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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What is critical Windows 11 hardware
Date: 4 Feb 2025 14:09:22 GMT
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Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:

[About Windows 11 on unsupported hardware:]

> This stuff does not come with a "money back guarantee".
> 
> We can only cover the high points and "hope for the best".
> 
> It may mean the install process looks a bit empirical.
> And takes more than one try to get right.

  Exactly. There's no guarantee that 1) you'll get new updates, nor 2)
that you can manually get and install new updates, nor 3) that you can
get and install new versions.

  So for a daily driver, you need to be willing and prepared for to get
stuck with an out-of-support system, i.e. like a 7 or 8.1 or ('soon') 10
system.