Windows 11 will ultimately become readily available for non-insider devices tomorrow, which is clearly good news for everybody, although the updated system requirements have caused a great deal of frustration in the existing Windows 10 userbase given few people can update their devices.

However, within the last couple weeks, I've seen various ways of installing Windows 11 on unsupported devices making the headlines, and without a doubt, lots of people will give them a go because they want to get the modern experience on their own computers too.

But on the other hand, Microsoft warns that force-installing Windows 11 on a device that's not officially supported comes with an increased probability of bugs, especially because no new drivers are freed.

"From Windows Insider machines, those that did not satisfy the minimum system requirements had 52% more kernel mode crashes (blue screens) than those that did meet the requirements. Machines that met the requirements provided a 99.8% crash-free experience that's effectively managed by OEMs and IHVs through modern driver update management. Additionally, on unsupported hardware app hangs are 17% more likely and for first-party apps we see 43% more crashes," Microsoft says.

Windows 10 still a good OS

Leaving aside Microsoft's very own recommendations, installing Windows 11 on an unsupported device is too much of an inconvenience to begin with.

Windows 10 is really a perfectly fine operating system, and at this time, it's even faster, more polished and reliable than Windows 11 to begin with, so there's no urgency in moving towards the latest version unless you really want to see what's new.

Windows 10 will still be supported according to the original schedule, so updates is going to be shipped regularly until 2025.

Furthermore, a brand new feature update is projected to visit live this season as well, though Microsoft hasn't provided any specifics as to whether any such big updates are projected to still go live in 2022 and beyond.