I gt news on my Android phone. I think it is tailored to me. Today there was an article that said M$ will support Win10 for 3 more years. Could not confirm. To keep this on track with Linux I am hoping to replace W10 with Linux at some point. On 2025-05-12 16:55, Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Apologies - I know this is a Linux forum but this Win 10 thread has > been meandering like the Mississippi 😗 > > I hope this post is helpful to those who are pondering Windows 11 > upgrade on older hardware and are not sure how to go about it. > > On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> AFAIK, if you have Win 10 installed, there has always been a way to >> go in and have it upgrade your machine to Win 11 once it was >> released at no cost. >> >> I think that started after they had so much trouble getting people >> to move off of Win7. >> >> The problem is that Win 11 requires something in the hardware that >> tells Win 11 it can run. I’ve got two machines running Win 10 that >> refuse to upgrade to Win 11. Paying for it won’t help. > > Not necessarily. You don't need the TPM hardware nor do you need to > pay (see notes) > >> You CAN buy an upgrade if you want. I’m sure they’ll happily >> take your money. > > To my knowledge, the upgrade is free if you have a lic. copy of Win 7, > 8.x, 10 > > > > I have a 10 year old Dell Inspiron laptop; it does not meet the min. > Win 11 hardware requirement. > It has dual boot Linux Mint (c 2021) and a minimalist Windows 7 Home > OEM (upgraded to Win 10 Pro) > Hardware profile - Intel Core i7-5500U, 8GB RAM, WDC 1TB HDD, Intel > WiFi DualBand AC 7265, FHD Touch Screen, NO TPM 2.0 > > I decided to donate it to someone who needs it more than I do. > Even though the Linux desktop is easy to navigate, the person is > familiar with Windows and knows its software update process. > I don't want to hand him a laptop with a soon to be EOL OS. > > So I tried a fresh install of Windows 11 on it before donating it. > > Last Friday (5/9), I installed a fresh copy of Windows 11 (AMD64) > [notes] > Surprisingly, I did not have to search/install any device drivers. > Every device worked "out of the box" at first boot! Yay 🙌 > Looks like Windows 11 installation media had all the drivers for this > laptop because the hardware is so old 😁 > > Now the laptop is ready for the next owner 🖖 > > Conclusion: it is *possible* to install Win 11 on older hardware. > > > > [notes] > > * Win 10 licenses are eligible for free upgrade to Win 11. Make sure > you have the Product Key/Digital Lic (see below) prior to the install > process. > * Download Win 11 ISO from here [1] > * Windows Product Key instructions here [2] > * A blank 8GB USB pen drive. > > * Visit Rufus website [3] and follow the instructions on how to > create Win 11 installation media from the ISO (disabling the TPM > hardware check). > Don't want to use Rufus - use this Registry hack [4] to bypass > Hardware checks during the install process. * Create the USB > installation media > * Boot your computer from the above USB media > * Do NOT connect it to your network (WiFi or LAN) > * Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation. It > may nag you for a Microsoft account, choose 'local.' It took about 40 > mins. for the installation to complete. YMMV depending on your > hardware vintage. > > * The Win 11 installation is minimal (35GB), it creates a default > 'admin' user; it will prompt you to set the password at first login. > In my case it detected the original Win 7 Home lic. and defaulted the > install to Win 11 Home but I could upgrade it to Win 11 Pro with my > Win 10 Digital Licw. > > -- > Arun Khan > > Links: > ------ > [1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 > [2] > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-windows-product-key-aaa2bf69-7b2b-9f13-f581-a806abf0a886 > [3] https://rufus.ie/en/ > [4] > https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/bypass-windows-11-tpm-requirement > --------------------------------------------------- > 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