Microsoft quietly deletes official Windows 11 CPU/TPM bypass for unsupported PCs – Neowin
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Sayan Sen
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Feb 1, 2025 17:14 EST
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Back in October 2021, when Microsoft made the original Windows 11, version 21H2, generally available, the company, perhaps unimaginably, had also provided a workaround that bypassed the system requirements which would allow users on unsupported PCs to upgrade too.If you remember the days, there was a widespread objection against the stringent OS hardware requirements, something that is quite prevalent even today, as Microsoft recently had to clarify it was not relaxing the Windows 11 hardware eligibility criteria.The workaround that Microsoft had published involved tweaking a Registry key that would allow a Windows 11 upgrade on unsupported PCs by bypassing CPU and TPM checks:Warning:However, Neowin noticed today while browsing that the support article which hosted this information has been edited since and the above workaround has been deleted. The change was made sometime recently after the release of Windows 11 24H2. Thus Microsoft no longer officially endorses this bypass method even though the trick itself may work.Microsoft’s current official recommendation is a new PC for updating to Windows 11, so clearly the company is not a fan of those updating to 11 on unsupported devices, which is likely why it no longer wants to inform users about the Registry workaround. Microsoft’s partners like Dell and AMD have expressed they are likely on board with this too.With Microsoft justifying how deprecation is actually a good thing for users, the upcoming end of support for Windows 10 will certainly be interesting from the hardware standpoint.
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