Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to warn Windows 11 users that have installed the operating system on unsupported hardware. In a [new update](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/15/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-588-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/) to Windows 11, a watermark has appeared on the desktop wallpaper for unsupported systems, alongside a similar warning in the landing page of the settings app.

Microsoft had [been testing these changes](https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/22/22945407/microsoft-windows-11-unsupported-hardware-warning-desktop-watermark) last month, but they’re now rolling out to Release Preview just ahead of a full release to all Windows 11 users in the coming days. While Microsoft doesn’t mention the addition of a watermark in its [“improvements” list](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/15/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-588-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/) for this update, [testers have noticed](https://twitter.com/XenoPanther/status/1503809634053799936) it’s included.

> Confirmed: 22000.588 introduces the "System requirements not met" watermark.[#WindowsInsider](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WindowsInsider?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/RrizjV2g8i](https://t.co/RrizjV2g8i)
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> — Xeno...