You can bypass the TPM and Secure Boot requirements for installing Windows 11 with a simple command or using tools like Rufus ...

A flurry of inflammatory headlines this week insisted that Microsoft had 'raised the white flag' and would allow customers to upgrade old Windows 10 PCs to Windows 11. That's not true. Here's how the ...

Microsoft has offered a miniscule concession to users determined to install Windows 11 on PCs that don’t meet its minimum hardware requirements: you will be able to do it, but on your own head ...

Here's how to install Windows 11 even if your PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements. It's funny how effective and useful Flyby11 is, given how its developer says they "wrote the tool in about ...

This past week, a report that appears to have originated from PCWorld / PC-WELT has been making the rounds claiming that Microsoft is now allowing users upgrade to Windows 11 on PCs that don’t ...

Microsoft has reaffirmed that it will not lower the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11, solidifying the need for a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and a compatible CPU. This decision ...

Upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 with an older PC? Microsoft will display a watermark if your device is too old.

Microsoft suggests that your first step must be to run its PC Health Check app “to assess Windows 11 eligibility and identify components of a device that don’t meet the minimum requirements.” ...

The check is based on the hardware requirements for Windows 11. Since specific Hardware Requirements Check (HWREQCHK) APIs ...

Not long ago, Microsoft doubled down on its policy that requires PCs to have TPM 2.0-compatible hardware in order to install Windows 11. On another support page ...

Republished on December 14 with Microsoft’s response to dangerous user confusion after a raft of “muddled” articles were ...

With the end of Windows 10 support looming, Microsoft reiterates that the TPM 2.0 hardware requirement 'is not just a recommendation—it’s a necessity' for security.