In addition, various unofficial methods to bypass other Windows 11 requirements, such as, but not limited to TPM 2.0 exist; including an official unofficial method provided directly by Microsoft.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Piltch|first1=Avram|last2=Pounder|first2=Les|date=2022-07-18|title=How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/bypass-windows-11-tpm-requirement|access-date=2024-07-03|website=[[Tom's Hardware]]}}</ref>
In April 2024, Windows Insider version [[Windows 11, version 24H2|24H2]] builds began to have a dependency of the [[SSE4.2]] and [[SSE4#POPCNT and LZCNT|POPCNT]] [[Instruction set architecture|CPU instructions]] from(corresponding to the [[X86-64#Microarchitecture levels|X86-64 v2 microarchitecture level]]), increasing the unofficial minimum compatibility to [[Bulldozer (microarchitecture)|Bulldozer microarchitecture]]-based processors like the [[AMD FX]] (2011) processors and [[Nehalem (microarchitecture)|first-generation Intel Core i]] (2008) processors.<ref name=SSE4.2>{{Cite web|last=Klotz|first=Aaron|date=2024-04-24|title=Microsoft blocks some PCs from Windows 11 24H2 — CPU must support SSE4.2 or the OS will not boot|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-updates-windows-11-24h2-requirements-cpu-must-support-sse42-or-the-os-will-not-boot|access-date=2024-04-29|website=[[Tom's Hardware]]}}</ref> [[Intel Core (microarchitecture)|Intel Core 2]] (like the [[Core 2 Duo]] and [[Core 2 Quad]]), [[AMD K10]] CPUs (such as [[Phenom II]] and [[Athlon II]]) and older are no longer supported. Finally, version 24H2 now requires [[ARMv8.1]], dropping unofficial support for [[ARMv8|ARMv8.0]]. E.g., the [[Qualcomm Snapdragon|Snapdragon]] 835 and older are no longer supported.<ref name=ARMv8.1>{{Cite web |last=CARRASQUEIRACarrasqueira |first=JOÃOJoão |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Windows phones say goodbye to Windows 11 starting with version 24H2 |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-24h2-lumia-not-supported/ |access-date=June 9, 2024 |website=[[XDA Developers]] |quote=the Windows 11 2024 Update will only run on processors based on Arm v8.1 or later}}</ref>
