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Using unsupported hardware on Windows 11 is only going to get more miserable

Microsoft is blocking incompatible hardware for Windows 11. Loopholes to bypass system requirements are being closed. Migrating from Windows 10 to Windows 11 may lead to new PC purchases. When Windows ...
Ars Technica

What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs

The Windows 10 update cliff is coming in October 2025. We’ve explained why that’s a big deal, and we have a comprehensive guide to updating to Windows 11 (recently updated to account for changes in ...
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 ...
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

What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs

There's something wrong with your machine or setup then, because h.264 is trivial for Sandy Bridge or later CPUs to decode in software, even disregarding Quick Sync. A Haswell CPU can decode HD AV1 ...