Microsoft will let you install Windows 11 on unsupported PCs

Microsoft will let you install Windows 11 on unsupported PCs after all — what you need to know
Microsoft updated its support page to warn users not to run Windows 11 on an unsupported PC, but the company also has official instructions on installing the operating system on devices that don't meet minimum requirements. Generally, that means PCs with a TPM 2.0 chip — a security chip required for Windows 11.
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Microsoft Windows 11 can now be installed on incompatible PCs, but there’s a catch
With Windows 10 almost at the end of its lifecycle, Microsoft has been aggressively pushing users to upgrade their machines to Windows 11. However, a report last year hinted that Microsoft ending Windows 10 support could send somewhere around 240 million PCs to landfills.
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