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Microsoft is cracking down on unsupported Windows 11 installs
Microsoft has removed a support document from 2021 that taught users how to bypass the Windows 11 hardware requirements. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Microsoft caught scrubbing official guide for installing Windows 11 on ineligible PCs
Microsoft has been caught scrubbing its own documentation outlining a process users could take to install Windows 11 on an unsupported machine.
Microsoft Scrubs Instructions for Installing Windows 11 on Older PCs
Microsoft has quietly removed official guidance for bypassing Windows 11's hardware requirements from its support documentation, as reported by Neowin. You can still see what the instructions looked like before the purge on the Internet Archive.
Microsoft Quietly Deletes Guide on How to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs
Microsoft has quietly deleted its official instructions on how to install Windows 11 on an unsupported Windows 10 machine. The company originally posted the instructions in an October 2021 support article,
Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page
You'll upgrade that aging piece of kit and you'll like it For the past three years, Microsoft documented a way to run Windows 11 on PCs that lack Trusted Platform Module 2.0 hardware - but that workaround has now disappeared from its help page.
Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Updating Your ‘Unsupported’ PC to Windows 11
Windows 11's minimum system requirements have been controversial from the day Microsoft unveiled the new version of its desktop operating system. The controversy boils down to one single line item: TPM 2.
Microsoft is cracking down on people upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
In the first instance of Microsoft stopping people performing unsupported upgrades, Neowin spotted that the company had removed a block of text from its "Ways to install Windows 1
Microsoft silently erases tip for installing Windows 11 on older PCs
As the end of support for Windows 10 draws ever closer, Microsoft is taking subtle steps to convince users to buy new hardware. For example, one entry about bypassing the Windows 11 TPM 2.0 hardware lock was quietly removed from a support page (spotted by Neowin).
Microsoft Warns 400 Million Users—Do Not Update Windows
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Windows 10 dies in 2025: Why you shouldn’t brush off the risks
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Microsoft AI CEO headhunted 3 former colleagues from Google DeepMind to bolster advances in a new AI division
Three more former Google DeepMind employees are founding members of a new Microsoft AI office in Zurich, Switzerland.
Microsoft Must Scale Its Data Centers Or Face Slower Growth
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Microsoft’s Free Offer Deadline—Millions Of Windows Users Suddenly Upgrade
We’re talking Windows 11, and the Windows 10 die-hards still stubbornly refusing to make the switch. After a steady ...
Microsoft Will Remove the Free VPN That Comes With Windows Defender Soon
The feature will no longer be available starting Feb. 28. Microsoft wants to focus on “new areas that will better align to ...
Hands-on with the Windows answer to Apple’s Vision Pro
The first time you pair, you’ll be asked to press Windows+Y. Your PC will show a QR code, and your headset will scan it — and ...
Microsoft Windows 11 is getting a feature like iPhone Mirroring
Microsoft is testing a better integration between iPhone and Windows 11 PCs. Here is what the iPhone Mirroring-ish feature ...
Microsoft's January security patch is wrecking audio on Windows PCs
Microsoft has confirmed that its latest security update for Windows has a bug that is affecting audio, especially when using ...
7 new Windows 11 features and more big changes coming in 2025 that you'll actually care about
Currently, the emoji panel is hidden behind a keyboard shortcut, and at no point does Windows teach you how to open it, or ...