Microsoft is cracking down on people upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware

[monkdervierte@lemmy.ml]

The update claims that Windows Defender now identifies the app as potential malware. Flyby11 is a popular third-party tool that allows people to dodge the TPM 2.0 requirement and install Windows 11 on any machine, so Defender suddenly taking a dislike for the app does raise a few eyebrows.

Well, it was only a matter of time until MS abuses their malware scanner for software they don't like.

[midithekid@lemmy.world]

While this article is about upgrading to Win11, not necessarily a clean install, I found the best way to bypass the requirements is to make an autounnatend with Schneegans.de . Make a Win11 installation USB, generate an autounnatend to bypass the requirements, remove bloat, allow offline install (local account instead of Microsoft account), and a couple other little tweaks like dark mode etc. Drop the xml on the root of the flash drive, and boom.

Or... You know... Install Linux.

[macgyver@federation.red]

Rufus can do this too

[01189998819991197253@infosec.pub]

Yeah... their post gave me the willies, too. It's like walking into Russia/Ukraine's front lines and yelling "fuck Putin" over and over.

"Well, I wasn't shot yet, so it's fine"

...

[ohvenus_baby@lemmy.ml]

Mint. There you forgot to finish your sentence.

[fizz@lemmy.nz]

WinXP is such a nice theme. Good choice.