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 form of Windows 10, and probably the most obvious register this regard may be the spec bump which has caused so much debate lately.

Windows 11 can't be placed on all Windows 10 devices available, as Microsoft has raised the system requirements, therefore making it impossible for some computers to run the OS.

Quite simply, you need new hardware to make the most of Windows 11, though in some instances, it looks like old hardware feels at home on the new OS as well.

Enter diskettes.

As it turns out, the traditional floppy disk is still effective like a dream on Windows 11, as obviously, the legacy support for such hardware is still there within the OS.

A video published on YouTube by Jrcraft implies that 5.25" floppy disks are properly recognized by Windows 11, and therefore, users can read their contents much like on Windows XP.

This isn't necessarily such a big surprise, as legacy support for old hardware will probably continue to be offered in modern Windows for obvious compatibility reasons.

Of course, very little individuals are still using diskettes, but those who do should be able to access their files as straightforward as you possibly can.

So at the end of the day, this video implies that Windows 11 isn't necessarily an operating system exclusively aimed at new hardware, though this might obviously reignite this system requirements debate once again.

Meanwhile, should you have a floppy disk around and your computer has already been running Windows 11, the 2 seem to be playing nice just perfectly.