Microsoft tightened its already strict hardware compatibility requirements for Windows 11 upgrades again. The updated Rufus utility can bypass those restrictions for most PCs, but it's the end of the line for an unlucky few.

PCs It’ll force upgrades in certain circumstances to keep the PC in support This update will mean more nag prompts coming to your PC Windows 10 users – and those running an out-of-date version of Windows 11 – are getting an update stealthily pushed to their PCs that will allow Microsoft to force a future update to the OS (to keep it in support),

Microsoft mistakenly delivered the upgrade to machines running Windows Server 2022, leaving admins scrambling.