What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs

Using windos is like being in an abusive relationship where your partner goes through your phone all day every day, you pay all the bills, you don't get to have sex or laugh, and you're reminded every day that you're paying too little and that there is so much more you should buy for your partner.

Just install Linux already. Yes, Linux has its problems too, but they are less and easier to fix than this turd

Alternative title: "Follow these 17 convoluted steps to stay in your abusive relationship longer."

That workaround for your bi-yearly feature update on an unsupported PC is more complicated than installing Linux.
There, I said the bad word.

*bites the tongue as hard as possible to not say The Thing*

That poor x220 deserves a coreboot and a good OS

I wish Roblox would stop having their fight with Linux and I just convert my kids over.

They absolutely don't need Windows for anything but Roblox at the moment.

ITT: People who talk about Linux (as if that was the subject) because they just can't accept that some people actually need or want to use Windows and might find articles like this one useful.

I mean, the real danger is they shove out an update that straight up breaks on your PC, as in won't boot even in safe mode because it does something with the TPM, and it'll be your own fault for deliberately circumventing the requirements.

Non-geeky people will generally run things until they actually stop working completely. They don't care what OS it runs as long as it runs all their shit.

As of 15 min ago, my dad has decided to install windows 11 on his 12 year old home pc. Oh boy.

TFW you continue fucking around with Windows rather than learn Linux

I ended up taking my unsupported computer and turned it into an Unraid server. Bought some refurb enterprise drives on eBay to get it set up, and now I have an awesome home media server/NAS.

just use linux

Hmm, I wonder if the server install trick would fix my issue with upgrading to 24H2. On my desktop system, when it reboots for upgrades, it bluescreens saying it can't find the storage device. I'm guessing it's something to do with the RAID driver.

Edit: nope lol

Has nobody heard of a vm? Who the fuck runs windows on bare metal thats fucked.