Let's install Windows 11 on incompatible hardware


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Inspired on this thread: Let's run Win10 on really really old hardware - Windows 10 Help Forums



Most of our machines are unsupported on Windows 11, why not force it?

--------- Run Windows 11 on unsupported machines ---------

1. How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

2.
--------- Successful Installations ---------

1. @Bree - Acer Aspire One D270

2. @brummyfan - E1-571 [i5 3rd gen]

3. @spapakons - Acer Extensa 5630EZ

Code:
+-------------------------------------+
| Please PM me if you want to feature |
| your successful install here.       |
+-------------------------------------+
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    EndeavourOS, Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom PC
    CPU
    Core i5 8400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B360M-HD3
    Memory
    8gb DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    iGPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    some generic 1080p 75hz monitor * 2
    Screen Resolution
    1080p * 2
    Hard Drives
    GIGABYTE NVMe SSD 256GB (GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD)
    Internet Speed
    200MBit/s
    Antivirus
    WD
I managed to install Windows 11 on a 2014 Dell laptop having no TPM support as follows:
  1. Install Windows 11 in a Hyper V VM and configure
  2. Create a disk partition for Windows 11, mount the Hyper V .vhdx drive and copy all files from the Hyper V .vhdx drive to the Windows 11 partition
  3. Use bcdedit to create a mulitboot menu option for Windows 11
  4. Reboot to Windows 11 and let Windows Update find all the drivers need. This worked fine for my laptop and all drivers were found.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
Oh we've just started and already have this topic! I love it!
Now let's run it on a Core 2 Duo iMac from 2009 and MSI AM1i (AMD Athlon 5350) desktops without TPM! :D
 

My Computers

System One System Two

Oh we've just started and already have this topic! I love it!
Now let's run it on a Core 2 Duo iMac from 2009 and MSI AM1i (AMD Athlon 5350) desktops without TPM! :D
Yeah. I started this thread because my PC that I daily-driving isn't supported by Win11 by:
No TPM 2.0 (even PTT)
DirectX 9 iGPU
2nd gen Core i3 2100

My first started thread about TPM is:
 

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System One

  • OS
    EndeavourOS, Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom PC
    CPU
    Core i5 8400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B360M-HD3
    Memory
    8gb DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    iGPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    some generic 1080p 75hz monitor * 2
    Screen Resolution
    1080p * 2
    Hard Drives
    GIGABYTE NVMe SSD 256GB (GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD)
    Internet Speed
    200MBit/s
    Antivirus
    WD
Hi there
Not for the fainthearted -- I'm messing around with a Virtual TPM - totally disabled TPM in hardware so I want to see if the emulated one works in a virtual machine. As I know Linux I'm trying that first - then I'll see if I can "poodlefake" the same on a Windows host.

I'm using QEMU/KVM for creating the W11 VM. - Those who don't use Linux please skip - but I think the point of the thread was to get W11 to install on incompatible hardware one way or another. If I can get an "Emulated TPM" to work in a Windows VM on Linux I'll then see if the same can be done on Windows Host.

Anyway : install package swtpm with any dependent packages (usually something like libswtpm) and check the emulator is installed.

[root@hestur hrafn]# swtpm --version
TPM emulator version 0.6.0, Copyright (c) 2014-2021 IBM Corp.
[root@hestur hrafn]# mkdir -p /tmp/mytpm12
[root@hestur hrafn]# sudo chown tss /tmp/mytpm12
[root@hestur hrafn]# sudo swtpm_setup --tpmstate /tmp/mytpm12 --createek --create-platform-cert --ove
rwrite
Starting vTPM manufacturing as root:root @ Fri 25 Jun 2021 11:47:57 AM UTC
TPM is listening on Unix socket.
Successfully created EK.
Successfully authored TPM state.
Ending vTPM manufacturing @ Fri 25 Jun 2021 11:47:58 AM UTC
[root@hestur hrafn]#

Now create your VM adding the TPM device to your VM config - choose emulated device

I'll see if the encryption thing works -- not quite sure how complete though this version of W11 currently is. There's quite a slew more things like encryption keys etc .

Lot more work than I thought !!!!

The current version of W11 - (the leaked iso) doesn't actually seem to do anything with TPM at the moment if bitlocker / encryption etc not used so a more substantive test will be when an official iso is released.

Cheers
jimbo
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
Hi there
Not for the fainthearted -- I'm messing around with a Virtual TPM - totally disabled TPM in hardware so I want to see if the emulated one works in a virtual machine. As I know Linux I'm trying that first - then I'll see if I can "poodlefake" the same on a Windows host.

I'm using QEMU/KVM for creating the W11 VM. - Those who don't use Linux please skip - but I think the point of the thread was to get W11 to install on incompatible hardware one way or another. If I can get an "Emulated TPM" to work in a Windows VM on Linux I'll then see if the same can be done on Windows Host.

Anyway : install package swtpm with any dependent packages (usually something like libswtpm and check the emulator is installed.

[root@hestur hrafn]# swtpm --version
TPM emulator version 0.6.0, Copyright (c) 2014-2021 IBM Corp.
[root@hestur hrafn]# mkdir -p /tmp/mytpm12
[root@hestur hrafn]# sudo chown tss /tmp/mytpm12
[root@hestur hrafn]# sudo swtpm_setup --tpmstate /tmp/mytpm12 --createek --create-platform-cert --ove
rwrite
Starting vTPM manufacturing as root:root @ Fri 25 Jun 2021 11:47:57 AM UTC
TPM is listening on Unix socket.
Successfully created EK.
Successfully authored TPM state.
Ending vTPM manufacturing @ Fri 25 Jun 2021 11:47:58 AM UTC
[root@hestur hrafn]#

Now create your VM adding the TPM device to your VM config - choose emulated device

I'll see if the encryption thing works -- not quite sure how complete though this version of W11 currently is. There's quite a slew more things like encryption keys etc .

Lot more work than I thought !!!!

Cheers
jimbo

Looks like there's an Windows version of QEMU/KVM:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    EndeavourOS, Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom PC
    CPU
    Core i5 8400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B360M-HD3
    Memory
    8gb DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    iGPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    some generic 1080p 75hz monitor * 2
    Screen Resolution
    1080p * 2
    Hard Drives
    GIGABYTE NVMe SSD 256GB (GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD)
    Internet Speed
    200MBit/s
    Antivirus
    WD
Looks like there's an Windows version of QEMU/KVM:
Hi there
I think that's much too much Overkill --
some people have tried porting TPM emulator to windows though : PeterHuewe/tpm-emulator
but I'm quite a way from playing with Windows Hosts so far !!! and of course if you need TPM to install Windows 11 in the first place how do you then install W11. However possibilities for running as a VM on a Windows Host of course.

cheers
jimbo
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
Hi folks
The emulated TPM works -- now for the real fun !!!!!! - Note in the computers hardware BIOS I've disabled the hardware TPM and installed the emulated one on the HOST OS.

Before adding sensible video drivers, network etc I just wanted to see if the Windows VM recognises the TPM which it does. It shows also IBM as the manufacturer of the TPM which is indeed the case of the emulated TPM installed on the HOST.

from HOST console
[root@hestur hrafn]# swtpm --version
TPM emulator version 0.6.0, Copyright (c) 2014-2021 IBM Corp.

Now from Windows VM

Screenshot_20210625_124507.png

Now the real work starts

Time for a big BEER break !!!!

!!!!

cheers
jimbo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
My desktop is a really OLD one -- no UEFI, no Secure Boot, no TPM, at all -- but yet, I wanted to try Win11.

So, I read about the following method, did it, and it works -- my OLD incompatible desktop is running Win11 without any issues and all the apps and drivers carried over without any problems at all.

The method (which I did not invent myself) is the following:
1) You need two ISOs -- Win10 and Win11. For Win10, I used the latest Insider Dev ISO I made using UUPDump
2) Create a folder from where you want to install Win11, extract the Win10 ISO to that folder
3) Mount the Win11 ISO, copy the install.wim file to the extracted Win10 ISO folder
4) Install now from the Win10 extracted folder

This apparently runs the Win 10 installer -- which I know works on my equipment because I have installed Win10 hundreds of times (being an Insider) but it then actually installs Win11.

And, since I did this as a repair-install over the top of a cloned copy of my Win10 production setup, I ran into no activation issues either, and since I am using a local login, I don't have to deal with using an MSN account with a leaked Win11 install.

This method probably can be used indefinitely. When the supposed Win11 release comes out for Win10 Insider Dev next week, if that has the same hardware requirements as the leaked Win11, then I will simply repeat this process over the top of Win10 Dev -- and be off and running Win11 again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Ryzen 5600X
    Motherboard
    ASRock Steel Legend
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GT 710
    Sound Card
    None
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23",24", 19" - flat panels
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    None - only M.2 SATA and NVMe drives
    PSU
    750W
    Case
    Antec
    Cooling
    stock Wraith cooler
    Keyboard
    Corsair gaming
    Mouse
    Logitech M720
    Internet Speed
    1Gb
Love it! I may be doing that.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
My desktop is a really OLD one -- no UEFI, no Secure Boot, no TPM, at all -- but yet, I wanted to try Win11.

So, I read about the following method, did it, and it works -- my OLD incompatible desktop is running Win11 without any issues and all the apps and drivers carried over without any problems at all.

The method (which I did not invent myself) is the following:
1) You need two ISOs -- Win10 and Win11. For Win10, I used the latest Insider Dev ISO I made using UUPDump
2) Create a folder from where you want to install Win11, extract the Win10 ISO to that folder
3) Mount the Win11 ISO, copy the install.wim file to the extracted Win10 ISO folder
4) Install now from the Win10 extracted folder

This apparently runs the Win 10 installer -- which I know works on my equipment because I have installed Win10 hundreds of times (being an Insider) but it then actually installs Win11.

And, since I did this as a repair-install over the top of a cloned copy of my Win10 production setup, I ran into no activation issues either, and since I am using a local login, I don't have to deal with using an MSN account with a leaked Win11 install.

This method probably can be used indefinitely. When the supposed Win11 release comes out for Win10 Insider Dev next week, if that has the same hardware requirements as the leaked Win11, then I will simply repeat this process over the top of Win10 Dev -- and be off and running Win11 again.

Your old, incompatible is running a pre-release leaked build. Do remember that this is a very very early leak, just like the 9xxx series leaks of Windows 10 well before there was an official Technical Preview release.

That being said - Microsoft says it is not supported. Doesn't mean more techheads won't figure out similar workarounds with newer, later builds, as well. I expect that to happen - but I'm not banking on it happening. Ifthey hardcode the CPU requirements into the kernel, a lot of people are gonna be in trouble. That's why I keep harping on teh word supported versus anything else they say.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Your old, incompatible is running a pre-release leaked build. Do remember that this is a very very early leak, just like the 9xxx series leaks of Windows 10 well before there was an official Technical Preview release.

That being said - Microsoft says it is not supported. Doesn't mean more techheads won't figure out similar workarounds with newer, later builds, as well. I expect that to happen - but I'm not banking on it happening. Ifthey hardcode the CPU requirements into the kernel, a lot of people are gonna be in trouble. That's why I keep harping on teh word supported versus anything else they say.
Well-said -- and it's possible the workaround won't work much longer and may fail as early as next week's supposed Win11 preview release. But if that does happen, then I'm guessing I have about a years before the RTM and when I do need to then do hardware upgrades to my PC.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Ryzen 5600X
    Motherboard
    ASRock Steel Legend
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GT 710
    Sound Card
    None
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23",24", 19" - flat panels
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    None - only M.2 SATA and NVMe drives
    PSU
    750W
    Case
    Antec
    Cooling
    stock Wraith cooler
    Keyboard
    Corsair gaming
    Mouse
    Logitech M720
    Internet Speed
    1Gb
Well-said -- and it's possible the workaround won't work much longer and may fail as early as next week's supposed Win11 preview release. But if that does happen, then I'm guessing I have about a years before the RTM and when I do need to then do hardware upgrades to my PC.

Longer than that - officially, (as of right now) Windows 10 is fully supported through 14 Oct 2025.

0 reason to upgrade now (with the lack of tech parts driving prices higher than they really should be on just about everything electronic).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
I'm using QEMU/KVM for creating the W11 VM. -.... If I can get an "Emulated TPM" to work in a Windows VM on Linux I'll then see if the same can be done on Windows Host.
For a Windows host OS, instead of QEMU you could try a Hyper-V Gen 2 virtual machine . Hyper-V has performance comparable or outperforming that of Linux KVM and Gen 2 VMs have virtual TPM 2.0 support.
Looks like there's an Windows version of QEMU/KVM:
Yes there is but it is not what you'd expect. To simplify things: QEMU can run in two modes: emulation mode and native mode. Emulation mode is unbearably slow so native mode is what we're looking for, but that needs some help. jimbo45 is running native mode with the help of KVM, this is why he adds "/KVM" after the name QEMU, this is an excellent help to QEMU to speed it up. But KVM is a Linux solution, Windows does not have it so you need something else. There is Hyper-V from Microsoft which is, kind of like KVM's "sister" on Windows. You can get QEMU to utilize that in some cases. But it should not be necessary as Windows 10 has full support for Hyper-V VMs and with it alone, you can run Gen 2 virtual machines on Windows host without QEMU. It even has virtual TPM 2.0 support and is blazing fast!
Hi there
I think that's much too much Overkill --
some people have tried porting TPM emulator to windows though : PeterHuewe/tpm-emulator
but I'm quite a way from playing with Windows Hosts so far !!! and of course if you need TPM to install Windows 11 in the first place how do you then install W11. However possibilities for running as a VM on a Windows Host of course.

cheers
jimbo
Yes it is an overkill, I recommend using Hyper-V Gen 2 virtual machines with virtual TPM 2.0 support built in. No need to rely on QEMU for this on Windows host.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

Hi there
Interesting -- however does the TPM support work if you've either disabled in BIOS the TPM or your CPU / MOBO doesn't have it. The KVM solution doesn't rely on there actually being a physical TPM module. I'll try a HYPER-V GEN 2 solution on a spare INTEL laptop (disabling the TPM in the BIOS) to try and replicate creating a VM on a machine that doesn't have TPM.

I don't need to do anything with the VM but just see if Windows "recognises" the virtual TPM hardware. It's one thing adding support in the VM config but another to get the Windows VM to recognise it. !! For instance if I disable TPM and don't run the TPM emulator then the Windows VM doesn't recognise the TPM device,

If HYPER-V has a built in "TPM" emulator that's an interesting solution for primary Windows users of course

Maybe @Kari - any ideas on "Virtual TPM emulation on a VM with HYPER-V" if the Host either doesn't have TPM or it's been disabled.


I'll have a go later today with this -- not much else going on currently --and anything to get out of a "trip to the Supermarket" on a Sat afternoon. !!!!

Another query for the Windows cognoscenti. What's Windows 11 currently doing with TPM - looking at the activity log - doesn't seem to be doing anything with it - it recognises that it exists - but again I'm only using the leaked iso - the next in line official ones might be more informative.

Cheers
jimbo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
Hi there
Interesting -- however does the TPM support work if you've either disabled in BIOS the TPM or your CPU / MOBO doesn't have it. The KVM solution doesn't rely on there actually being a physical TPM module. I'll try a HYPER-V GEN 2 solution on a spare INTEL laptop (disabling the TPM in the BIOS) to try and replicate creating a VM on a machine that doesn't have TPM.

I don't need to do anything with the VM but just see if Windows "recognises" the virtual TPM hardware. It's one thing adding support in the VM config but another to get the Windows VM to recognise it. !! For instance if I disable TPM and don't run the TPM emulator then the Windows VM doesn't recognise the TPM device,

If HYPER-V has a built in "TPM" emulator that's an interesting solution for primary Windows users of course

Maybe @Kari - any ideas on "Virtual TPM emulation on a VM with HYPER-V" if the Host either doesn't have TPM or it's been disabled.


I'll have a go later today with this -- not much else going on currently --and anything to get out of a "trip to the Supermarket" on a Sat afternoon. !!!!

Another query for the Windows cognoscenti. What's Windows 11 currently doing with TPM - looking at the activity log - doesn't seem to be doing anything with it - it recognises that it exists - but again I'm only using the leaked iso - the next in line official ones might be more informative.

Cheers
jimbo
Hello jimbo45,

Glad to hear about the quest -- I haven't tested it with the TPM disabled as I have bitlocker enabled and disabling it would rain fire on me -- but I'd give it a high probability that it does work since it is virtual hardware.
Please post back once you have tried it, I'm curious!

You would need Windows 10 Pro, Education or above for this to work as the Home version does not have full Hyper-V support.
In case you have any of these higher editions, just type "features" into the start menu and choose "Turn Windows features on or off". Make sure to choose the old control panel option as this one had not been fully ported into the new pc settings app. There is a manage optional features that is already in the new pc settings app and start menu offers that too, but you can't set it up from there / make sure not to use that.

Once you're in "Turn Windows features on or off" just enable the Hyper-V role. Then reboot and type hyper-v into start menu. From the you can either launch the Hyper-V control panel or use the quick-create hyper-v vm to create one right away.

Remember, turning on Hyper-V would instantly disable ANY 3rd party virtualization apps running on that PC, such as virtualbox or vmware or android emulator. It will also disable other virtualization apps such AV Kaspersky's or Avast's virtual sandbox environment. To be more precise it wouldn't actually disable them but prevent their engine from utilizing your hardware's virtualization engine (intel VT-x or AMD-V) as Hyper-V requires sole access.
If you require these 3rd party apps to work then you might be able to route some of them through Hyper-V, just like you did with QEMU using KVM. For this to work, you would need to also enable this role: "Windows Hypervisor Platform"
In fact, VMWare can use Hyper-V engine and Virtualbox just gained support too. These apps should not be necessary as Hyper-V can run VMs on it's own, but I'm writing just in case you have old VMs in these apps that you want to keep using.

You can also consider enabling additional roles alongside Hyper-V too, such as Virtual Machine Platform which is actually, support for WSL2, enabling you to run terminal console Linux distros such as Ubuntu downloaded from the Microsoft Store app with native speed and native linux filesystem. The Windows Subsystem for Linux role which you can also find in this menu is actually the older version of WSL, WSL1. You can enable both of them and you can switch between them. The main difference is that WSL1 does not use Hyper-V and is slower but useful if you cannot/dont want to enable Hyper-V for the aforementioned reasons.

Happy testing!
 

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Maybe @Kari - any ideas on "Virtual TPM emulation on a VM with HYPER-V" if the Host either doesn't have TPM or it's been disabled.
I have both Secure Boot ad TPM disabled on all my W11 UEFI / GPT (Generation 2) virtual machines:

W11 VM Secure Boot disabled.jpg

In addition, I have clean installed W11 on a BIOS / MBR (Generation 1) VM, which according to official, at the moment available info should not be possible.

Kari
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO x64 Dev
    Manufacturer/Model
    Hyper-V Virtual Machine (host in System 2 specs)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-8550U
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Microsoft Hyper-V Video
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop display (17.1") & Samsung U28E590 (27.7")
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 PRO x64 Dev Channel
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP HP ProBook 470 G5
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-8550U
    Motherboard
    HP 837F KBC Version 02.3D.00
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 & NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop display (17.1") & Samsung U28E590 (27.7")
    Hard Drives
    128 GB SSD & 1 TB HDD
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech MSX mouse
    Keyboard
    Wireless Logitech MK710 keyboard
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up
    Browser
    Edge Chromium Dev Channel
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    2 * 3 TB USB HDD
    6 TB WD Mirror NAS
Hi there
Thanks

@Kari

Just created a HYPER-V gen 2 W11 pro on a W10 host with TPM disabled in hardware but enabled secure boot. Might play around with some of the encryption as the "Virtual TPM" says it can create a key.

hyper.png

The TPM shows up OK with the manufacturer as MSFT.

So it looks like VM's will run whatever the actual hardware is.

I used the "Quick create" --if I tried "Install OS later and then added hardware DVD (image) I got boot failures - but that's probably my inexperience with HYPER-V rather than an inherent problem.

Anyway I want to see if the encryption does anything now.

(I kept to no network connections initially to avoid having to use an Ms account).

Cheers
jimbo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
So it looks like VM's will run whatever the actual hardware is.

Not only that. I have also created both GPT and MBR partitioned W11 native boot VHDs, added them to host boot menu, disabled host secure boot and TPM in UEFI settings, and then successfully booted to those VHDs.

Kari
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 PRO x64 Dev
    Manufacturer/Model
    Hyper-V Virtual Machine (host in System 2 specs)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-8550U
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Microsoft Hyper-V Video
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop display (17.1") & Samsung U28E590 (27.7")
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 PRO x64 Dev Channel
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP HP ProBook 470 G5
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-8550U
    Motherboard
    HP 837F KBC Version 02.3D.00
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 & NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop display (17.1") & Samsung U28E590 (27.7")
    Hard Drives
    128 GB SSD & 1 TB HDD
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech MSX mouse
    Keyboard
    Wireless Logitech MK710 keyboard
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up
    Browser
    Edge Chromium Dev Channel
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    2 * 3 TB USB HDD
    6 TB WD Mirror NAS

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