As you know we do not live in a vacuum.... On 2025-05-02 05:33, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > even though this is about windows I find this thread rather > entertaining. > > On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM JD Austin via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> Someone probably already said it, but you can use Rufus to create >> usb install media to upgrade unsupported Windows 10 installations to >> Windows 11. >> Not sure how out of spec your hardware is, but I've upgraded VMs and >> laptops without TPM 2.0. >> You're just asking for trouble running an unsupported OS. >> >> Rufus can be downloaded from https://rufus.ie/en/ >> >> Rufus works great to create bootable Linux USB sticks too. >> >> In addition to downloading Rufus, you’ll want to download an ISO >> file. Windows 11 ISO files can be downloaded from >> https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11 >> Once you have these two downloads, run Rufus, ensure you’ve >> selected a USB drive and the ISO file from within Rufus and choose >> to start. Another dialog will come up with various setup options >> including a check box to bypass the Windows 11 hardware >> requirements. This is checked by default. Start the USB creation >> process at this point. Once your USB drive is created, open it from >> within Windows and run Setup. Again, you should not need to boot off >> the USB drive. Finish setup and your OS will be updated. >> >> This is a Linux mailing list and you can get pretty far with >> Crossover Linux and such, but there are a lot of things that won't >> run. >> >> If you're using it to browse the Internet and use web apps then that >> works just as well in any Linux distribution. >> >> JD >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss