Microsoft has started displaying a cautionary watermark regarding system requirements not being met on Windows 11 Dev Channel PCs. There is also a similar warning in the Settings app.

In the latest test builds of Windows 11, a watermark that reads "system requirements not met" appears above the taskbar clock alongside the pre-release build number.

1] The Activate Windows watermark. Your Windows computer will continue showing an Activate Windows watermark in the bottom-right corner of your screen.Although there are some ways to remove ...

It seems Microsoft’s new strategy to get people to upgrade their Windows 11 hardware is to be annoying and slap on a watermark on desktops that says “System requirements not met” as reported ...

It is reported that Microsoft's Windows 11 will display update notifications in full screen. It is reported that a watermark is displayed on the desktop of the updated PC even though it does not ...

You'll find the activation state of your Windows copy there, as well as the method used to activate it (via Microsoft). If it says Windows is not activated, you consider the following.

However, for any reason, if Windows does not detect your product key, you can activate Windows 11 or Windows 10 by manually entering the product key in Windows 11/10 Settings. Hope something here ...