Win10 users don't need Win11
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Daily reminder you can just spoof your Windows 10 LTSC 2021 (21H2) installation to appear as newer versions such as Windows 11 Enterprise (23H2) to bypass OS build requirements in new software, via:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Windows 10 22H2 minimum requirement
Set CurrentBuild and CurrentBuildNumber to 19045 and DisplayVersion to 22H2.
Windows 11 22H2 minimum requirement
Set CurrentBuild and CurrentBuildNumber to 22621, ProductName to Windows 11 Enterprise, and DisplayVersion to 22H2.
Windows 11 23H2 minimum requirement
Set CurrentBuild and CurrentBuildNumber to 22631, ProductName to Windows 11 Enterprise, and DisplayVersion to 23H2.
Windows 11 24H2 (26100) as a requirement is where this spoof might start to not work, but can still be attempted in the future.
That's when Microsoft finally adds a few new Win32 API functions in the kernel32.dll or user32.dll files, and any program that requires both AVX2 and 24H2 as a minimum requirement will not run either.
Adobe and Activision-Blizzard have a secret agreement with Microsoft they must artificially block older Windows versions.
Massgrave's Microsoft Activation Script shouldn't be affected and remain functional because it doesn't reference registry keys.
If you decide in the future to upgrade your Windows 10 LTSC 2021 to the more RAM-hogging Windows 11 LTSC 2024 without reformatting, it's recommended to switch these values back.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Windows 10 22H2 minimum requirement
Set CurrentBuild and CurrentBuildNumber to 19045 and DisplayVersion to 22H2.
Windows 11 22H2 minimum requirement
Set CurrentBuild and CurrentBuildNumber to 22621, ProductName to Windows 11 Enterprise, and DisplayVersion to 22H2.
Windows 11 23H2 minimum requirement
Set CurrentBuild and CurrentBuildNumber to 22631, ProductName to Windows 11 Enterprise, and DisplayVersion to 23H2.
Windows 11 24H2 (26100) as a requirement is where this spoof might start to not work, but can still be attempted in the future.
That's when Microsoft finally adds a few new Win32 API functions in the kernel32.dll or user32.dll files, and any program that requires both AVX2 and 24H2 as a minimum requirement will not run either.
Adobe and Activision-Blizzard have a secret agreement with Microsoft they must artificially block older Windows versions.
Massgrave's Microsoft Activation Script shouldn't be affected and remain functional because it doesn't reference registry keys.
If you decide in the future to upgrade your Windows 10 LTSC 2021 to the more RAM-hogging Windows 11 LTSC 2024 without reformatting, it's recommended to switch these values back.