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You Might Actually Be Able to Upgrade Your 'Incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 for Free. Here's How

It's official -- four years after releasing Windows 11, Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025 (though it will continue to offer security updates for one more year). While many ...
PC World

Microsoft warns against installing Windows 11 on incompatible PCs

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 ...
ZDNet

Microsoft cracks down on Windows 11 upgrades for 'incompatible' PCs, but there's a workaround

When Microsoft released Windows 11 in 2021, it also rolled out strict hardware compatibility requirements for the new operating system. If you tried to upgrade a ...
ExtremeTech

This Tool Installs Windows 11 on Incompatible Devices, Removes AI Fluff

A free tool is seeing increased adoption among users who want to install Windows 11 on devices that don't technically meet Microsoft's official hardware requirements. Called Flyoobe (previously ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Gets Aggressive, Now Warns You If You're Running Windows 11 on Incompatible Hardware

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PC World

Microsoft offers mysterious Windows 11 upgrade on incompatible PCs

So many people haven’t been able to upgrade their older Windows computers to Windows 11 because of the latter’s TPM 2.0 hardware requirement. (Learn more about why you need TPM 2.0 for Windows 11, why ...