It's well known that Windows 11 hasn't been as popular with the computing masses as its predecessor. It's been on the market for two years now, but according to the most recent analysis from ...

In brief: The question of whether your ancient PC can somehow run Windows 11 is set to be answered definitively with a 'No' later this year. The Windows 11 24H2 update reportedly includes a ...

Procrastinating on an OS upgrade? Here are a few ways to switch to Windows 11 for free.

Hardware can be a hurdle: While the Windows 11 upgrade is free for eligible devices, many older PCs won’t meet the new hardware requirements. There’s a paid grace period: Commercial customers can opt ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s strict Windows 11 requirements have turned a routine upgrade into a referendum on who deserves modern software. Plenty of capable PCs are being told they are not invited, even when they ...

Windows 11 is already known for its strict hardware requirements, which Microsoft hasn’t let up on since the OS first released back in 2021. The TPM 2.0 security module requirement has disqualified a ...

I read the Ars article from October, and a few other sites, and still a bit unclear on running W11 on older hardware. My wife's laptop is a Dell XPS with a 6th gen i5. No TPM 2.0. For her needs it is ...

Flyby11 is a tool that helps you install Windows 11 on devices that don’t meet the hardware requirements. You can use it to install Windows 11 24H2 or later, even ...

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.