questions about bypassing windows 11 system requirements

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A friend of mine has a windows 10 pc that doesn't have a tpm and the processor doesn't qualify for windows 11. Apparantly there's an article on Microsoft's site which allows you to bypass these requirements. Apparantly when you do that you miss out on some security features in windows 11. Which security features are you missing out on and how serious are they? Would it be ok if you do all the available windows 11 updates and have good antivirus software? He can't afford to buy a new pc and won't be able to master Linux. Chrome OS Flex is too limited for him.
 
I forgot to mention that from October 2025 you no longer get free updates for windows 10. You can get updates for 3 years but then you have to pay quite a lot. After that you are stuck.
 
heinef said:
A friend of mine has a windows 10 pc that doesn't have a tpm and the processor doesn't qualify for windows 11. Apparantly there's an article on Microsoft's site which allows you to bypass these requirements. Apparantly when you do that you miss out on some security features in windows 11. Which security features are you missing out on and how serious are they? Would it be ok if you do all the available windows 11 updates and have good antivirus software? He can't afford to buy a new pc and won't be able to master Linux. Chrome OS Flex is too limited for him.
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What does he use the PC for?

If it's just web browsing, email and office work then Ubuntu would do well.

He wont be able to use 365 Apps natively though.
 
heinef said:
A friend of mine has a windows 10 pc that doesn't have a tpm and the processor doesn't qualify for windows 11. Apparantly there's an article on Microsoft's site which allows you to bypass these requirements. Apparantly when you do that you miss out on some security features in windows 11. Which security features are you missing out on and how serious are they? Would it be ok if you do all the available windows 11 updates and have good antivirus software? He can't afford to buy a new pc and won't be able to master Linux. Chrome OS Flex is too limited for him.
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New Linux mint is out https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/linux-mint-22-1-“xia”-is-now-available.1309119/. Looks and works just like Windows so no need to master anything.
 
Install Windows 11 on a compliant computer, move the drive to the older machine and you're good to go. I've done this for a couple of years with no issue, even get the updates . . .
 
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