Microsoft has finally fixed a workaround exploited by users looking for a Windows 11 upgrade path that bypassed the company's hardware requirements.
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The tweak arrived without fanfare in Windows Insider build 27686. There were some neat tweaks in the build, including updates to the Windows Sandbox Client preview and a much-needed bump from 32GB to 2TB for FAT32 when you ran the command line format to work.
However, the documentation did not mention an obvious end to a workaround that bypasses Microsoft's Windows 11 requirements check. According to X user @TheBobPony, the "setup.exe /product server" workaround is not supported in the latest version.
The Registry reached out to Microsoft to understand its intentions with the change. The switch still works in the Windows 24H2 update, but the hardware check no longer seems to be bypassed in the latest canary channel build (27686). The company has not yet responded.