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30.10.2025, 02:05
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(29.10.2025, 23:25)George Bleck Wrote: (29.10.2025, 21:42)Owen_English Wrote: ...again blackmailed...
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Although Microsoft is (semi) forcing the issue for your protection, it is definitely not to get you to "dump them and buying new hardware". Here is what Google AI had to say in a simplified answer...
your hardware, but you can't disagree that the reasoning is to add substantial security improvements.
Let's face it a 12-13 year old PC (that originally came with Win 7?) with a CPU Passmark rating of about 20% of current i5's, probably has a book value of $0, has more than paid for itself by now and is due for replacement
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30.10.2025, 07:05
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(29.10.2025, 21:42)Owen_English Wrote: Re installing a fresh W11 on an 'older' PC - how does one get around the need for the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) hardware? I have a pile of Dell Optiplex 9010's here, all perfectly functioning machines each with 16GB memory and 500GB SSD's in them yet they don't have this 'TPM'. Is there a way to circumnavigate that issue or am I to be again blackmailed into dumping them and buying new hardware?
That's an easy one. Just use RUFUS for creating an bootable USB stick. A comprehensive instruction is here:
Using Rufus to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware. You also can install it without having a Microsoft account, see
here.
Newer versions of Windows 11 try to block the installation without MS account. But you still can circumvent this by changing the registry, see
here.
I have successfully installed Win11 on an old hardware, see
above.
Cheers,
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(This post was last modified: 30.10.2025, 20:25 by Gerald Sutherland.)
If I may add what little I know to the original post of running Windows programs under Linux, there are a few possibilities in addition to Wine:
Crossover
https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover/
This is a commercial project. Think of it as the Big Brother to Wine
Bottles
https://usebottles.com/
Winboat
https://www.winboat.app/
Winboat is still in beta, but sounds promising
For myself, I went the virtual machine approach using VirtualBox.
Microsoft is actively trying the force the issue of having a Microsoft account, but at present, there are still ways to get around that.
Gerald Sutherland
