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Microsoft said my PC couldn’t run Windows 11, but I hacked it in 5 minutes

Microsoft’s strict Windows 11 requirements have turned a routine upgrade into a referendum on who deserves modern software.
ZDNet

Microsoft removes guide for installing Windows 11 on unsupported PCs - but this hack still works

Microsoft has been pushing people to upgrade to Windows 11 but it doesn't want you running the OS on an unsupported system. For security reasons, only PCs with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 are ...
Forbes

New Windows 11 Account Bypass Hack Confirmed — What You Need To Do Now

There are plenty of people, for plenty of reasons, who really don’t want to sign into their copy of Windows 11 using a Microsoft account, no matter how seamless an experience this brings to the ...
Ars Technica

Upgrade installation of Windows 11 that skips hardware reqs?

I've heard that people do such things (using something called Rufus?), and I have an older machine -16 GB RAM, i7-6700 3060 Ti, ASUS Z170-A motherboard-- running Windows 10 Pro-- that I want to keep ...
Forbes

How To Get Windows 11 For Free Before Windows 10 Support Ends

Update, Jan. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 26, has been updated to expand upon the security dangers ahead for Windows 10 users who don’t take the free upgrade to Windows 11 on offer ...