Seems like we're being held hostage with Win 10 at least. I expect more so with 11. All new Native Instruments stuff requires 10 (NI locked up all their new stuff including libraries and instruments), Adobe will also screw you. Others only run their VSTs on it only.
I found this: https://atlasos.net/
Whole lightweight 64 bit version of Win (10 compatible). Needs powerful OpenGL GPU for programs that require it (graphics, video, photo and games. Other tweaking necessary.
Don't know about driver compatibility.
You have to wipe your boot drive to install and tweak MB settings. Heart and brain surgery.
It's worth a look but I'm not going to try it.
Windows 11
Re: Windows 11
"I’ve come to the conclusion that synths are like potatoes, they’re no good raw—you’ve got to cook ‘em, and I cooked these sounds for months before I got them to the point where they sounded musical to me." Lyle Mays