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ForgedCrank

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23. You can
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 10:00 PM
Oct 2025

install windows 11 on hardware that does not have the "required" TPM module etc. There are easy ways to bypass the security requirements. any machine within the alst 10 years will happily run it, and many even older than that.
That said, if someones machine is incapable of a 720P video display output and doesn't have a 64bit processor, it was meant for the scrap pile 15 years ago and probably came with Windows 2000 (or older) on it. Time to let that go, MS can't compile operating systems for 20+ year-old architecture, nor will you be able to get drivers from the various manufacturers for the extremely old equipment even if you could install it. Machines that old are not numbered in the tens of millions, not even close. and people who are still using them have not had any patches or support for 20 years already. They wouldn't chuck it in the trash just because Windows 11. They've already skipped over half a dozen major Windows versions and there is no security software that will run on them and there hasn't been for 2 decades.

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It is extortion by Microsoft and the computer industry dalton99a Oct 2025 #1
In part it's driven by a drive to implement better security Abnredleg Oct 2025 #6
EFFERS Faux pas Oct 2025 #2
Switch to a Mac (n/t) PJMcK Oct 2025 #3
Except the same thing can happen thinkingagain Oct 2025 #7
Or they could install Linux Mint... QueerDuck Oct 2025 #4
The vast majority of people don't have the skills to install or maintain Linux Abnredleg Oct 2025 #5
In my few attempts at Linux, driver issues CivicGrief Oct 2025 #9
I used to be one of those... QueerDuck Oct 2025 #11
Thank you for this article! Lefta Dissenter Oct 2025 #8
Or they could download a FREE Linux distro to use as their OS synni Oct 2025 #10
Do you have to uninstall Windows do install Puppy Linux? Beartracks Oct 2025 #26
Personally, I don't think it's not that bad..if you want to keep 10 chouchou Oct 2025 #12
The Extended Security Updates (ESU) program ($30 for private users) for Windows 10 ends on October 13, 2026. Celerity Oct 2025 #14
Ah..didn't know that. Thanks much. Supposedly, 11 pro is much harder to crack... chouchou Oct 2025 #16
Not to mention ornotna Oct 2025 #13
Windows 10 updates can be extended videohead5 Oct 2025 #15
I'm posting ForgedCrank Oct 2025 #17
Microsoft mandates that Windows 11 can only be installed on a PC that has 64 GB of storage, a compatible 64-bit Celerity Oct 2025 #18
You can ForgedCrank Oct 2025 #23
LOL, I'm running software that gives my PC a Windows 7 interface Wednesdays Oct 2025 #21
That is ForgedCrank Oct 2025 #24
Microsoft announced this AnyFunctioningAdult Oct 2025 #19
Millions will not be able to upgrade, due to strict hardware requirements. See post 18. Celerity Oct 2025 #20
Yes AnyFunctioningAdult Oct 2025 #22
You must pay me to use Microsoft or Apple products. hunter Oct 2025 #25
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