Many people have been unhappy about the new system requirements for Windows 11. After all, if a system is running quite fine without issues, why would anyone want to purchase a new system just to use Windows 11? What about entry-level CPUs that work quite fine for normal day-to-day casual usage? Well, thankfully, there are a few ways to bypass Windows 11 requirements and install Windows 11 on unsupported systems.
Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Devices
Many developers and enthusiasts have already tried Windows 11 on different devices and shared their results on different platforms. And from their reviews, we came to find that it is possible to get Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs. Microsoft is even providing Windows 11 Insider Preview for Intel i7 & AMD Ryzen 2nd gen for testing. Yes, they are considering extending at least CPU requirements if the testing goes fine. But what if your PC is running on an old CPU, TPM missing, or failing other requirements? Well, luckily there are few methods to bypass Windows 11 requirements and Install Windows 11 OS on any PC. We have seen some crazy experiments including Windows 11 running on OnePlus 6T & Lumia phones. So let’s now start with the first method to get Windows 11 on unsupported devices. We recommend first you check all four methods and then try out the one that is easy in your case.
1. Join Windows Insider Dev Channel
Apply for the Release Preview Now, those who were already enrolled in Windows Insider have gotten the update to Windows 11 provided their system has the requirements or not. Now, if you are a few of those who missed it, there is relief and you will be able to get the update to Windows 11 via the Windows Update for your unsupported system. For this method to work you will first have to enroll yourself in the Windows insider program and have to join the release preview channel. Here is how you join the release preview channel. Make changes to the registry files Now that you’ve enrolled in the release preview channel, the next step is to make a few changes to the registry files so that the insider channel gets forcefully changed to the Dev channel which will help you to get the insider preview to Windows 11.
2. Join Dev Channel with Script
You can use a script to join the Dev channel if for whatever reason the above method didn’t work for you. There could be many reasons as to why the change didn’t take place to the Dev channel. Enrolling in the Dev channel will help you to get the insider preview update to Windows 11 on your supported system.
3. Install Windows 11 with a hybrid installer
In this method, you will be able to install or upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported devices right away without having to dig for the update in the Windows Update finder. This method also helps to get rid of the new setup screens that will check if your system passes all the requirements. To perform these methods, you will need Windows 10 ISO as well as Windows 11 ISO. With regards to the Windows 10 ISO, you will be able to find it on the Microsoft website itself. As for Windows 11, you might have to run around on the internet on places like Twitter or Reddit. Even a proper Google search should do just fine. Method A: Direct Upgrade to Windows 11 on Unsupported device With all the files that you have either converted or copied, you can now open the Windows 10 ISO and simply run the setup.exe application. This will now begin the regular Windows 11 installation. You will have to simply follow the onscreen instructions and Windows will do everything for you. The installation will take some time, but you will up and running Windows 11 on unsupported device right away. Method B: Clean Install Windows 11 on Unsupported device With the new Windows 10 ISO that you have copied new files to, simply create a bootable USB drive. To know how to create one, check out this guide on creating a Windows 11 USB bootable drive. If you see a new setup screen than Windows 10, then everything is all fine and you will now be able to enjoy Windows 11 on an unsupported system. However, if you run into an error during the installation, simply reboot back to Windows setup. Because now you have disabled the out-of-the-box experience, you will now have to manually create an account beforehand itself so that Windows 11 after installation, follow the steps to create a user account manually.
4. Replace the Compatibility check file to install Windows 11 on unsupported devices
This method is one of the easier ones out there. However, you will need Windows 10 ISO as well as a Windows 11 ISO file. Now, these methods may or may not work for the upcoming preview releases of Windows 11. Also, one cannot be sure if could actually be possible to install the official Windows 11 update on unsupported systems. Microsoft now seems to make updating to new Operating Systems a tad bit difficult with the high-level system requirements. We hope to see Microsoft revise the list of supported CPUs so that a whole lot more systems will then be able to enjoy the new update. We hope this guide helps you to install Windows 11 on unsupported devices so that you can also experience all the new stuff from Windows 11. Also Check:
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