is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to warn Windows 11 users that have ...

Microsoft isn't just reserving watermarks for unactivated or bootlegged Windows copies. The Verge has learned that the most recent Windows 11 Release Preview build (22000.588) applies a watermark to ...

The latest patch adds a persistent watermark to the desktop, reminding you that your system doesn't meet the OS' official requirements. Reading time 2 minutes Did you ...

It has been revealed this week that Microsoft is currently experimenting with a new watermark that will warn users they have installed the companies latest Windows 11 operating system on incompatible ...

In context: Microsoft has been testing a desktop watermark that warns Windows 11 users whenever they're running the new operating system on a system that isn't quite up to its official requirements.

If you see System requirements not met watermark on Windows 11 desktop or notification in Settings, this post will show you how to remove it. When Microsoft announced Windows 11, it also came with ...

Windows 11 has some pretty tough requirements to meet for older PCs but Microsoft does offer a way for enthusiasts to download the OS on their machine. Although you ...

Microsoft has taken a hard stance on Windows 11 minimum hardware requirements and the company is now informing users when their hardware doesn't meet them through a system notification. Testers have ...

Despite Microsoft offering a free upgrade, there are some still running unofficial versions of Windows 11 brandished with a watermark. Microsoft's latest preview build suggests that gaming PCs ...

Facepalm: Having not learned its lesson with the Windows 11 hardware requirements fiasco, Microsoft is testing a feature that will show a desktop watermark in the OS to remind users of their system's ...

Windows 11 has stricter system requirements than any Windows version before it, dropping support for a wide range of pre-2018 PCs in the name of improving the Windows ...