14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 11 is here as a major upgrade to the modern Windows experience that was launched by Microsoft with so much fanfare in July 2015.
In other words, Windows 11 is a substantially evolved version of Windows 10, and probably the most obvious sign in this regard is the spec bump that has caused so much debate lately.
Windows 11 can’t be installed on all Windows 10 devices out there, as Microsoft has raised the system requirements, therefore making it impossible for some computers to run the OS.
In other words, you need new hardware to make the most of Windows 11, though in some cases, it looks like old hardware feels at home on the new OS as well.
Enter floppy disks.
As it turns out, the ancient floppy disk still works like a charm on Windows 11, as obviously, the legacy support for such hardware is still there in the OS.
A video published on YouTube by Jrcraft shows that 5.25” floppy disks are properly recognized by Windows 11, and therefore, users can read their contents just like on Windows XP.
This isn’t necessarily such a big surprise, as legacy support for old hardware is likely to continue to be offered in modern Windows for obvious compatibility reasons.
Of course, not a lot of people are still using floppy disks, but those who do should be able to access their files as straightforward as possible.
So at the end of the day, this video shows that Windows 11 isn’t necessarily an operating system exclusively aimed at new hardware, though this could obviously reignite the said system requirements debate once again.
In the meantime, if you still have a floppy disk around and your computer is already running Windows 11, the two seem to be playing nice just perfectly.
