Let's install Windows 11 on incompatible hardware

junglee · Jun 8, 2022

spapakons said:
Rufus patches the Registry beforehand. You can also do it manually, when in first Setup screen press SHIFT+F10 to open a Command Prompt. Then run the command regedit to open Registry Editor. Hack the Registry as described below:

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup in the Registry Editor window.
Right-click on Setup and select New > Key.
Name it LabConfig and press the Enter-key.
Right-click on the new LabConfig key and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it BypassTPMCheck.
Set its value to 1.
To disable the Secure Boot Check:
Right-click on LabConfig and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it BypassSecureBootCheck.
Set its value to 1.
To bypass the RAM check:
Right-click on LabConfig and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.
Name it BypassRAMCheck.
Set its value to 1.
Close the Registry Editor window.
Type exit in the command prompt window and press the Enter-key.

Needless to say that the Registry hack or the Rufus method apply only for clean installations when you boot with the Windows 11 USB. To upgrade from Windows 10 or earlier Windows 11 version use the appraiserres.dll method.

Why not create another new Dword (32-bit) Value and name it BypassCPUCheck and set its value to 1 to bypass the CPU check requirement for Windows 11. That should cover everything that hinders upgrading an uncompliant PC to Windowe 11?

dbartenstein · Jun 8, 2022

junglee said:
Why not create another new Dword (32-bit) Value and name it BypassCPUCheck and set its value to 1 to bypass the CPU check requirement for Windows 11. That should cover everything that hinders upgrading an uncompliant PC to Windowe 11?

There is: Here's how to bypass Windows 11's TPM and CPU requirements

junglee · Jun 8, 2022

dbartenstein said:
There is: Here's how to bypass Windows 11's TPM and CPU requirements

Thanks a lot but this I already know. However is there anything wrong in my suggestion of adding another value in the procedure of Registry hack suggested by spapakons?

spapakons · Jun 8, 2022

As I have said in an older post, running Windows 11 on an unsupported computer is exactly the same as running Windows 10 64-bit with the same drivers and same configuration. Only the visuals and some minor details change and even these can be made identical to Windows 10 with third party tools. If the computer can run Windows 10 64-bit, it van also run Windows 11, albeit with hacking the setup. Giving up and returning to Windows 10 64-bit is exactly what Microsoft tries to make us do. Never give up, as long as there is some workaround.

erpster4 · Jun 9, 2022

PurSpyk!! said:
Something is really odd with Windows Update today on my 3rd gen i7 Laptop Windows 11 22H2 is being offered. I go through the update but as expected it fails. So either the check is faulty or the installer needs to be updated to remove the old hardware checks

nothing more than a bug on Microsoft's part:

People on unsupported hardware are being offered Windows 11 22H2 upgrade [Update]

People running 6th and 7th gen Intel CPUs are being shown that their device is compatible with Windows 11 and an upgrade to version 22H2 is being offered. It reportedly completes without errors.

www.neowin.net

Mark Phelps · Jun 9, 2022

Well, my attempt to use Win11 build 22621.1 on an old Dell laptop failed. I was able do an in-place upgrade using an ISO I downloaded from the MS Insider program and then the zero-size-file appraiserres.dll hack. That seemed to go OK.

But after rebooting, Windows Update said I had two updates: KB5013889 and KB5010474 -- both .NET updates. The first I can understand being offered because it was recent, but the second, from what I recall, came out in February -- so it should have already been included in the ISO.

Regardless, both of these failed with error 0x80248007 -- so I grabbed the actual update files from MS and tried to run them manually. They both got rejected, claiming they were not for this OS. OK, then WHY were they being offered??

So, to me, clearly, this version of the OS is NOT ready for prime time -- so I restored the PC from an image backup containing Win11 build 22000.708. This same PC has been receiving and applying Win11 updates since last October without any issues.

mackie · Jun 9, 2022

And then there was this last night....

Microsoft accidentally releases Windows 11 for unsupported PCs

Someone in the comments section in the article says they actually installed it and working well.

Microsoft accidentally releases Windows 11 for unsupported PCs

With the release of Windows 11 22H2 around the corner, the tech giant continues to push the hardware requirements it announced last year, seemingly confirming that it still does not plan to give a green pass to devices with older processors or without TPM 2.0. Earlier today, members of the...

www.windowslatest.com

dbartenstein · Jun 9, 2022

mackie said:
And then there was this last night....

Microsoft accidentally releases Windows 11 for unsupported PCs

Someone in the comments section in the article says they actually installed it and working well.

Microsoft accidentally releases Windows 11 for unsupported PCs

With the release of Windows 11 22H2 around the corner, the tech giant continues to push the hardware requirements it announced last year, seemingly confirming that it still does not plan to give a green pass to devices with older processors or without TPM 2.0. Earlier today, members of the...

www.windowslatest.com

I got offered it via Windows Update and it failed, but I was able to install it downloading the ISO and using Rufus.

Rahulji · Jun 9, 2022

In VMware Workstation Pro 16 I installed today latest Windows Pro 11, 22H2 Dev build 25131.1000.
It have TPM 2.0 module present (VMware Workstation Pro 16).
But how it works? Can I have a another - separate Windows 11 guest that use the "same" TPM 2.0 module, or it is somehow virtualized?
Thanks.

CornishRattler · Jun 9, 2022

dbartenstein said:
I got offered it via Windows Update and it failed, but I was able to install it downloading the ISO and using Rufus.

That's because Rufus bypasses the checks so no surprise there

spapakons · Jun 10, 2022

I am using the release version 22000.708 I too could not upgrade my Windows 10 21H2 to Windows 11 but I had not problem with a clean installation of Windows 11 (see 2nd system specs). Let's hope we will be able to upgrade to 22H2 in October without requiring a clean installation. If I want to see the upcoming features I would install the Insider's Preview version on a virtual machine but I would keep the general release on my host. Beta versions usually have more issues than releases.

junglee · Jun 14, 2022

junglee said:
About a week back I got the Windows 11 feature update Windows 11 Insider Preview 22621.1 (ni_release) on the insider Beta Strem in my non-compliant ASUS Lap[op. I tried installing it three or four times but every time the installation of the update failed. I gave up further installation and was thinking of reverting to Windows 10 at a suitable time as I did not want to hack the Registry.

In the meantime I noticed that I wasn't able to copy file into my Google Drive and after searching the Net that I may be able to do so by running the update troubleshooter or Cleanmgr or deleting files in SoftwareDistribution Folder or by doing a clean boot. So I performed all these tasks but did not succeed in copying files in Google Drive.

After that I thought of trying to install Windows 11 Insider Preview 22621.1 (ni_release) again before reverting back to Widows 10. On this attempt the installation of the feature update succeeded while I sat with my fingers crossed during the process. And now the files are also getting copied into the Google Drive.

This is for the information of those who may face a similar situation in the future.

Today my OS smoothly updated to Windows 11 Insider Preview (10.0.22621.160).

junglee · Jun 16, 2022

erpster4 said:
nothing more than a bug on Microsoft's part:

People on unsupported hardware are being offered Windows 11 22H2 upgrade [Update]

People running 6th and 7th gen Intel CPUs are being shown that their device is compatible with Windows 11 and an upgrade to version 22H2 is being offered. It reportedly completes without errors.

www.neowin.net

mackie said:
And then there was this last night....

Microsoft accidentally releases Windows 11 for unsupported PCs

Someone in the comments section in the article says they actually installed it and working well.

Microsoft accidentally releases Windows 11 for unsupported PCs

With the release of Windows 11 22H2 around the corner, the tech giant continues to push the hardware requirements it announced last year, seemingly confirming that it still does not plan to give a green pass to devices with older processors or without TPM 2.0. Earlier today, members of the...

www.windowslatest.com

In post #801 I had suggested to all members to read the letter by MS at "Preparing for Insider Preview Builds of Windows 11" if they had not read it. It explains why members like me in the Insider Channels started getting releases of Windows 11 by design on unsupported PCs. You may like to read that letter.

Bree · Jun 20, 2022

Bree said:
When W11 was first leaked I tested installing it on the least appropriate hardware I could find, my little Acer Aspire One D270 netbook, see post #37.

Today I revisited that using the current latest RTM build 22000.527. Still works fine, albeit a little sluggish - no 64-bit OS should be asked to run in just 2GB of RAM

~~Just for laughs~~ to test for potential issues, I've now done an in-place upgrade to the Release Preview of the upcoming 22H2. I used an ISO for build 22621.1 and the 'replace appraserres.dll' trick to get past the hardware checks. I'm pleased to report that not only does 22H2 appear to run without issues, but also that Windows Update promptly downloaded and installed the 22621.105 release preview CU.

spapakons · Jun 22, 2022

Yes, the biggest trouble is to get Windows 11 to install on your unsupported machine. Once done you can install all other updates without any compatibility complain. If you ever have to hack again is when trying to upgrade from one build to a newer build.

flashh4 · Jun 22, 2022

Bree, i agree & it's running great but i'm not ready for the 22H2 yet ! Waiting for awhile on that !

Chuck

spapakons · Jun 25, 2022

I successfully upgraded my unsupported hybrid laptop/tablet Fujitsu Stylistic 702 (4th generation Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, Intel HD 4000 graphics) from Windows 10 64-bit to Windows 11. To make sure there is no compatibility issues I first run Windows Update to install all available updates in Windows 10 v21H2, including latest drivers. I then disabled all non-Microsoft services from startup and all apps from startup so nothing would interfere with the upgrade process. I then downloaded the latest Windows 11 ISO, mounted it and launched Setup. Before proceeding I disabled updates during installation and replaced the appraiserres.dll file with a blank document with the same name to bypass compatibility check. So far Windows 11 run flawlessly, except a bug with the on-screen keyboard. If I give focus to another app, I cannot simply drag the keyboard with the mouse, as in Windows 10, I have to click a couple of times or right-click the keyboard to regain focus before moving it. For any solutions to this bug please reply to my relevant thread.

Lance1 · Jun 25, 2022

I installed Win 10 on my old Toshiba Satellite A210. For a test, I ran this script as a .cmd AveYo MediaCreationTool.bat The script is from AveYo at GitHub. Anyway, I ran the script and then extracted 22H2 from an ISO to a folder and ran the install. Flawless install. The laptop is old so it's no rocket ship but it was installed and is working. Give it a test on an old system you have laying around. Copy the code into a text file, name it what you want and save it as a .cmd and run it as admin on the system your testing on then install Windows 11 without any issue.

siliconbeaver · Jun 26, 2022

22H2 or 21H2?

Windows 11 21H2, there has been many solutions. but 22H2 seldom.
I am indeed waiting for Microsoft Windows 11 22H2 official release.

Lance1 said:
I installed Win 10 on my old Toshiba Satellite A210. For a test, I ran this script as a .cmd AveYo MediaCreationTool.bat The script is from AveYo at GitHub. Anyway, I ran the script and then extracted 22H2 from an ISO to a folder and ran the install. Flawless install. The laptop is old so it's no rocket ship but it was installed and is working. Give it a test on an old system you have laying around. Copy the code into a text file, name it what you want and save it as a .cmd and run it as admin on the system your testing on then install Windows 11 without any issue.

spapakons · Jun 26, 2022

Why install an Insider's Preview version? Unless you want to see the upcoming features I recommend sticking with the official release version. Especially in an unsupported computer.

PS: The older unsupported computer I have installed Windows 11 on was a desktop computer with Intel Pentium 4 6xx (socket 775, single core 64-bit, Hyperthreading) and 2GB RAM. So anything newer should also work.