Update: We have some additional context and information regarding this. It looks like CPUs that are even older could indeed get blocked out. The latest Windows 11 Insider build on the Dev and Beta ...

Microsoft is blocking Windows 24H2 upgrades on systems with incompatible Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers due to blue screen of death (BSOD) issues. Intel SST is an integrated audio ...

Officially, Windows 11 has higher system requirements than Windows 10. But to date, once you’ve bypassed those requirement checks, there have been few consequences to running Windows 11 on old ...

The Windows 10 update cliff is coming in October 2025. We’ve explained why that’s a big deal, and we have a comprehensive guide to updating to Windows 11 (recently updated to account for changes in ...