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Upgrading To Windows 11 On An Unsupported Computer

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Most of our existing Windows computers were seriously offended when their Windows 10 installations told them that they were unsuitable for upgrades. Windows 11 requires several hardware elements that weren’t included in computers until relatively recently, and an officially approved processor.

Windows 11 would have those older machines disposed of and replaced with shinier toys.

The hardware requirements of Windows 11 ostensibly make it a more secure environment. The degree of its enhanced security is somewhat theoretical, however. If you feel that you rather than Microsoft should be the final arbiter of your system security, you might take comfort in knowing that Windows’ pronouncement on the worthiness of your current computer is far from absolute.

You can sneak around its wall and install Windows 11 with relatively little work.

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