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How to install Windows 11 on almost any unsupported PC

Windows 10 is officially no longer supported after today, and it's time to upgrade to Windows 11. As long as you have a supported PC, it's very easy to install. But therein lies the problem: Windows ...
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The easy, free way to get Windows 11 on your old computer

Need to get Windows 11 on an old PC? This tool gets the job done.
GizChina

How to upgrade an unsupported Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 for free

Microsoft’s policy blocks many PCs with older CPUs or lacking Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 from upgrading via standard tools like Windows Update. However, there are workarounds, and the upgrade ...
Neowin

How to install Windows 11 24H2 on unsupported hardware0 0

Guide When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft released Windows 11 version 24H2 earlier this month, and we have already ...
GizChina

How to Install Windows 11 on an Incompatible Windows 10 PC

However, Windows 11 is not always an easy upgrade—especially if your PC is more than five years old. Microsoft's stringent hardware requirements mean a number of ...
Neowin

Rufus adds Windows 11 24H2 unsupported PC bypass for in-place upgrades, local account fix0 0

The latest release of Rufus brings Windows 11 24H2 bypass for unsupported PCs, a local account-related fix, and more. Yesterday, we reported on the latest Media Creation Tool (MCT) update which now ...
Ars Technica

Windows 11 on unsupported hardware

I read the Ars article from October, and a few other sites, and still a bit unclear on running W11 on older hardware. My wife's laptop is a Dell XPS with a 6th gen i5. No TPM 2.0. For her needs it is ...
Lifehacker

Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Updating Your ‘Unsupported’ PC to Windows 11

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Windows 11's minimum system requirements have ...
ExtremeTech

New Tool Flyby11 Can Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware

As the deadline for Windows 10 support approaches, users are looking for ways to upgrade to Windows 11, especially those with a PC that isn't compatible with the latest OS. A new tool, Flyby11, has ...
ZDNet

Microsoft ramps up pressure on users running Windows 11 on unsupported PCs

With Windows 10 support due to end next October, Microsoft really wants you to upgrade to Windows 11. But it doesn't want you to run its latest OS on unsupported hardware and now it's playing hardball ...
TechSpot

Microsoft now allows Windows 11 installations on unsupported hardware, devices

What just happened? It's not even been a week since Microsoft reiterated that needing a TPM 2.0 chip to officially use Windows 11 was "non-negotiable." But in a surprising reversal, the Redmond giant ...