Installing Windows 11 on unsupported devices

[james]

@neil

at Restart we’re putting together a toolkit for community repair groups on how to support people in their community with different options of what you can do with your Win 10 device. Aiming to publish an initial version around mid-April (roughly 6 months before Repair Day). We want to get ideas and feedback on this from everyone here in Talk, watch this space for a topic specifically for that soon.

To follow up, this new topic is now live:

Windows 10 is reaching “end of life” - let’s mobilise!

On the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. Overnight, the software that operates hundreds of millions of devices will be deemed ‘obsolete’. While some of these devices can be updated to Windows 11, many don’t meet Microsoft’s minimum specifications, raising questions about what happens to all of these devices. Running up to International Repair Day 2025 (on the 18th of October), we’re planning to make some noise about this issue and help those affected in our communities find the best solution for their devices. We’d love your help as part of this effort! Initia…