I’ve been puzzling on the “why” of Windows 11 for some time now. I’m not the only person. As Computerworld’s Preston Gralla wrote, the Windows 11 release news “was often flat-out wrong or misleading. It could well have been probably the most botched product announcement in Microsoft’s long history.”

Amen, brother! I’ve protected every Windows launch since Windows 95 rolled out in Atlanta and nothing else arrives close. And, yes, I’m counting 95’s Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates dancing routine .

So, how come Microsoft releasing this? And just why now? Clearly, it has been done in a rush. A month ago even, no one beyond Microsoft saw Windows 11 coming. Microsoft had managed to get clear that it views the continuing future of the desktop on the Azure cloud with Microsoft Cloud PC .

It isn’t money. Windows 11 is a “free” update for current Windows 10 users. Also it sure isn’t the “Eh” up-to-date interface or new features. After all, being able to operate Android apps on Windows is usually nice, however the good reason for a complete new release? I don’t believe so.

So, what’s really going on? After going for a deep dive into what Microsoft says and the existing, “Whether it’s Tuesday, there has to be a fresh security disaster ” world, I believe what Windows 11 is about is security really.

WHEN I write this even, there’s another major Windows zero-day showing up – and it’s nasty. PrintNightmare . Yes, your machine could be bought out via an attack on your own Windows printer spooler.

Needless to say, security isn’t sexy. In addition, it means tacitly admitting that Windows 10 is really as much a security mess as ever just. But it isn’t all Microsoft’s fault. Intel’s security is really a mess, as well. Keep in mind the nasty Meltdown and Spectre security bugs . They’re still around, and we’re still coping with their fallout. Place them in WinTel together, and we possess a real mess.

The solution? Microsoft, after confusing everyone in what hardware Windows 11 will or won’t operate on, finally uncovered what’s what. And, on the way it pulled back the curtain on why it’s achieving this. And the solution is, indeed, security.

      Windows 11 raises the bar for security           by requiring hardware that may enable protections like Windows Hello, Device Encryption, virtualization-centered security (VBS), hypervisor-safeguarded code integrity (HVCI), and Secure Boot. These features in  combination have already been proven to           reduce malware by 60%           on tested devices. That’s why all Windows 11-supported CPUs possess an embedded TPM, support secure boot, and support VBS and specific           VBS capabilities          .

What does which means that for all of us? Bad news. Many of us aren’t likely to “improve” our Windows 10 systems. Instead, we will buy new PCs.

Specifically, Microsoft says it’s “confident that devices running on Intel 8 ^th -generation processors and AMD Zen 2 along with Qualcomm 7 and 8 Series will meet our principles around security and reliability and minimum system requirements for Windows 11. Once we release to Windows partner and Insiders with this OEMs, we will test to recognize devices operating on Intel 7th generation and AMD Zen 1 that could meet our principles.”

Note: It didn’t guarantee Windows 11 would operate on, state, Intel Coffee Lake CPUs. There is a big difference between a warranty and mere confidence.

For 7 ^th -generation chips like the Kaby Lake processors, we’re still at night. (I honestly can’t discover them working well, honestly.)

Microsoft in addition has finally managed to get clear your PC will need to have Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 silicon inside – as well as your computer’s firmware must be set in order that it’s active. TPM 2.0 can be used to create and protect encryption keys, user credentials, along with other sensitive data so malware and attackers can’t tamper or access together with your data.

It’s a positive thing you can simply determine whether your existing fleet of PCs can run Windows 11 with the PC Health Check app, right?

Wrong. Microsoft confesses that while “the PC Health Verify app was designed to help people check if their current Windows 10 PC could update to Windows 11…, it had been not fully ready to share the amount of detail or accuracy you anticipated from us on why a Windows 10 PC doesn’t meet improve requirements. [So] we have been temporarily getting rid of the app in order that our teams can address the feedback. We shall obtain it online in preparation for general availability this drop back.”

Come on, now. Clearly there is no beta-testing of Windows 11 worth the real name inside Microsoft. Windows 11 has been pushed out the entranceway as as you possibly can fast, with Microsoft hinting Windows 11 will undoubtedly be launched on Oct broadly. 20 and you will be prepared to see new Windows 11 PCs in 2021’s fourth quarter.

Right. What fortuitous timing.

Yes, Windows as well as your business both need better security. However the more I understand this, the more I find an operating system getting rushed out the entranceway that’s more than likely to foul up frequently and can require you to purchase expensive new equipment.

Let’s get real. Windows 11 will never be ready for ordinary people or businesses to perform this winter. I’ll be working it – on a brand-new PC with the most recent hardware – because that’s what I really do. Nevertheless, you and your business? Stick to Windows 10 for the present time. Frankly, prepare yourself to stick to Windows 10 until 2023. January 2023 by, Windows 11 could be ready for business. 2021 late? 2022 late? I don’t view it.

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