Microsoft removes “shortcut” for installing Windows 11 on unsupported PCs.

When Microsoft released Windows 11 21H2, they also provided a guide on how users could work around some of the system upgrade restrictions, particularly for systems without support for TPM or incompatible processors. At the time, Windows 11 faced a lot of criticism for its high hardware requirements – although they have since become less aggressive, Microsoft has made it clear that they don’t plan on officially reducing them.

The “official guide” from Microsoft came with several warnings and involved significant system and registry changes, but it was one of the few ways for users to upgrade unsupported systems. However, the guide has suddenly disappeared from Microsoft’s support website. The support page that previously contained the guide has been quietly edited to remove it.

This suggests that the guide is no longer part of Microsoft’s support products and is now considered a discontinued measure or one that will eventually stop working. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as there are likely other ways to bypass the hardware limitations for Windows 11. However, it is still important for administrators who previously relied on this method to be aware of the change.

Microsoft is sticking to their hardware requirements for Windows 11 and has repeatedly shown opposition to measures that allow users to bypass them. Nevertheless, this is definitely something to consider for those still on Windows 10 and planning to upgrade soon.

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