ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoAs Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 10, millions of users won’twww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·1 year ago Many computers can get Win11 just by plugging in the $18 TPM chip to their motherboards, regardless of what windows update says. There are a few protocols to push Win11 onto computers with unsupported CPUs, or without TPMs. I’ve updated 6 computers that “failed” meet minimal requirements. This is a massive scam to send 400 million perfectly good computers to landfills.
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 year agoIt does however mean that you can get a lot of used computers really really cheap right now
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoCompanies are discarding pallets of them. Massive waste.
minus-squareMadameBisaster@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoAny recommendation for specific models to look out for?
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoMy wife got a used corpo laptop for under $100
minus-squareMadameBisaster@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoCongrats, thats nice
minus-squaremesa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoMight be good to get em before all the tarrifs make computing more expensive. At least in the US.
minus-squarei_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·1 year agoUnfortunately, if you use either of these methods to install Windows 11, you will wind up with Windows 11. You will eventually regret it.
Many computers can get Win11 just by plugging in the $18 TPM chip to their motherboards, regardless of what windows update says.
There are a few protocols to push Win11 onto computers with unsupported CPUs, or without TPMs.
I’ve updated 6 computers that “failed” meet minimal requirements.
This is a massive scam to send 400 million perfectly good computers to landfills.
It does however mean that you can get a lot of used computers really really cheap right now
Companies are discarding pallets of them. Massive waste.
We need to rescue them
Any recommendation for specific models to look out for?
My wife got a used corpo laptop for under $100
Congrats, thats nice
Might be good to get em before all the tarrifs make computing more expensive. At least in the US.
Unfortunately, if you use either of these methods to install Windows 11, you will wind up with Windows 11. You will eventually regret it.