> Why wouldn't it still work?

The obvious reason is that Microsoft decided Windows 11 would not install on CPUs dating back beyond about 2017.

That's not a reason for why I didn't need to wipe and fresh install Windows in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, which was what qingcharles was claiming he had to do.