
Just so many damn hoops you have to jump through just to do basic shit. Of all three platforms, mac is the only one that really annoys me. Linux still has plenty of drawbacks and Mac isn't much better than what you described. I don't think they'll be happy, but there aren't a lot of alternatives. Most new CPUs and motherboards have capability for it built into them, but the feature wasn't a guaranteed inclusion prior to the Windows 11 launch. It's why many PCs were rendered un-upgradeable when Windows 11 was announced. Microsoft requires this module before upgrading. It's possible the culprit is the dedicated security processor, or TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) chip, used by services like BitLocker and Windows Hello. The watermark says "system requirements not met" and is emblazoned on the desktop's lower right hand corner if the operating system notices that it's running on hardware that doesn't meet the minimum requirements. The story is circulating among Windows blogs, though I found a couple of instances of folks complaining about the watermark on the official Microsoft support forums. The January 2023 Windows 11 update is pestering folks who forced the update on their PCs with a persistent watermark on the desktop warning that system requirements haven't been met. An anonymous reader shares a report: Did you force your PC to install Windows 11 despite it not meeting the official requirements? Microsoft might start nagging you for doing that - or at least reminding you that what you've done is against the intended use of its operating system.
