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		jimbob45 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop I can’t upgrade to Windows 11. I simply can’t justify a major purchase (now a major major purchase) for a new machine for a downgraded OS. My wife would never allow it and I would hate myself for asking. If Microsoft doesn’t relent, I’ll have no other choice. I have to believe there are a great many in my shoes.

jama211 2 days ago | [–]

Why not? There’s a known way to skip the security thingo that complains and it works on basically anything that runs windows 10

eviks 3 days ago | [–]

There are ways to upgrade to Win11 on unsupported hardware, though also ways to extend security on Win10 for a few more years

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