Question Using older CPU generations with Windows 11 ?

[Gamefreaknet]

I recently heard that Microsoft/Windows might make Win10 a paid "program/feature" (whatever it is considered to be) by October 2025.
If this is true (and however they do it if it is true) idk. But will there be a way to mod older processors to run Windows11. I know there have been (previously) ways to bypass stuff like TPM2.0 and the other requirements to run Win11 but I have heard that the old bypasses to allow a system that shouldnt be able to run Win11 have been patched by Microsoft and will no longer work?
I know the community will likely come up with another bypass but considering the Microsoft sitee notes " those processors don't have the features needed to run the new code in Windows 11 without crashing". That being said why would people make the bypasses if the above is correct?

A lot of older CPUs are still very capable of doing modern games, apps, etc... but the fact that sticking to Windows10 could incur a fee later on is a big "put-off" despite the processors capability.

 

[USAFRet]

I recently heard...

Where?

 

[Gamefreaknet]

Where?

Windows Central
Microsoft (learn)
YT Vid
(all pretty much cover the same thing)

 

[USAFRet]

Windows Central
Microsoft (learn)
YT Vid
(all pretty much cover the same thing)

Right. Just wanted to make sure we were on the same page.

So just like previous versions, the OS won't just magically stop on the appointed day.
Just that we can now pay for monthly security updates. That was a thing with Win 7, but just for commercial customers.

But the OS will still run just fine without.

Win 11 on unsupported hardware?
It is a changing landscape. What worked last week may not work this week. What works today may not work tomorrow.

 

[zinkles]

But will there be a way to mod older processors to run Windows11. I know there have been (previously) ways to bypass stuff like TPM2.0 and the other requirements to run Win11 but I have heard that the old bypasses to allow a system that shouldnt be able to run Win11 have been patched by Microsoft and will no longer work?

There are ways. I've been using a script (link) to work my old system (i3-2120) with Windows 11 flawlessly. (it does lag in intensive tasks, but not much of a diff with Windows 10 either). Even if MS changes the way the whole update process works (unlikely to happen), there will be a bypass.

If the paid thing has a lot of users disappointed, there is a chance they won't do it 🤞

 

[USAFRet]

If the paid thing has a lot of users disappointed, there is a chance they won't do it

Oct 14, 2025 is simply the end of support for Win 10.
It will not just "stop working" on that day.

The paid ESU thing is entirely optional. If you want continued security updates, you can pay for them.


And by that Oct 2025 date, Win 11 compatible systems will be up to 8 years old. 8th Gen Intel CPUs were released in 2017.

 

[PiersPlowman]

Microsoft REALLY don't want you installing W11 on a machine without a TPM.

CPU generation seems to be less of an issue; I have installed W11 on Haswell and Kaby Lake vPro laptops simply by using the W11 install media and letting it do its thing.

 

[jnjnilson6]

Right. Just wanted to make sure we were on the same page.

So just like previous versions, the OS won't just magically stop on the appointed day.
Just that we can now pay for monthly security updates. That was a thing with Win 7, but just for commercial customers.

But the OS will still run just fine without.

Win 11 on unsupported hardware?
It is a changing landscape. What worked last week may not work this week. What works today may not work tomorrow.

A Pentium 4 520J (supporting NX bit/XD-bit), for example, from 2004 would be able to run WIn10 up until 2028 (if payment be provided in the last three years up to that date). It would run horribly, but it would run and for some applications and tasks even such machines may be worthwhile.

The timespan from 2004 up until 2028 proves 24 years. Imagine hardware from 1980 supporting Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (having come out in 1996 with support ending in 2004). 2004 is also the year in which Windows XP Service Pack 2 was released.

This does show that the line of performance increasement has slackened majorly over the years. I wonder where our current systems would stand in 24 years' time. I am almost certain there would not be a Windows OS still supporting them; not because it really would not be able to run, but because of conjured up requirements put up so that companies like Intel which work hand-in-hand with Microsoft may retain more sales on their latter generations.

 

[zinkles]

Microsoft REALLY don't want you installing W11 on a machine without a TPM.

yes and that the easiest thing to bypass as well. some registry edits (not recommended) will get the update going.

 

[Joseph_138]

I think you mean that Microsoft will be charging for extended support, but that typically only applies to business users, not home users. The price they charge for extended support doesn't make sense for a home user. You might be better off just biting the bullet, and upgrading to Windows 11, even if it means having to buy a supported PC.

 

[USAFRet]

I think you mean that Microsoft will be charging for extended support, but that typically only applies to business users, not home users. The price they charge for extended support doesn't make sense for a home user. You might be better off just biting the bullet, and upgrading to Windows 11, even if it means having to buy a supported PC.

This time it apparently will apply to home users as well.
Not just business.