New bypass trick makes Windows 11 installation on unsupported systems a breeze

TechSpot— A recently discovered "trick" for bypassing the Windows 11 system requirement check during the OS installation is much more potent than initially thought. The same bypass method works for Windows IoT, which is just your regular Windows experience with the option to take up less storage space on smaller devices.Read Entire Article

Neowin—Unsupported Windows 11 24H2 PC users can legit upgrade from Windows 8 by this bypass trick. Recently, users discovered a simple one-click method to bypass the system requirements for Windows 11 on unsupported PCs. Another such way has been uncovered and it works on Windows 8.

Skillet—How to Install Windows 11 Without All the Extra Junk. Tiny11Builder is a third-party script that can take a Windows installation ISO, which you can get from Microsoft, and strip it of all of the annoying extra features. Install Windows using this tool and you'll have a truly clean installation: no News, no OfficeHub, no annoying GetStarted prompts, and no junk entires in the start menu.

ZDNet—7 ways to make Windows 11 less annoying. I don't really want to do the "I told you so" dance, but after a couple of my ZDNET colleagues complained recently about "ads" in Windows 11 well, may I just say I tried to warn you.Also: Windows 11 FAQ: Upgrade guide and everything you need to knowLast year, I wrote "Here's why Windows PCs are only going to get more annoying." This is the key part, right here:Increasingly, Microsoft is treating Windows as a giant billboard where it can promote and cross-sell other products.[]This really...