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I have managed to install Windows 10 on PCs that could barely boot it.
However, Windows 11 literally refused to install on my 7th Gen Core i7 PC.
As much of an am I not good enough for you anymore?!
moment it was, solving the issue was as simple as turning on some features.
However, I dont keep any critical data on unsupported devices as I dont trust their security and stability.
Many of the newer PCs seeing unsupported error is usually due to the missingTPM 2.0and Secure Boot support.
In most cases, these two features are available on the PC but are disabled by default.
So all youneed to do is enable them and then try installing Windows11.
However, I am still going to provide instructions that should work for most PC.
The key you oughta press depends on the PC manufacturer.
For example, HP PCs use theF12key.
Once inside, Youll find both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot under theSecuritymenu.
On some PCs, the Secure Boot option might be under theBootmenu.
double-check you selectSave changes and exitwhen closing the BIOS to apply the changes.
Download Windows 11 ISO file
The following methods need a Windows 11 ISO file to work.
you might easilydownload Windows 11 ISO file from the Microsoft website.
Just scroll down and click onDownloadunder theDownload Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO)section.
Youll need to select your Windows language afterward to get the link to download it.
you oughta make different entries depending on what features your PC already supports.
Here move to this locationHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > Setup > MoSetup.
A new entry will be created.
Name the entryAllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPUand then double choose it and select its value as1.
Now go ahead and install Windows 11 using a bootable USB or mounted ISO.
The TPM 2.0 and CPU limitation will not bother.
Lets see how to do it:
In the Registry, move to the locationHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > Setup.
Name this entryBypassTPMCheckand then double-hit it and change its value to00000001.
Right-click again in the empty white space inside LabConfig and selectDWORD (32-bit) Valuefrom theNewoption.
Name itBypassSecureBootCheckand double tap on it, and set its value to00000001too.
Now Windows 11 installation process will not check for TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot.
To do this, youll need to use the popular bootable USB drive creation tool,Rufus.
Heres how to use it:
double-check you have the Windows 11 ISO in hand and then download Rufus.
Plugin aUSB driveof at least 8GB in your PC and then launch the Rufus app.
In theDevicesection, the attached USB will automatically be selected.
In theBoot selectionsection, click onSelectand then find and bring up the Windows 11 ISO that you downloaded.
A newImage optionsection will appear.
Here selectExtended Windows 11 Installation.
Afterward, select MBR or GPT partition scheme depending onyour PCs disk partition scheme.
you’re able to use that to either upgrade the current system or any other PC.
We are going to use a Windows 10 bootable USB drive and edit it to install Windows 11 instead.
I successfully upgraded both Windows 10 and Windows 7 using this process.
The media creation tool will automatically download the Windows 10 and create the bootable drive.
Once a bootable USB is created, follow the below steps exactly as I say.
Step 1:you should probably mount Windows 11 ISO first.
On Windows 8, 8.1, or 10, you’re free to right-opt for file and selectMount.
On older versions, you better use third-party mounting software likeWinCDEmu.
Step 3:Now bring up the bootable Windows 10 USB drive in file explorer and move to itssourcesfolder.
Step 4:Here, delete the file namedinstall.esdand paste theinstall.wimfile you just copied.
Step 5:Now fire off the Windows 10setupfile inside the USB drive.
Step 6:Click onChange how Windows Setup downloads updatesoption and selectNot right now.
check that you select upgrade current Windows here.
The Windows installation process will start.
Also, even though the process will say install Windows 10, Windows 11 will be installed.
No enhance your Windows 11 experience with theseregistry hacks.
