Quote:With Windows 10 reaching end of support in three months, millions of Windows 10 need to answer a simple question: what should I do if the PC does not meet Windows 11's system requirements? Officially, if you are in the boat, you have two main options. Sign up for Windows 10 ESU to buy some extra time, or buy a new Windows 11 PC and migrate data from the old system to the new.

Extended security updates sound like a good option, but it is just for a year and you will face the same question again next year. While there are unofficial ways of extending support, many users may not want to go down that route.

Tools like FlyBy11 offer another option for many Windows 10 devices. They bypass certain checks during the installation of Windows 11 to allow the upgrade on devices that Microsoft says are not compatible. This works reasonably well in most cases. In fact, the only time that this won't work is when the Windows 10 system is very old.

FlyBy11 runs a compatibility check on start that highlights if the PC does not meet these mandatory requirements.

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