Much has been made of Windows 11 coming along with hardware requirements that leave many, many older laptops out in the cold. But not being able to upgrade to Windows 11 doesn’t have to mean you need to toss a perfectly usable piece of hardware on the giant e-waste pile.
Did you know that you can recycle your old laptop or desktop PC into a fully functional home server that could also help you reduce how much you’re spending on subscriptions to cloud-based services?

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