Has anyone here done the Rufus Windows 10 to 11 upgrade in place? Did your installed programs continue to work? I have three machines that aren't eligible otherwise.

🛸 bluesman

2025-10-03 · 7 months ago

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🚀 stack · 2025-10-03 at 18:33:

what is that?

🛸 bluesman [OP] · 2025-10-03 at 19:03:

Rufus is an open source utility that tweaks the Windows 11 install to bypass certain checks so you can update Windows 10 machines that don't meet Microsoft's hardware requirements.

💎 pista · 2025-10-03 at 20:45:

Autodesk user? Everyone I know getting bullied into the Windows 11 update seems to be.

🛸 bluesman [OP] · 2025-10-03 at 21:06:

Ha. Not me. I keep seeing stories about the security risks of running Windows 10 after the October deadline. I just tried updating the PC I built with my son in 2016. The update failed but thankfully rolled back without issue. Based on the reported error, it's possible I could do some things to make it work but I'm not sure I want to risk it a second time.

🌻 Nexy · 2025-10-05 at 21:57:

I don't go to jump to 11. when my things stop running in 10, I just go to delete my Win partition I'll use the Debian one alone.