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

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

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.

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*

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.

TFW you continue fucking around with Windows rather than learn Linux

just use linux

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

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.

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

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