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Installing Linux on Hundreds of "Obsolete" Computers | Microsoft Windows 10 Support Ending (www.youtube.com)
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[–] dinckelman@programming.dev 15 points 6 days ago

We've seen W11 be installed on one of the first ever x86_64 machines with enough success. Obviously there are missing cpu instructions, but the majority of requirements differences between 10 and 11 are just bs, and an attempt at forced obsolescence