Microsoft Has Quietly Removed Instructions for Upgrading Your ‘unsupported’ PC to Windows 11
Windows 11’s minimum system requirements have been causing controversy ever since Microsoft unveiled a new version of its desktop operating system. The debate boils down to one point: TPM 2.0 support. TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module , which is a chip that protects against malware and ransomware attacks. If your computer does not have TPM version 2.0, you will not be able to officially upgrade to Windows 11 unless you have used the workaround published by Microsoft.
It looks like Microsoft doesn’t want you to use the workaround anymore. Neowin noticed an update on the Microsoft support page with the workaround language removed. You can even go to The Wayback Machine to see what it looked like a few days ago. The previous version mentioned that you can add a new registry key called AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU to bypass the TPM check and install Windows 11 on “unsupported” computers. The updated version of the article no longer supports this section.
This means that Microsoft no longer recommends any official method for installing Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs. This move comes ahead of Windows 10’s planned end of updates on October 14, 2025, after which you’ll have to pay annually to receive security updates. This could be an expensive proposition for each subsequent year that you decide to stay on Windows 10.
Several ways to bypass Windows 11 TPM checking still exist, but it remains to be seen whether they will continue to work in the future. Microsoft advised against updating “unsupported” PCs , saying that doing so will void your warranty and that your PC will no longer be eligible to receive updates. But if you’re like my editor and can’t upgrade yet, the least you can do is make your Windows 10 PC look like Windows 11 .