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WINDOWS 11 ON AN OLD PC?

What is Tiny11?

If you’ve been putting off upgrading to Windows 11 because you fear your old computer isn’t up to the job, consider installing Tiny11 instead.

It’s an unofficial stripped-down version of Windows 11 Pro – so you’ll need to be running Windows 10 Pro to upgrade to it. While the full version of the operating system requires 4GB of RAM and 64GB of hard-drive space, Tiny11 needs only 2GB and 8GB respectively. One PC enthusiast even managed to run it on just 200MB of RAM (see www.snipca.com/48037).

Also, crucially, your computer doesn’t need the security features TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot. These are the strictest specifications imposed by Microsoft on

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