Or just... Stay on Windows 10? There's nothing wrong with it compared to Windows 11 (though Linux is usually a better choice).
Comment on Windows 11 24H2 goes from “unsupported” to “unbootable” on some older PCs
snownyte@kbin.social 7 months ago
May I ask - why is anyone bothering to install Windows 11 on old hardware in the first place?
Old hardware is better for Linux. Either install Linux or you can get used to having your old hardware be used as a paperweight.
LostXOR@kbin.social 7 months ago
snownyte@kbin.social 7 months ago
Windows 10 sucks as well.
Like seriously, it freaks out when I try right clicking on anything on the left hand panel of Windows Explorer.
And I have to keep restarting periodically, just to use not only my internal disc drive but also my external too.
Windows 10 is just as garbage.
HC4L@lemmy.world 7 months ago
For all it’s shortcomings this sounds more of something on your end and also something quirky that you will any OS really…
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Be me
Teach intro to it-support/devops Course is relatively cheap for the school, as we only use the stuff that the IT dept has obsoleted
Currently getting 4th gen core i7 machines Life is good, every student has a few i7 machines for clients (win 10) and windows server Microsoft announces end of life for win 10 Hate win 11, but if we must MFW Microsoft announces the requirement of CPUs 4 gens newer than the newest machines we’re receiving. And I now have to tell my boss that the otherwise cheap course, with not enough students otherwise, will need an investment of at least 18 new desktop machinesAnybody hiring?
HC4L@lemmy.world 7 months ago
In this context an unsupported cpu would be an i7 7700K for example. Hardly e-waste and can perform quite well…
Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Those aren’t supported but they’re not affected by this specific change. The latest chips that won’t be able to boot are Core 2 Duo and the Athlon X2 chips that predated AMD Phenom. Old old.
lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
My poor Athlon II x64 6400 isn’t that old 😭
I am actually surprised my nostalgia build still works TBH
PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I finally upgraded from a 3rd gen i7 to a 6th gen i7. No performance difference, I just did it because the motherboard wasn’t as shit. I’m sure the difference between a 6th gen i7 and an 8th gen i7 is equally unnoticeable. I didn’t want to ever boot Windows again anyway.
fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
It’s probably because running such old hardware means your daily usage wouldn’t show much difference between the 2 setups. If you mainly browse the internet or play gpu boumd games, you simply wouldn’t notice a huge difference.
Change that use case to cpu bound games or other cpu intensive tasks and you would likely see a not insignificant difference.
Also newer hardware is more efficient(used to at least), so you should see lower power draw for the same performance or better performance for the same power draw.
So just because you don’t see a difference, it doesn’t mean it’s not there.
WheelcharArtist@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Laughs in 3770k just until a few months ago
IHawkMike@lemmy.world 7 months ago
My 3930k is still alive and kicking. Just need it to hold out until Gen 15.
It also runs Windows 11 just fine.
ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
i7-950 here. I don’t use it every day, but it still runs very smoothly. Even though the memory is a little slow at times