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Can't install windows 11 even though my PC meet requirements
can't install windows 11 even though i meet requirements? Given your setup—with a solid i7-8700K, 16 GB of RAM, and the necessary TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot—the requirements shouldn’t be a problem. However, sometimes the installation process can be a bit finicky due to some hidden settings or configurations. Here are a few things to check out:
1. UEFI Mode: Make sure your PC is booting in UEFI mode, not Legacy BIOS mode. Windows 11 requires UEFI for some features, including Secure Boot. You can usually find this setting in your BIOS/UEFI firmware settings.
2. Secure Boot: Even if Secure Boot is enabled, double-check whether it’s configured properly. Sometimes toggling it off and then back on can help.
3. TPM Configuration: Again, just to be safe, check that TPM 2.0 is enabled in the firmware settings. Sometimes it appears as “PTT” (Platform Trust Technology) on Intel systems.
4. Create the USB Installation Drive Again: The USB might have gotten corrupted or not formatted correctly. Use the Windows Media Creation Tool to create a new installation USB drive. Make sure you select the correct options for UEFI.
5. Bloatware or Software Conflicts: If you have any previous antivirus or security software running, temporarily disable or uninstall it. Some of these programs can interfere with the installation process.
6. Update BIOS: If all else fails, and you still can't install windows 11 even though meet requirements.
check to see if there's a BIOS update available for your motherboard. Manufacturers sometimes release updates that improve compatibility with new operating systems.
7. Check Disk for Errors: If your hard drive has issues, Windows Setup might throw this error. Run chkdsk from Command Prompt in your current Windows 10 installation to find and fix any errors on your drive.
Just want to say same. But also with 22h2, 23h2, 24h2. On 1 laptop and 3 desktops. Tested that it is not secure boot that was set to 'use microsoft windows'. I pretty much given up so this might be the year of the linux desktop. TPM on TPM off. Prepatch tpm iso. Every time I have used diskpart to format nvme i start the dism command but the install.wim is not in sources. I suspect that its a USB device driver in the windows image, since it is not the NVME-drive that needs a driver on 2 intel and two amd systems. Rapid storage driver ? no. Dell PC with all the intel drivers for disk? Even one of the drivers was there ready to be selected, but it failed to install. This is trying to install on a complete new nvme drive + on my amd desktop on ssd disks. In the laptop there is a old nvme and it has used windows many times before like all the pc's have before.