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Perez
Oct 17, 2025Iron Contributor
How can I bypass windows 11 upgrade requirements for tpm and cpu
Hi all, I downloaded the latest Windows 11 25H2 ISO on my PC and plan to upgrade this PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11. The windows 11 setup wizard runs well at first and it pops up an error after c...
Nayaoh
Oct 17, 2025Iron Contributor
The method is to use a simple Group Policy edit that is built into Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education. If you have Windows 10 Home, you can achieve the same result with a single, specific command that directly enables this policy. This method works for you to bypass windows 11 upgrade requirements, because it tells the Windows 11 setup to ignore the compatibility checks during the upgrade process, allowing a standard, official ISO to proceed.
How to Bypass Windows 11 upgrade Requirements If You have Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education
- Double-click the Windows 11 25H2 ISO file you downloaded. It will appear as a new drive (e.g., D:).
- Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter.
- In the Group Policy Editor, go to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update -> "Windows Update for Business".
- In the right-hand pane, find the policy named "Turn off the offer to upgrade to Windows 11".
- Double-click on it.
- Set it to Enabled.
- Click Apply and OK.
- Double-click it, set it to Enabled.
- In the "Options" section, set the Target Version Information to Windows 11 and the Target release version to 25H2.
- Click Apply and OK.
- Open the mounted ISO drive and run setup.exe.
- The upgrade should now proceed without the TPM/CPU error.