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Is the Windows 10 upgrade still free to windows 11?
Just wondering if the free upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 still works in 2026. My PC is still on Windows 10, and I am trying to figure out whether I can move to Windows 11 without paying for a...
The fact that you haven’t received it yet confirms that it isn’t supported. If you’d like to try Windows 11, you can bypass this restriction via a registry tweak during the installation process. This allows you to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware whilst still being eligible for the windows 10 free upgrade.
How to windows 10 free upgrade
- Boot your PC from the Windows 11 installation USB drive.
- When you see the message This PC can't run Windows 11, press Shift + F10 to open Command Prompt.
- Type regedit and press Enter to open Registry Editor.
- Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
- Right-click Setup → New → Key → Name it LabConfig.
- In LabConfig, create these DWORD (32-bit) Values and set all data to 1:
- BypassTPMCheck = 1
- BypassSecureBootCheck = 1
- BypassCPUCheck = 1
- BypassRAMCheck = 1
- BypassStorageCheck = 1
7.Close Registry Editor and Command Prompt.
Although I bypassed this using the registry during installation, I should warn you that on older hardware, this may lead to system instability, driver conflicts or restrictions on updates.