in the display of a warning message at the bottom of the screen about an unsupported system in recent weeks.

When it comes to the market share of Microsoft’s operating systems, Windows 10 is according to Statcounteru still the king with 73.3% (the market share has even been rising for the last two months), Windows 11 reached 19.1%. In third place is Windows 7 with only 5.4%. Windows 7 has fallen a lot in recent months, it still had 11.2% in December, and users switched mainly to Windows 10, which explains its increasing share in the last two months. Windows 8.1 has 1.15%, Windows 8 falls to 0.52% and Windows XP can be found on 0.46% of computers.

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