Updates from Win10 to 22H or 23H directly fail to unsupported Hardware, 21H works fine


kwhelan

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I always carry a latest single copy usb install key around and do alot of win 10 to 11 upgrades, often on unsupported hardware.
On the original win 11 21H (Possibly 22H1) you could add a reg key to mosetup and upgrades would work to unsupported hardware. You got a warning prompt you had to accept to install but they worked.
On 22 and now 23 this regedit no longer seems to be enough. (Funnily the winpe support of drivers has noticably decreased as well which is both odd and annoying)

The instalation actually just drops/exits completely while doing prescans on multiple systems with any device that is unsupported in some way. (Network on or off no difference)
I have proved this by re-downloading an old 21H copy, doing the upgrade from 10 to 11 and then the 22 and 23 iso's will upgrade once you have gone from 10 to 11 successfully.
so something has changed in the upgrade compatibility scanning process in the 22H and 23H iso's. They both have no accept warning screen which seems to be indicative.

Ideally I want one, latest current version usb that covers home pro enterprise and Edu that will clean install or upgrade anything basically. Something I can update easily when the next windows version comes out without extensively modifying but can still actually get from 10 to 11 as well. Possibly not achievable but
does anyone know have ideas on altering/downgrading the upgrade compatibility checks in the upgrade process, hybridization of 21H setup and 23H installation files maybe?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
It has been confirmed in multiple threads that the method of replacing appraiserres.dll with an empty file still works. See here.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2x1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+2tb Kingston m2.nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    #1 Edge #2 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26200.8457
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Beelink Mini PC SER5
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial nvme
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    still too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    System 3 is non compliant Dell 9020 i7-4770/24gb ram Win11 PRO 26200.8457
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