It's no secret that Microsoft wants people to upgrade to Windows 11, unless you're doing so on a supported PC. The company does not want people running the latest version of Windows on unsupported ...

Several reports have indicated Microsoft is finally allowing Windows 11 to be installed on unsupported PCs. Unfortunately, those reports are false, and you will still need workarounds to bypass the ...

As the deadline for Windows 10 support approaches, users are looking for ways to upgrade to Windows 11, especially those with a PC that isn't compatible with the latest OS. A new tool, Flyby11, has ...

An upcoming version of Windows 11 will nag anyone who circumvented the hardware requirements with an "unsupported" watermark on the desktop. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

Your PC does not meet the new system requirements set by Microsoft but you badly want to upgrade to Windows 11 because your current Windows OS is already slow. It's ...

One of the requirements to run Windows 11 is your PC is must be equipped with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 security chip, and it also has to be enabled in the ...

end on October 14, 2025, meaning users will no longer receive feature and security updates unless they upgrade to Windows 11, posing a security risk. However, some machines are not supported for ...

There's something wrong with your machine or setup then, because h.264 is trivial for Sandy Bridge or later CPUs to decode in software, even disregarding Quick Sync. A Haswell CPU can decode HD AV1 ...

I've heard that people do such things (using something called Rufus?), and I have an older machine -16 GB RAM, i7-6700 3060 Ti, ASUS Z170-A motherboard-- running Windows 10 Pro-- that I want to keep ...

Microsoft's muddled messaging on Windows 11 hardware compatibility requirements has been causing confusion for its customers for the past three years. This week, a simple update to an old support ...

While technically Windows 11 can be installed on incompatible devices and unsupported hardware, functionality is not guaranteed. If your device is not compatible, the safest route is to replace it ...

Use the following fixes for the “Install driver to show hardware” error on your Windows 11 system while trying to upgrade the OS: Plug the USB flash drive into ...