Watermark for unsupported machines

The-Hive · Feb 22, 2022

All the usual websites are posting about it now, I have seen 3 so far all saying a slightly different story

Winuser · Feb 22, 2022

The-Hive said:
maybe there will be more restrictions

And it's going to be called Windows 12. :)

Winuser · Feb 22, 2022

BunnyJ said:
I suspect that when 12 comes out there's going to be more heavy restrictions included. But to be honest,,, I don't know how true the story of 12 is.

With the release of the Pluton chip I think it's true.

BunnyJ · Feb 22, 2022

Winuser said:
With the release of the Pluton chip I think it's true.

It could be but until I see it in the wild I'll still be semi-skeptical

Winuser · Feb 22, 2022

TheMystic said:
I wouldn't mind if it shows up on the Settings page. But if it shows up on the Desktop and cannot be dismissed, it will be annoying for sure.

The watermarks don't bother me. I see it this way. I use my computer to run programs and not to stare at the desktop.

Winuser · Feb 22, 2022

BunnyJ said:
It could be but until I see it in the wild I'll still be semi-skeptical

If MS runs into too many problems with Windows 12 it might get shelved before it is ready for any kind of release. One way or another MS is going to use the extra security of the Pluton chip.

RD Mercer · Feb 22, 2022

As long as it doesn't show up on my LTSB or LTSC I think I'll survive. :wink:

TheMystic · Feb 23, 2022

Winuser said:
The watermarks don't bother me. I see it this way. I use my computer to run programs and not to stare at the desktop.

Wallpapers are an important part of UI and a watermark like the one above hampers the way the homescreen looks. The Desktop is viewed several times while working, and this isn't called 'staring'. If you like changing your wallpapers, then that would be inconsistent with what you have stated above.

BunnyJ · Feb 23, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Yeah water mark would just be a petty MS shaming feature when someone shares a desktop screen shot on the web lol\

They already do similar in updates section on windows 10 showing not supported with 11.

That mark can easily be removed from the image. Tools like Gimp are free and will do that job easily

The-Hive · Feb 23, 2022

I just hope it doesn't go further and end up being nag screens and pop ups

BunnyJ · Feb 23, 2022

The-Hive said:
I just hope it doesn't go further and end up being nag screens and pop ups

That could happen but I suspect that 12 would have a feature like that

The-Hive · Feb 23, 2022

I am sure your right Jeff, I have just been on the "Other Site" and I am getting fed up with all the speculation and hype now, we need to hear something concrete

Winuser · Feb 23, 2022

TheMystic said:
Wallpapers are an important part of UI and a watermark like the one above hampers the way the homescreen looks. The Desktop is viewed several times while working, and this isn't called 'staring'. If you like changing your wallpapers, then that would be inconsistent with what you have stated above.

Too each their own. I'm running the Insider Dev builds on a dual monitor setup and I hardly notice the water marks. For my background I use a slide show of family photos.

Pirilampo2 · Feb 23, 2022

If and when implemented:
Open Registry Editor.
Navigate to the following location
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache
Change the value of SV2 to ‘0’.
Reboot.
Bye bye Watermark

Read somewhere on the net

Remove "System requirements not met" Watermark on Windows 11 Desktop Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to remove the "System requirements not met" watermark on the desktop for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 Insider Beta and Release Preview channels build 22000.588 and Windows Insider Dev channel build 22557, you will see a System requirements...

www.elevenforum.com

The-Hive · Feb 23, 2022

That may work, who knows until it happens, I expects MS will stop that. I don't know why I am bothered as all my machines are compatible except the one still on 10

BunnyJ · Feb 23, 2022

The-Hive said:
That may work, who knows until it happens, I expects MS will stop that. I don't know why I am bothered as all my machines are compatible except the one still on 10

I just checked it out on my dev build with a watermark and the value is zero. So I don't know if that's going to help

meimeiriver · Feb 23, 2022

BunnyJ said:
That mark can easily be removed from the image. Tools like Gimp are free and will do that job easily

Wut? Bro, they don't physically alter your wallpapers (they'd get massively sued for that too). They just overlay some drawn text.

BunnyJ · Feb 23, 2022

meimeiriver said:
Wut? Bro, they don't physically alter your wallpapers (they'd get massively sued for that too). They just overlay some drawn text.

I know that and when I went to the location in the registry the value was zero. I simply wonder how that would work if the value might be zero already.. here's whats in my registry and I have a water mark

meimeiriver · Feb 23, 2022

BunnyJ said:
I know that and when I went to the location in the registry the value was zero. I simply wonder how that would work if the value might be zero already

Hard to say. MS usually sticks many redundancies in the Registry for things people believed they could disable (most notoriously the whole update installer framework). They probably read the net too, and plugged this hole already. :) And I expect them to keep doing that.