Although the basic hardware requirements set by Windows 11 are not high, the limitations of TPM and CPU generation level are really unacceptable. I originally thought that Microsoft would listen to the public’s voice. However, when the official version was launched, the basic hardware requirements remained unchanged, but there was noTPM 2.0With CPUs above eight generations, none of them can be upgraded. Only one of the five computers in my home can be upgraded. It was like a bolt from the blue, and there was no way around it. So I Googled and found an installation method that bypassed the detection items, so that your old computer can also install the official version of Windows 11. I personally implemented it for you to see.
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Although the basic hardware requirements set by Windows 11 are not high, there are several serious limitations, namely the TPM and CPU generation issues. If your computer is new enough to meet the hardware requirements, you will receive the message “This computer can run Winodws 11” on Windows Update. Congratulations, your machine can be upgraded to Windows 11 for free.
If you don’t receive it, it doesn’t matter. A passerby who got kicked will tell you that through some tricks, the official version can also be installed on old machines.For the sake of screenshots, I installed Windows 11 on VMware. If you have an old physical machine, you can skip the “Creating a Windows 11 Virtual Machine” chapter.
Create a virtual machine (please skip the physical machine)
Since I have created a Mac virtual machine, I still use the old version of VMWare Workstation 15.x and select “Create a New Virtual Machine” to create a virtual machine. However, I am accustomed to using the menu method to operate it, selecting [File] → [New Virtual Machine…].
When the wizard screen appears, select “Typical (recommended)” and click the [Next] button, then browse to specify the download.Windows 11 ISOfiles.
Although VMWare Workstation 15.x can’t find the option for Windows 11, that’s okay! Just choose Windows 10.
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The path to install the virtual machine and the disk capacity are specified. The default value is 60GB (increase or decrease according to your own environment). For convenience, specify the use of a single virtual hard disk file “Store virtual disk as a single file”. After confirmation, press [Next] to continue, and finally press [Finish] to end the virtual machine setting action.
The advantage of using a virtual machine is that you can adjust the device at any time (can be adjusted according to personal equipment). Click “Edit virtual machine settings” to adjust the settings.
Specify the number of CPUs and memory size, adjust the appropriate values according to your device, and check “Intel -VT-x/EPT or AND-V/RVI” and press [OK].
Restart the virtual machine.
Just like physically inserting the Windows 11 boot CD to boot, the message “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD” appears. Please be careful to click on the black area with the mouse and press any key on the keyboard to start. Don’t wait too long, otherwise it will time out!
Overcoming many obstacles, you can install Windows 11 directly on your old computer
If you are using a physical machine, please refer to ” MediaCreationTool creates Windows 11 USB installation disk” article to create an installation disk, and then insert the Windows 11 USB installation disk into the old machine where you want to install the Windows 11 system.
Enter the motherboard UEFI screen, set the boot mode to UEFI, and boot with USB boot first. Each brand of motherboard has a different interface. The picture below is the setting screen of the ASUS motherboard.
Restart the computer and start the installation process of Windows 11. Does the picture below look familiar?
The subsequent actions are the same as normal Windows installation methods.
However, after a few steps, the screen below showing that the installation cannot be done appears, which is quite frustrating. If it does not appear, just proceed with the normal installation method. If it does, continue reading.
There is no need to be nervous at this time, and there is no need to exit the installation system screen. Just press [SHIFT] + [F10] to open the “Command Prompt” window, enter “regedit” and press “Enter”.
After opening the “Login Editor” window, find “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup” on the left, click it, and right-click the blank space of the right window to create a “LabConfig” machine code.
On the created “LabConfig” machine code, right-click the right blank space to create a DWORD (32-bit) “BypassTPMCheck” name.
Open it and fill in the numerical data with 1.
Create a name for “BypassRAMCheck” in the same way, and fill in 1 as the numerical data.
Create a third “BypassSecureBootCechk” name with a key value of 1.
After confirming that the three key values in the “LabConfig” machine code are all 1, close or reduce the “Login Editor” and “Command Prompt Characters” windows.
Return to the Windows 11 installation screen, click the return button in the red box, and follow [Next].
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Choose the version you want, usually Windows 11 Professional.
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When you read the notices and licensing terms in the newspaper, it means that the TPM 2.0 check of Windows 11 has been skipped.
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The next step is no different from a normal installation!
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After installation, go to “Settings” → “System” → “About” to check. There is no TPM 2.0, and it is not an eighth-generation CPU or above, but it still runs Windows 11!
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In fact, the author used this trick to successfully install the preview version, and the official version also passed the test. As for whether there will be no updates as the official said, we will have to wait and see!
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Source: KOCPC Chinese