

Those in favor of bypassing the hardware requirements typically argue that even without TPM 2.0, Windows 11 is at least as secure as Windows 10. Running Widows 11 on Unsupported Machines As such, one must consider whether bypassing the Windows 11 hardware requirements does more harm than good. However, there is an old saying: Just because you can do something doesn’t mean that you should. Unsurprisingly, countless articles discuss various tricks for circumventing Windows 11 hardware requirements. Although Microsoft defends the TPM 2.0 requirement, saying that it improves the operating system’s security, plenty of people have expressed frustration that they can’t run Windows 11 on older hardware. Much has been written about Microsoft’s decision to require TPM 2.0 for machines running Windows 11. It is not exactly a secret that Windows 11’s hardware requirements are more demanding than Window 10’s.
