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Can I install Windows 11 without secure boot and tpm 2.0?
I tried the Registry hacks found on the web. But it didn't work on in-place upgrade from Windows 10. It still went through the Windows Update hardware check. I finally stumbled upon a solution. The easiest way (perhaps the least known way) is to run the Windows 11 Setup.exe with the switch "/product server". It bypasses all the hardware checks. You can add that switch to the exe's run property or run it on command line.
>Setup.exe /product server
Hope this help save people some time searching!
- After this trick and installing Win11 without Tmp 2,
Can you receive the latest updates?
(I don't mean security updates; I seek feature or cumulative updates.)BehradBahrami Yes, it appears so... At least, so far so good!
But, it seems that the latest Windows 11 install downloads have disabled the server workaround - even servers now need those security features.
But I hear that it can still be done using the free Rufus install utility which allows those requirements to be bypassed.
Alexy2k Excellent! >Setup.exe /product server worked for me on an old Dell XPS 8500 desktop running Windows 10. It has no TPM and can't enable Secure Boot and is set to Legacy boot instead of UEFI. Now it's running Windows 11 Pro - no problems so far 🙂
Worked for me upgrade 2 old computers.
Keeps saying it is installing windows server but when it has finished I have Windows 11 pro installed. Not sure what is going on but it definitely works.
