Install Windows 11 v25H2 on an unsupported pc hardware avoiding error message "This pc can't run Windows 11".


okay sorry for the noob sort of question....I downloaded the windows 11 iso from microsoft, created a bootable usb using Rufus that gave me options to bypass TPM 2.0. create a local account and a bunch of other options. Can I use this to upgrade or am I using one of the things above?
 

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CPU
i7 8750
Memory
16GB
hsehestedt said:
Wow, that was an amazingly convoluted way to do what I can do from scratch in 5 minutes max.
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Can you give me an idea on how to this? I have my daughters old Dell 5400 Laptop that I want to upgrade to W11. I created a bootable usb using Rufus and checked off the boxes to bypass TPM 2.0 and what have you but wasn't sure if it was good to to upgrade to W11 or was there something else I needed to do?
 

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Windows 11 Ptoi7 875016GB
OS
Windows 11 Pto
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Dimension G3 3779
CPU
i7 8750
Memory
16GB
Try FlyOOBE.
 

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Windows 11 Pro
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PC/Desktop
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Custom Build
CPU
i5-13400F
Motherboard
Gigabyte B-760M
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 4060
Sound Card
internal
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 27 gaming
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Kingston 2 TB M.2
PSU
Thermaltake 700W
Case
DarkFlash C285P
Cooling
Kingsman KA-R240 ARGB Liquid Cooling
Keyboard
Redragon Kala
Mouse
Marvo G945
Internet Speed
400 Mbps DL/UL
Browser
Firefox, Mullvad
Antivirus
Kaspersky Standard
Other Info
Adguard for Desktop, Kerish PC Doctor, PerfectDisk Pro with OptiWrite, AOMEI Backupper Pro, Open-Shell, ExplorerPatcher
@sparker01915:

By enabling the "Remove requirement for 4GB+ RAM, Secure Boot and TPM 2.0" option in Rufus, you can bypass Windows 11 system requirements when installing from a Rufus-created USB stick, for both in-place upgrades and clean installs.
 

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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
    Motherboard
    ASRock B650E Taichi Lite
    Memory
    Kingston FURY Beast 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000MT/s
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    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
    Memory
    64GB (2x 32GB) DDR5-6400
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Laptop GPU
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    2x 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD (SK Hynix)
github.com

GitHub - builtbybel/FlyOOBE: Fly through your Windows 11 setup 🐝

Fly through your Windows 11 setup 🐝. Contribute to builtbybel/FlyOOBE development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com

FlyOOBE method:

Uses Windows Server variant of setup → skips TPM, Secure Boot, CPU checks
Still installs normal Windows 11
ISO download/mount handled automatically (via Fido script)
Matches Microsoft’s own documented workaround for upgrading unsupported devices (source)
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Windows 11 Proi5-13400F16 GBRTX 4060
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom Build
CPU
i5-13400F
Motherboard
Gigabyte B-760M
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 4060
Sound Card
internal
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 27 gaming
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Kingston 2 TB M.2
PSU
Thermaltake 700W
Case
DarkFlash C285P
Cooling
Kingsman KA-R240 ARGB Liquid Cooling
Keyboard
Redragon Kala
Mouse
Marvo G945
Internet Speed
400 Mbps DL/UL
Browser
Firefox, Mullvad
Antivirus
Kaspersky Standard
Other Info
Adguard for Desktop, Kerish PC Doctor, PerfectDisk Pro with OptiWrite, AOMEI Backupper Pro, Open-Shell, ExplorerPatcher
FlyOOBE is intended to guide users through an in-place upgrade. The posted solution is for making an unrestricted clean install.
 

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