Hi all, if I want to upgrade my older machine (I have a newer one but am still using the older one) so that I can upgrade it to Windows 11 the "legit" way instead of like this, what kind of ...

When Microsoft released Windows 11 in 2021, it also rolled out strict hardware compatibility requirements for the new operating system. If you tried to upgrade a ...

Windows 11 is already known for its strict hardware requirements, which Microsoft hasn’t let up on since the OS first released back in 2021. The TPM 2.0 security module requirement has disqualified a ...

PCWorld explores how older PCs can potentially upgrade to Windows 11 through strategic hardware replacements, despite Microsoft’s strict compatibility requirements. This matters as Windows 10 support ...

Windows 11 is designed to run primarily on computers equipped with Intel CPUs from the 8th generation or newer, or Ryzen 2000 series CPUs or later. The CPUs that were removed are from Intel's 8th ...

That was the reaction of a reader who successfully upgraded a 12-year-old PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11 after being repeatedly blocked by the compatibility checker in Microsoft's Windows 11 Setup ...

The latest Windows 11 preview build added a new entry to the list of compatibility blocks. It now includes the SSE4.2 instruction set, preventing very old CPUs from running Windows 11 version 24H2.