Windows 10 users facing an impending deadline, with Microsoft set to stop supporting the operating system in just over eight months. Those still using it are given a choice: upgrade to Windows 11 or replace their PC if its hardware cannot support the new OS’s TPM 2.0 requirement.
In recent years, users have been working on an unofficial option to upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware by bypassing system requirements during installation. However, Microsoft appears to be ending this practice.
The company has removed documentation from its website detailing how to install Windows 11 on devices that do not meet the minimum requirements, including the registry key values required to bypass the TPM check.
This change hints that Microsoft no longer wants users to dodge the TPM 2.0 requirement and does not wish to provide instructions on how to do so.
Furthermore, a popular third-party tool called Flyby11, which allows users to install Windows 11 on any machine by circumventing the TPM requirement, has been flagged as potential malware by Microsoft Defender. The app’s developers claim this is an official classification, but are investigating further.
Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-people-upgrading-windows-11-unsupported-hardware