""Look at medical equipment," he said, "it could be that a hospital has MRI machines that are linked up to Windows 10 machines. If the decision is taken to upgrade all PCs to Windows 11, what's going to happen to that [MRI] machine? Is it still going to work?""
""First of all, there's the environmental waste in dumping computers, as well as the effect of mining for rare earth minerals to power new machines. Then there's the cost to consumers to upgrade and, finally, there are going to be major security problems when these machines aren't updated.""
""we know that there are certain features that aren't going to work.""
""they haven't got the money to complete all the upgrades,""
Many companies have upgraded desktop software, but numerous non-PC devices remain tied to Windows 10 installations. Medical equipment such as MRI machines can be linked to Windows 10 workstations, so upgrading all PCs to Windows 11 could render those devices inoperable. Concerns prompting calls for an extension include environmental harm from discarding working computers and increased rare-earth mining, the financial burden on consumers to buy new hardware, and security vulnerabilities when machines go unupdated. Disruption is expected after October 14, with public-sector organizations particularly vulnerable due to limited budgets for widespread upgrades.
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