ctrl-alt-rees | Running Windows 11 On 20 Year Old Hardware @ctrlaltrees | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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Windows 11's hardware requirements have been something of a bone of contention among PC enthusiasts, particularly as it seems to run perfectly fine on "unsupported" hardware. So I decided to take this to the extreme and install it on a 20 year old Pentium 4 system with 2GB of RAM...

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Chapters:
00:00 The PC, Windows 10 & Why This Works
03:24 Some Contemporary Upgrades To Make Our Lives Easier
09:43 Preparing The Installation Media, TPM & RAM Check Bypass
10:41 Windows 11 Installation On Real Vintage Pentium 4 Hardware
14:56 Initial Impressions & Performance Optimisations / Debloat
16:47 Putting The System Through Its Paces
29:37 What 20 Years Of Progress Looks Like - 80s / 90s vs. Today