Ready to leave Windows 10 behind? We break down the easiest ways to download, install, and upgrade to Windows 11 for free.

Learn more about how to get Windows 11 on your PC if it isn't compatible, and what words of warning Microsoft provided users.

Microsoft patched the TPM 2.0 trick that allowed users to circumvent the hardware requirement verification process when activating Windows 11 on unsupported devices.

Microsoft has quietly deleted its official instructions on how to install Windows 11 on an unsupported Windows 10 machine.

Microsoft has been caught scrubbing its own documentation outlining a process users could take to install Windows 11 on an unsupported machine.

Furthermore, TPM 2.0 offers a "seamless" integration with Windows 11 security capabilities, including encryption key storage, Secure Boot, and multifactor authentication.

A TPM 2.0 module is a "non-negotiable" requirement for boosting Windows 11's security baseline, says Microsoft, and that apparently won't be changing.

With Windows 10 end of support on the horizon, Microsoft said its Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 requirement for PCs is a “non-negotiable standard” for upgrading to Windows 11.