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You can just bypass those hardware requirements fairly easily. There are a bunch of guides out there.

Here’s one from Tom’s Hardware. tomshardware.com/…/bypass-windows-11-tpm-requirem…

It even shows how to make a install media that doesn’t require the checks so you can just install it no issue.

Though fair warning that some of those requirements they have are good for security purposes so your installs may not be as secure.

Win 11 is still pretty ass though and bloated to hell. I instead got myself a LTSC version of Win10 instead which will get updates until 2032 or something like that. That gives me enough time to figure out if I want to install Linux or IDK I’ll just die before that, either one is fine.

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Cricket@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

You can just bypass those hardware requirements fairly easily.

Microsoft specifically warns people not to bypass Windows 11 requirements:

Installing Windows 11 on a device that doesn’t meet Windows 11 minimum system requirements isn’t recommended. If Windows 11 is installed on ineligible hardware, your device won’t receive support from Microsoft, and you should be comfortable assuming the risk of running into compatibility issues.

Devices that don’t meet these system requirements might malfunction due to compatibility or other issues. Additionally, these devices aren’t guaranteed to receive updates, including but not limited to security updates.

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Lazycog@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Thanks for the links. I recall reading that installing windows 11 with bypasses might break after some future update? I just didn’t want to offer a solution that might cause issues as well.

For some linux was a good option, but for some I said you can either get a new computer or pay for the LTSC. Thankfully I was able to find some affordable win11 compatible laptops for their usecases.

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- AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Go visit mass graves.dev and run the ESU patch; that’ll get them another 3 years of security patching in W10.
  
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  - kazerniel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Thank you, I was already familiar with massgrave.dev, but didn’t realise they offered this patch! Very handy!
    
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    AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    You’re welcome!
    
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  - Lazycog@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    That’s useful, thanks for the recommendation! I’ll have to check this out. Especially nice for those who can’t afford new PC’s atm.
    
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