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NamMedevac_70
Explorer II
Jul 12, 2021

How to bypass Windows 11 limits and install on old PC

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-bypass-windows-11-limits-and-install-on-almost-any-old-pc/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=&mid=13430665&cid=2180787277&eh=

Out of curiosity I may try this hack on one of my older backup laptops when the time comes. My new Lenovo I Core 7 laptop passed the MS smell test for upgrading to WIN 11 but I am not an early adopter and quite happy with WIN 10 and an old WIN 7 laptops. WARNING If you try this you could brick your PC
  • cleo43's avatar
    cleo43
    Explorer
    Jul 27, 2021
    Windows updates might mess up your dual booting.
    I'd rather use VMs.
  • mr__ed's avatar
    mr__ed
    Explorer
    Jul 25, 2021
    joebedford wrote:
    mr. ed wrote:
    If my older Toshiba cant be upgraded I’d be tempted to try the linux OS in place of Windows.
    Make it a dual boot system - then you can still have Windows if Linux doesn't work out. One of my PCs is dual boot. I find Linux to be slightly more work.


    Thanks for the suggestion, Joe. I also have my iPad as a backup computer. It’s set up like a laptop, including keyboard and mouse, although I’m more used to the Windows OS.
  • joebedford's avatar
    joebedford
    Nomad II
    Jul 23, 2021
    I'm not sure that article from zdnet is accurate. Microsoft advised me that my PC will not run the beta version of W11 currently being tested but that it WILL run the pre-release version. This PC is 11 years old and theoretically isn't approved to run W10 which I've been running since before W10 was released.

    Your PC will probably run W11 just fine.
  • joebedford's avatar
    joebedford
    Nomad II
    Jul 23, 2021
    mr. ed wrote:
    If my older Toshiba cant be upgraded I’d be tempted to try the linux OS in place of Windows.
    Make it a dual boot system - then you can still have Windows if Linux doesn't work out. One of my PCs is dual boot. I find Linux to be slightly more work.
  • mr__ed's avatar
    mr__ed
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2021
    If my older Toshiba cant be upgraded I’d be tempted to try the linux OS in place of Windows. At any rate, Windows 10 will continue to receive updates until fall, 2025, according to Microsoft.
  • 1492's avatar
    1492
    Moderator
    Jul 15, 2021
    It will be a free upgrade at the end of the year.
  • 1492's avatar
    1492
    Moderator
    Jul 12, 2021
    Just a reminder that Windows 11 is currently a beta version, not a release candidate (RC). Primarily used to discover issues while in development. For curious end users, may be better to wait until a stable WIN11 RC is available.

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