Upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware

[Glenn]

Has anyone done it and NOT had any issues after?

I manage a number of desktops at my synagogue and religious school, all are off lease Windows 10. All have a 4th generation Intel processor so they don't meet the minimum requirements.

Since it was introduced there have been a number of ways to get around this and this way seems the simplest so I went ahead and tried in on a older, spare desktop with a i3 3rd generation processor... and it work.


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Just wondering if anyone has done it a month or more ago and not had any problems.

Since Windows 10 will be supported till October 2025, I don't want to find out months after that some thing don't work or you can't get updates.

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[gt1953]

Honestly I would look for new computers. In the long run you will be glad you did.
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[Chickensoup]

why would you want windows 11? The new features are worth it. Your sacrificing performance for no real gains. Other than more integrated stalking software.
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[Glenn]

[Cusser]

[raydog]

I recently bought a new laptop 2 months ago. It came loaded with Windows 10, and as soon as I use it, I get a message to download and try Windows 11 free. So I did. Honestly I don't really see a difference between the two, except they moved the damn shut off button to the center instead of the left side. No issues running the program.
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[Glenn]

[KTPhil]

Will Windows 11 run on my unsupported hardware?

[Abscate]

I can’t help with Windoze support, Glenn, but have you ever thought to migrate to Chromebook? You can use the same Rabbi to purge the evil of Google as you do Microsoft. Cost is under $200 per machine.

Linda gives me all tech support on Windoze here.
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[Chickensoup]

fuck no fuck no fuck NO to fuckbook. I have to use these pieces of dogshit 5 days a week. Theyre gutted useless giant search engines. You dont get to have applications. Only web based "add ons". The file system SUCKS. Personalization doesnt exist.

Most chromebooks are "fast", because theyre not running programs that are actually large!

EVERYTHING requires internet access. Thats the "selling point of the CB". Basically no exceptions.
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[Glenn]

You guys don't get it, i'm not asking what OS I should run, this is not what "I" want to use.

Let's face it, for most small businesses, Windows is the OS to use. BTW, we do have 2 Macs.

Yes there are alternatives such as Google's online apps, in fact we do have G Suite. But for the basic part of running the business and the staff that does it... they know Windows and Office.

The school has a web based curriculum, so chromebooks could of worked but lets face it they generally don't have enough storage or computing power. They are also harder to get and these off lease desktops were too cheap to not get.... after they replaced donated machines from families that upgraded and were running Windows 7.

Also all the desktops have monitors and large flat panel screen mounted on the wall.

Since all of the desktops are the same, yesterday I upgraded 2 of them and will see how they work over the next few months. I saved the ISO file in the event that MS pulls the free upgrade like they did for Windows 7 to 10.

When it comes to chromebooks, my son is a teacher, and he had to supplement his school chromebook with his personal PC when teaching from home. The CB could not handle online video teaching and running other tasks at the same time.

Chromebooks have their place but they are lightweights.
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[Chickensoup]

Yes. We call Chromebook, "Chromosomes"..

Mainly because it sounds more funny when teach says "get out your chromosomes"
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[Erik G]

only thing I'm having problems with in Win11 are 3rd party hardware plugins like toyota techstream

[Abscate]

Everything we use is web based software, do I let my propel choose their own hardware. They all use Mac’s and IOS devices
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[Glenn]

[busdaddy]

I wish I could find the W10 upgrade, I have a W7 machine was in storage for a few years and missed some of the updates to be able to install W10, seems I'm screwed now.
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[Glenn]

[Cusser]

My laptop (Dell from 2013) runs Windows 7 Professional. I have Word 2000 and Excel 2000, and have zero idea if stuff like that would run if I upgraded Windows, or if I'd need to pay for upgrades for that too.

So I'm standing pat for now.
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[Glenn]

Office 2000 works on windows 11.
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