Windows 10: Why would MS require me to retire functioning hardware?

My PC doesn't meet Win11 hardware requirements, but it works fine and possesses the resources to complete everyday tasks. What's the deal with gatekeeping the Win11 upgrade? Are there any workarounds?

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Link to MS Photos required.

Windows Photos Viewer is an oddity; as I suggested, find a free downloadable image viewer you like, and use that.

One random list: (there are many such)
18 Best Free Image Viewer Software

I use a program in building my family tree- it lets me use an external viewer- simply whatever is set as default. Here you can see it displays the image in Photoviewer. I imagine Vuescanner requires you to specify the path literally.

 

Headphones wont register in Computer. (not broken and require no hardware to install, was working before)

Hi Peter,

This issue might occur due to the missing or corrupted drivers. Please follow the method
below and check if it helps.

Method 1:

I suggest you to run Hardware troubleshooter and checks for common issues and makes sure that any new device or hardware attached to your computer was installed correctly. Follow the below steps:

• 
  Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select Control Panel.
  
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  Type Troubleshooting in the search bar on the Control Panel.
  
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  Click on Hardware and sound under Troubleshoot computer problems.
  
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  Click on Hardware and devices under Devices.
  
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  Click on Advanced on the Hardware and devices dialog box and click on Run as administrator (Enter the credentials if required).
  
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  Click on Next and follow onscreen instruction complete the Hardware and devices troubleshooter.
  

If the issue still persist try the method below.

Method 2.

I suggest you to make sure that the headphone that you are using are set as default in the computer. Follow these steps to check this:

• Right click on the volume icon and select “Playback devices”.
• Now, right click on empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
• Select “headphone” and click on “Properties” and make sure that the headphone is enabled & set as default.
• Reconnect your headphones and check if issue is resolved.

Let us know the status of the issue in regards with your headphones. Your reply is important to assist you further.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

 

Invalid MS-DOS Function

From reading the latter part of that thread I would suggest that the culprit was 3rd-party AV.