It seems that Microsoft is making it difficult to run Windows 11 on a large number and variety of PCs, especially if they
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re not recent and do not meet certain requirements. Seeing this situation—that Windows 7 is officially “defunct” and that Windows 10 may not shine on those computers—we are going to publish a list of five Linux distros that could bring an old laptop to life.
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