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Copper Contributor

Jan 15, 2024

Can I install Windows 11 without secure boot and tpm 2.0?

I'm facing a challenge with installing Windows 11 on my system, which currently does not support Secure Boot and lacks TPM 2.0. I understand that these features are generally required for the install...

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Alexy2k

Copper Contributor

Jun 17, 2024

Patryck

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!

Dlorde

Copper Contributor

Jul 24, 2024

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 🙂

mailbox1040
Copper Contributor
Aug 10, 2024
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.