How To How to get past the Windows 11 requirements and install Windows 11

[MadScientist]

Some of these have been posted in other threads. These are methods I have found on various forums and websites. There may be more out there. Please post them.

Use a modified appraiserres.dll file
https://tips2fix.com/how-to-install-windows-11-to-unsupported-pc-released-version-october-5/

Try3 on the elevenforum used the modified appraiserres.dll file to do an upgrade within Windows 10.
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/lets-run-windows-11-on-an-incompatible-hardware.133/post-39089

Use Rufus-3.16_BETA2 to make a bootable flash drive
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/10/11/disable-tpm-secure-boot-and-ram-requirements-for-windows-11/
This will work within Windows 11. Download the Windows11 iso. Download I downloaded the Win11_English_x64.iso. Click on Select, choose the iso and it will give you the 2 choices in the drop down Image Option menu.


From Microsoft:
Ways to install Windows 11

From TechPowerUp
https://www.techpowerup.com/287584/windows-11-tpm-requirement-bypass-it-in-5-minutes

From ghacks.net
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/10/05/how-to-install-windows-11-without-tpm-2-0/

How to upgrade to Windows 11, whether your PC is supported or not
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...ndows-11-whether-your-pc-is-supported-or-not/

Missed this method, thanks to Shmee and igor_kavinski for posting it.
Manually Modify Windows 11 ISO Files to Disable TPM and Secure Boot Requirements
Method 2
https://allthings.how/how-to-install-windows-11-on-legacy-bios-without-secure-boot-or-tpm-2-0/

I have seen posts here and on other forums from people with fairly new computers having TPM and Secure Boot problems.
I posted a link to an article from Arstecnica that gets into how to enable TPM and Secure Boot, and the risks of running Windows 11 on an unsupported PC.

As the Arstecnica article states in the paragraph, Should I go through with an unsupported install anyway? "if you're running a first-gen Ryzen processor or a 6th- or 7th-generation Core processor and have 8GB or more of RAM, a reasonably modern integrated or dedicated GPU, and some kind of SSD, your Windows 11 experience should be pretty good."

I agree with with the Arstecnica article that, "on older computers particularly those that shipped with Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1, you’re probably better off continuing to run Windows 10.", but you and I know people are still going to try and upgrade them to 11.

 

[Shmee]

I wonder if transferring the install.wim file from the WIndows 11 .iso to the Windows 10 installer still works? It did with the beta version, on which upgrading was also possible without secureboot. I for one am not a fan of secureboot.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I wonder if transferring the install.wim file from the WIndows 11 .iso to the Windows 10 installer still works? It did with the beta version, on which upgrading was also possible without secureboot. I for one am not a fan of secureboot.

Yup. It works. Tried it with the install.wim of the official Win11 ISO downloaded from Microsoft and it worked without a hitch. I prefer this method much more than any of the other ones.