So far, the only application i cannot get to work at all is Adobe Lightroom. I know about darktable, awesome but not quite there, and RawTherapee, also awesome but not quite there. But I have been 100% Linux desktop no VM fallback or dualboot for 1.5 years now. and aside from lightroom and one game in alpha it all works like a champ. On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > 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 > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen