Of course, if all this sounds like too much of a hobbyist project and you just want a new machine, check out our roundup of the best laptops, and for those of you who want a powerful desktop, check out our list of the best gaming PCs. I ran the system test and Windows 11 Heath check PC says it does not have UEFI and TPM. I didnt realise but the drive has BitLocker enabled. It has all my photos and MP3s saved on it. By doing that you could create a machine that can be used as a secondary PC for running less demanding apps and games, or plug it into your TV as some form of custom media hub. I heard Windows 11 could be installed on an a PC even it does not meet all the requirements. Hello, I recently got a new PC which has Windows 11, and I took an old solid state hard drive out of my old Windows 10 PC to use as additional storage. Note down the computer name and bound IP address of the source PC. Nevertheless, Tiny11 looks like an interesting tool to breathe life into older PCs that may be sitting unused. Select the Old Computer (online migration) option on the Windows 10 PC and hit Next.

And any updates will need to be downloaded from developer NTDev as the cut-down operating system won’t automatically update. But to use the Microsoft Store you’ll need to set up or log into a Microsoft account.Īnother caveat is that Tiny11 is not officially supported by Windows. Interestingly, Tiny11 also lets you set up Windows 11 without needing to input a Microsoft account, which might come in handy if you just want to tinker with the tool before fully committing to Windows 11.

Windows 11 on old pc