我无法升级到Windows 11，现在别烦我。

我无法升级到Windows 11，现在别烦我。
I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone

原始链接: https://idiallo.com/byte-size/cant-update-to-windows-11-leave-me-alone

一位Windows 10用户对微软持续不断的Windows 11升级通知感到沮丧，尽管他们的硬件官方上不兼容——具体来说，缺少TPM 2.0安全芯片。核心问题不是*无法获取* Windows 11，而是*无法关闭* 持续的升级提示。微软阻止用户永久拒绝升级，只提供“稍后提醒”（本质上是同意未来的提示）或“了解更多”（将用户引导至新笔记本电脑的广告）选项。作者认为这是一种故意带有敌意的设计，目的是推动用户购买新硬件，而不是尊重他们继续使用受支持但即将停止支持的操作系统。这种体验因在另一台Windows 11设备上，微软强迫创建微软账户和收集数据的行为而加剧，尽管用户已合法购买了操作系统。作者主张用户对其设备拥有自主权和控制权，并批评微软日益侵入性的做法。

一场 Hacker News 的讨论围绕着一位用户无法升级到 Windows 11 的沮丧，以及微软对其操作系统的控制权问题。许多评论者同意 Windows 提供的用户所有权有限，有人指出微软可以在机器上运行“任意代码”。这引发了转向 Linux 的建议，一些用户开玩笑地预测它将成为主流桌面操作系统。对话还涉及软件开发和营销实践的伦理问题，一位评论员观察到“软件开发者不理解同意”，另一位则指出销售团队也有责任。最后，一句幽默的评论将当前科技趋势与“AI”的首字母缩写联系起来，将其解读为“傲慢的处男”。

原文

Microsoft won't let you dismiss the upgrade notification

So support for Windows 10 has ended. Yes, millions of users are still on it. One of my main laptops runs Windows 10. I can't update to Windows 11 because of the hardware requirements. It's not that I don't have enough RAM, storage, or CPU power. The hardware limitation is specifically TPM 2.0.

What is TPM 2.0, you say? It stands for Trusted Platform Module. It's basically a security chip on the motherboard that enables some security features. It's good and all, but Windows says my laptop doesn't support it. Great! Now leave me alone.

Well, every time I turn on my computer, I get a reminder that I need to update to Windows 11. OK, at this point a Windows machine only belongs to you in name. Microsoft can run arbitrary code on it. They already ran the code to decide that my computer doesn't support Windows 11. So why do they keep bothering me?

Fine, I'm frustrated. That's why I'm complaining. I've accepted the fact that my powerful, yet 10-year-old laptop won't get the latest update. But if Microsoft's own systems have determined my hardware is incompatible, why are they harassing? I'll just have to dismiss this notification and call it a day.

But wait a minute. How do I dismiss it?

I cannot dismiss it. I can only be reminded later or... I have to learn more. If I click "remind me later," I'm basically telling Microsoft that I consent to being shown the same message again whenever they feel like it. If I click "learn more"? I'm taken to the Windows Store, where I'm shown ads for different laptops I can buy instead. Apparently, I'm also probably giving them consent to show me this ad the next time I log in.

It's one thing to be at the forefront of enshittification, but Microsoft is now actively hostile to its users. I've written about this passive-aggressive illusion of choice before. They are basically asking "Do you want to buy a new laptop?" And the options they are presenting are "Yes" and "OK."

This isn't a bug. This is intentional design. Microsoft has deliberately removed the ability to decline.

Dear Microsoft

Listen. You said my device doesn't support Windows 11. You're right. Now leave me alone. I have another device running Windows 11. It's festered with ads, and you're trying everything in your power to get me to create a Microsoft account.

I paid for that computer. I also paid for a pro version of the OS. I don't want OneDrive. I don't want to sign up with my Microsoft account. Whether I use my computer online or offline is none of your business. In fact, if you want me to create an account on your servers, you are first required to register your OS on my own website. The terms and conditions are simple. Every time you perform any network access, you have to send a copy of the payload and response back to my server. Either that, or you're in breach of my terms.

Notes:

By the way, the application showing this notification is called Reusable UX Interaction Manager sometimes. Other times it appears as Campaign Manager.