The only downside to the bypass is, that you risk being excluded from future updates at some point.
Here's the most thorough article to the topic by Ars Technica. Everything is explained in detail, and some edge cases are solved in their comments.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-whether-your-pc-is-supported-or-not/
Very good read, if you plan to update.