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Microsoft hides "official" workaround for installing Windows 11 on older PCs
When Windows 11 launched in 2021, Microsoft provided an official method for installing the operating system on devices that didn't meet its stringent hardware requirements. However,
Microsoft removes guide for installing Windows 11 on unsupported PCs - but this hack still works
A support page no longer describes the Registry hack that lets you bypass Windows 11's TPM requirements. But you still have options for sneaking past the hardware restrictions.
Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Updating Your ‘Unsupported’ PC to Windows 11
It appears that Microsoft doesn't want you to use the bypass any longer. Neowin spotted an update to a Microsoft support page with wording about the bypass removed. You can even check the page on The Wayback Machine to see what it looked like until a few days ago.
Microsoft Doesn't Want You To Know This Trick For Installing Windows 11 On An Old PC
A support document on Microsoft's website no longer details how to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, but here are the instructions.
Microsoft Stops Endorsing Unsupported Windows 11 Installs
Microsoft removed its guide to installing Windows 11 on devices that don't pass the TPM 2.0 check by default, bypassed with registry editing.
Microsoft caught scrubbing official guide for installing Windows 11 on ineligible PCs
Microsoft has been caught scrubbing its own documentation outlining a process users could take to install Windows 11 on an unsupported machine.
Microsoft officially recommended bypassing the TPM rule for installing Windows 11, then backtracked it
The Windows 11 installation can bypass TPM requirement by modifying a specific policy. Microsoft recommended it, but then it backtracked it.
Microsoft Quietly Deletes Guide on How to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs
According to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, it looks like Microsoft removed the workaround from the support page in mid-December. Fortunately, the instructions haven’t been lost. (Users can also use a third-party tool to install Windows 11 on a Windows 10 machine.)
Microsoft nixes details of its Windows 11 TPM 2.0 security bypass though there are still other ways of getting the latest OS on 'unsupported' hardware
This could be more than a minor inconvenience given the Microsoft has also announced the end of Windows 10 support is inked in for later this year. The hardware in question is the
Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page
You'll upgrade that aging piece of kit and you'll like it updated For the past three years, Microsoft documented a way to run Windows 11 on PCs that lack Trusted Platform Module 2.0 hardware - but that workaround has now disappeared from its help page.
Microsoft Warns 400 Million Users—Do Not Update Windows
More than 800 million Microsoft users are buckling up for a rollercoaster ride, as they get ever nearer the Windows-maker ...
Microsoft is cracking down on unsupported Windows 11 installs
Microsoft has removed a support document from 2021 that taught users how to bypass the Windows 11 hardware requirements. The ...
Windows 11 reaches highest market share as Windows 10 nears end of support
The data comes from analytics platform StatCounter, indicating Windows 10's market share has steadily declined over the past few months after hitting a high of 69.89 ...
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If Your PC Still Isn't Running on Windows 11 Pro, You're Seriously Missing Out
It's 2025, and there are no more excuses for you not to finally upgrade your PC's operating system to Windows 11 Pro. Still ...
Windows 11 hits a new market share milestone as Windows 10's death looms on the horizon
Global market share data suggests that Windows 11 hit 36.65% overall OS version market share in January 2025, as Microsoft ...