Now that Microsoft has ended security updates for Windows 10, your old PC grows more vulnerable by the day. Plenty of hackers out there. If you have a system more than a few yrs old, Microsoft (MS) won't let you update to the newer OS. I have a Dell that's less than 2 yrs old and when you run the compatibility utility from Windows, it says it can't be upgraded 'cause it's too old. Wtf!?!
Fear not, there's a fix for that... a workaround actually. See, it's not that your computer won't work with Windows 11... it's MS deciding for you that it won't work. On my Dell for instance, it says the video card is too old and isn't compatible with W11. That doesn't mean it won't work, it's just MS deciding who gets the update and who doesn't. The reality is it'll work just fine.
Here's a small utility that lets you create a bootable USB stick. It's called Rufus, and it's damned simple to use. It creates an ISO file to install W11 and it lets "you" decide what gets added to that file and what gets ignored. You can tell it to ignore (not install) the Windows Compatibility Utility and it won't even look at your computer to see if it measures up. Another part of the W11 installation is Microsoft's insistence that you create a Microsoft account and give them the rights to your first born male. Fuck that!! Just tell Rufus to ignore it and it'll let you install W11 without ever requiring a MS account... marvelous.
EDIT: I started writing out a looong thread on how to do it, then decided to just let this guy explain it. It really is as simple as he makes it out to be.
Just for shits and grins I tried to install it on an ancient Dell touch screen. I bought it in about 2012-ish. It's so old it came with Windows 7. I upgraded it to W10 several years ago and that just clogged it up to the point it was practically unusable.
Not only did Rufus allow me to install W11, but the damn thing is actually a usable computer now. So it's now doing duty down in the basement workshop. It's still no speed demon, but it does just fine for researching parts, repairs and such.
And now it get's regular security updates.
Never say die.
Fear not, there's a fix for that... a workaround actually. See, it's not that your computer won't work with Windows 11... it's MS deciding for you that it won't work. On my Dell for instance, it says the video card is too old and isn't compatible with W11. That doesn't mean it won't work, it's just MS deciding who gets the update and who doesn't. The reality is it'll work just fine.
Here's a small utility that lets you create a bootable USB stick. It's called Rufus, and it's damned simple to use. It creates an ISO file to install W11 and it lets "you" decide what gets added to that file and what gets ignored. You can tell it to ignore (not install) the Windows Compatibility Utility and it won't even look at your computer to see if it measures up. Another part of the W11 installation is Microsoft's insistence that you create a Microsoft account and give them the rights to your first born male. Fuck that!! Just tell Rufus to ignore it and it'll let you install W11 without ever requiring a MS account... marvelous.
EDIT: I started writing out a looong thread on how to do it, then decided to just let this guy explain it. It really is as simple as he makes it out to be.
Just for shits and grins I tried to install it on an ancient Dell touch screen. I bought it in about 2012-ish. It's so old it came with Windows 7. I upgraded it to W10 several years ago and that just clogged it up to the point it was practically unusable.
Not only did Rufus allow me to install W11, but the damn thing is actually a usable computer now. So it's now doing duty down in the basement workshop. It's still no speed demon, but it does just fine for researching parts, repairs and such.
And now it get's regular security updates.
Never say die.
