Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Free Security Updates for a Year, but There's a Catch

Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Free Security Updates for a Year, but There's a Catch

Not ready to move on to Windows 11? You can pay for another year of Windows 10 security updates, or you can take advantage of this free option.

Microsoft mysteriously offered a Windows 11 upgrade to this unsupported Windows 10 PC — despite it failing to meet the "non-negotiable" TPM 2.0 requirement

Microsoft seemingly offered an upgrade to Windows 11 to unsupported hardware, even though it didn't meet the system requirements.

Windows 11 update to be offered even if the TPM is disabled?

It seems the free upgrade path from Windows 10 to Windows 11 has been expanded to include machines that don’t meet Microsoft’s hardware prerequisites. Even devices without TPM 2.

Microsoft mysteriously offers Windows 11 upgrade on incompatible PCs

But don't be fooled! The TPM 2.0 hardware requirement for Windows 11 still stands.