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Old 07-21-2025, 03:47 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I have never heard of Windows 10 being unable to be upgraded to the latest version of Windows 10. Are you sure you aren't talking about Windows 11?
It's true even for some 64 bit Win10.

Also there are 64 bit CPUs that can only run 32 bit Win10 and those orphaned ages ago. Those are usually Atoms with not enough RAM physically possible (due to Intel crippling cheaper CPUs) to run 64 bit Win 10 sensibly. So they deliberately have a 32 bit UEFI BIOS. It's possible to install 64bit Debian Linux on those by adding an older 32 bit Debian bootloader to the ISO.

MS has deliberately, as policy to help PC sales, moved the goal posts on Win10 and raised the bar on Win11 with spurious security claims (not actual lies, but irrelevant for most users). So if you edit stuff in BIOS or registry to upgrade to later Win10 or now Win11, you very likely will get boot "bricked" by a later MS update.
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