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How to Bypass windows 11 compatibility check for CPU and TPM 2.0
Windows 11 requires 8th Gen Intel CPU and TPM 2.0. If your computer does not meet these hardware requirements, then here is a simple way to bypass the check.
Quick steps:
https://www.devshowto.com/bypass-windows-11-compatibility-check
I have a PC running Windows 10 Pro ESR (extended support release) and support ends October 14th, 2026.
It has an Intel 6700K CPU, 64gb of RAM, and NVidia GeForce GTX 1080 video card. It lacks TPM support and it seems 8th gen Intel CPU is the minimum. I would like to get it running Windows 11, and I think it will be plenty fast enough for my needs.
However, my question is this: is this a waste of time and money if my main goal is to keep it updated so it is not vulnerable to malware attacks from unpatched CVEs because this configuration will not properly receive security updates?
Again, I want to run Windows 11 on it. But I'm if I cannot get it to run Windows 11 securely then I don't want to bother wasting my time and money because I am NOT going to upgrade the hardware--I'll pave the HD and install Ubuntu Linux on it if Windows 11 is vulnerable in this configuration.
So...will this be a problem?