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Hokie

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6. I am running Windows 11 Pro on a 2013 HP Laptop with no issues

Reply to Best_man23 (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 11:34 AM

Jul 20

You can use utilities like Rufus to install Windows 11 on older PC's and bypass the hardware and TPM requirements. It is best to do a clean install and that means you have to back up and restore your data. There is at least one utility, Flyby11, that will let you upgrade instead of doing a clean installation. I have also successfully used that one.

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