# Microsoft Closes Windows 11 Upgrade Loophole in Latest Insider Build! 🚫

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-closes-windows-11-upgrade-loophole-in-latest-insider-build/289425>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** pc-optimization\
**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-closes-windows-11-upgrade-loophole-in-latest-insider-build/289425 "2024-08-20T12:16:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-closes-windows-11-upgrade-loophole-in-latest-insider-build/289425/1 "2024-08-20T12:16:13Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Loophole Closed**  
Microsoft has patched a workaround in Windows Insider build 27686 that allowed users to bypass hardware requirements for upgrading to Windows 11.

2. **New Build Features**  
The update includes other improvements like increased FAT32 formatting limits from 32 GB to 2 TB and updates to the Windows Sandbox Client preview.

3. **Workaround No More**  
The “setup.exe /product server” method for bypassing the hardware check is no longer functional in this latest build, though it still works in Windows 24H2.

**Read more at:** [The Register](https://theregister.com)