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How to get windows 11 update assistant working on very old computers
Hi everyone, How can I upgrade an old desktop (no TPM 2.0 and unsupported CPU) from Windows 10 to Windows 11 using the Update Assistant, but it refuses to proceed and says the device isn’t compatibl...
If you're trying to run the Windows 11 Update Assistant on really old hardware, the easiest workaround is using Rufus https://lorafile.com/software/rufus ,to bypass the restrictions.
Just download the Windows 11 ISO, open Rufus, and when creating the bootable USB, enable the options to remove TPM, Secure Boot, and RAM requirements. Rufus basically patches the installer so it won’t block unsupported PCs.
After that, you can either do a clean install or run setup directly from the USB inside your current Windows.
I’ve tested this on older machines and it works surprisingly well 👍