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Microsoft is cracking down on unsupported Windows 11 installs
Microsoft has removed a support document from 2021 that taught users how to bypass the Windows 11 hardware requirements. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Microsoft caught scrubbing official guide for installing Windows 11 on ineligible PCs
Microsoft has been caught scrubbing its own documentation outlining a process users could take to install Windows 11 on an unsupported machine.
Microsoft Scrubs Instructions for Installing Windows 11 on Older PCs
Microsoft has quietly removed official guidance for bypassing Windows 11's hardware requirements from its support documentation, as reported by Neowin. You can still see what the instructions looked like before the purge on the Internet Archive.
Microsoft Quietly Deletes Guide on How to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs
Microsoft has quietly deleted its official instructions on how to install Windows 11 on an unsupported Windows 10 machine. The company originally posted the instructions in an October 2021 support article,
Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Updating Your ‘Unsupported’ PC to Windows 11
Windows 11's minimum system requirements have been controversial from the day Microsoft unveiled the new version of its desktop operating system. The controversy boils down to one single line item: TPM 2.
Microsoft is cracking down on people upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
In the first instance of Microsoft stopping people performing unsupported upgrades, Neowin spotted that the company had removed a block of text from its "Ways to install Windows 1
Microsoft Suddenly Warns Users—Go Back To Windows 10 Immediately
Then with that news still being picked up, Microsoft also appeared to deem another workaround — the Flyby11 software — an ...
Microsoft Will Remove the Free VPN That Comes With Windows Defender Soon
The feature will no longer be available starting Feb. 28. Microsoft wants to focus on “new areas that will better align to ...
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Microsoft's first major update to MIDI in more than 40 years is finally here
Microsoft has finally previewed MIDI 2.0 in the new update for the Windows 11 Canary channel. Here's what you need to know.
Microsoft’s Free Offer Deadline—Millions Of Windows Users Must Now Decide
While the Windows-maker withdrew the document suggesting a deadline or cutoff, the free upgrade is an option for Windows 10 ...
Microsoft Releases Windows MIDI Services With MIDI 2.0 Support in Public Preview
The Windows 11 Canary build 27788 includes the first public preview of Windows MIDI Services, which adds support for the MIDI ...
Microsoft Windows 11 is getting a feature like iPhone Mirroring
Microsoft is testing a better integration between iPhone and Windows 11 PCs. Here is what the iPhone Mirroring-ish feature ...
Microsoft's January security patch is wrecking audio on Windows PCs
Microsoft has confirmed that its latest security update for Windows has a bug that is affecting audio, especially when using ...
Microsoft's latest optional patch is a bug-fix bonanza for Windows 11 24H2
The new preview update resolves some persistent and annoying problems with Windows 24H2, but you may need to download and ...
Microsoft is bringing your iPhone to the Windows 11 Start menu
Microsoft added a side panel to the Start menu in the Windows 11 2024 update last year that allowed Android users to get ...
I reviewed Windows 11, and these are the 5 new features I'm most excited about for 2025
But I've come to appreciate Windows 11's strengths over the past few years, and I'm pleased to report Microsoft has made good ...