Home laptop doesn't meet Windows 11 requirements

[midibiker]

Microsoft introduced new requirements for Windows 11 that most devices were unable to meet.
This was probably due to TPM requirements that were necessary for storing Encryption Keys.

I think there was a patch or a workaround that was released to get around it.

Try installing it, or look for a new laptop that is compatible with Windows 11.

It sounds like your laptop is old, and could do with replacing. I think you have done quite well out of it for 8 years.

 

[templehead]

Or you can go niche and install your own Linux OS - good luck teaching granny to use that one!

That's a bit of a 1990s POV... Ubuntu and Mint are as intuitive and easy to use (and install) as Windows. Sure Linux isn't for everyone but if it was me I'd be investigating all avenues before replacing a perfectly good 8YO laptop.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It sounds like your laptop is old, and could do with replacing. I think you have done quite well out of it for 8 years.

No need to replace after 8 years. Doesn’t age like a bike frame at the bottom of a canal.

 

[templehead]

No need to replace after 8 years. Doesn’t age like a bike frame at the bottom of a canal.

This. My 'new' machine is a 2013 27" iMac; these are cheap because Apple have stopped issuing security updates for them, but they're decently specced machines even now, and run Linux Mint like a champ. I expect to get at least five years out of this one.