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How to bypass windows 11 system requirements during installation on an old Laptop?
Hi,
I have a Dell XPS 13 laptop bought in 2016. It comes with Intel Core i5-5200U, 4GB RAM and 128 SSD. When I am trying to install Windows 11 from a USB drive on this laptop, an error pops up and says this pc can't run Windows 11. Is there any way to skip this and bypass windows 11 system requirements during installation?
This is a test computer and I have a complete backup of important staff. I want to give a try on Windows 11 instead of the old Windows 8.1 on this old laptop. Unfortunately, I don't have enough budget to build a new PC that meets all the system requirements of Windows 11.
Much appreciated if you some one could shed some lights on bypassing windows 11 system requirements during installation.
[Updates on Mar 18]: For quick reference, I managed to install Windows 11 on my old laptop with the help of WinBootMate app suggested by user Menda380. It has a built-in module to bypass the requirements.
Apparently, the CPU and RAM don't meet the Windows 11 system requirements. The CPU should be Intel 8th Gen and RAM should be 8GB or more.
One of the easier methods to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware is to modify the Windows Registry during the installation process. This method involves creating a Windows 11 installation media, booting from it, and then making a registry change before the compatibility check.1. Go to the official Microsoft website to download the Windows 11 ISO file.
2. Use tools like Windows Media Creation Tool to create a bootable Windows 11 USB drive from the ISO file.
3. Boot your PC from the USB drive and start the Windows 11 installation process. Follow the prompts until you reach the screen where it says your PC can't run Windows 11.
4. Press Shift + F10. This key combination opens a Command Prompt window during the installation process.
5. In the Command Prompt, type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. Now, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup.
6. Right-click on the Setup key, select New > Key, and name it LabConfig. Inside the LabConfig key, create new DWORD (32-bit) Value entries with the following names and values:
BypassTPMCheck and set its value to 1.
BypassSecureBootCheck and set its value to 1.
Create BypassCPUCheck and set its value to 1.7. Close Registry Editor and the Command Prompt, then continue with the installation process. The setup should now bypass Windows 11 system requirements.
- these hacks won't work in a very soon future
Karl-WE they will always work because it's not tied to machine it's just software so it can be easily bypassed
- As per Microsoft:
Installing Windows 11 on PC doesn't meet the minimum system requirements is not recommended and may result in compatibility issues. If you proceed with installing Windows 11, your PC will no longer be supported and won't be entitled to receive updates.
Read more here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/installing-windows-11-on-devices-that-don-t-meet-minimum-system-requirements-0b2dc4a2-5933-4ad4-9c09-ef0a331518f1.KapilArya Totally disagree. Windows 11 is just a rebranded version of Windows 10. I have installed Windows 11 on many machines that won't "update" simply by wiping the machine completely and installed from a USB boot device.
- Certainly, it's simple to do! Rufus is my preferred tool for this, and here’s a video for anyone interested: https://youtu.be/vFG7OhbEOug
- I don't recommend that! It's possible, though. My older PC would crash often, when it was on Windows 11 (Insider), but my new PC doesn't crash.
major concerns are the following:
- Microsoft may not automatically upgrade your version in annual releases
- The device will be very slow and CPU load very high, as it needs to emulate security related tasks that depend on virtualization
- older drivers especially Intel HD graphics do not support Core Isolation
I have stopped using these "tricks" for these reasons, as the performance was greatly reduced. Thus the reasons why the system requirements are not arbitrary, even though the communication about the "why" could have been better. There is lot of rumour about these requirements, still.
Sure thing everyone should use fTPM (in CPU) instead of TPM chips (outside CPU on mainboard).Karl-WE Thanks for your tip. In fact, this old laptop is not my working machine. I only started the device a couple of times in one year. Currently, I don't own a Windows 11 machine and just want to test it out. I could love to buy a new Windows 11 laptop if everything went fine on this old device.
It could be great if there were some simple ways to bypass windows 11 system requirements during installation.
Doncizks2725 clearly the best answer here not going to a paid for software to do that for you what is this sponsored town?
Appreciate the assist
Karl-WE Well, If we all could afford to upgrade PCs every 2-3 years, it would make sense, but we can't. The internet has gone from a fun past time to necessity. Not everyone can afford to upgrade constantly and personally, I don't need a OS to basically force that on me.
I have no doubt that these requirements will benefit for a lot of people, but I like options and I want the option to bypass the requirements because I will take responsibility for my own security. I just updated my 12 year old laptop to 10 from 7 and it ran for years after the lack of support for 7 with no problems. I keep images of the C drive, so if someone hacks it...wipe and reinstall the image with OS.
The main concern is limitations of a web browser over time with an old OS. I still use XP and even win 98SE on really old machines that still work, but are not online for specific software/hardware situations, I'll will still use older machines in win 10 if I have to and cannot easily upgrade to 11. Updates really aren't a major concern for me as it would be for a business, which I certainly agree they should upgrade properly.
I like to gauge my own concerns of security based on my usage which can be totally different from other people. Fortunately, my main machine will be upgraded to 11 as it meets the requirements....other machines I use, maybe not so much, but they still work well and are of use to me.snarfdude could you be asked to share your CPU model, GPU and mainboard?
No offence but the Windows 11 HW requirements are usually not locking out 2-3 years old computers.
To add on MenyP posting you could use rufus and create a bootable Stick for older hardware.
The new minimum is TPM 2.0 (fTPM in CPU will be better, more secure), Secure Boot and SSE 4.2, starting with Windows 11 24H2.
Without the SSE 4.2, which is supported for longer time by CPUs, you won't be able to boot Windows 11 anymore, sources report.
You can check your CPU e. g. Intel in the Intel ARK database, to check the SSE 4.2 support.
With yours posted I am inclined to assist you, if then you accept much lower security and no support from Microsoft.
Thank you for your posting your HW Infos. This would help to make better decisions on if it makes sense to bother with Windows 11 upgrades on older HW.
As for Windows 98SE and XP I can tell you that these can barely use the Internet anyway, even if connected. Still you could be compromised, but due to their common lack of tls 1.2 there is not much to reach online in terms of browsing.
Encountered that when I tried to revive old HW for good old games. It was a nightmare and waste of time 🙂
- Hey Karl, I was reading the responses and wanted to share my specs for an older Sony VAIO that I occasionaly use with win 10 Pro. I do have a new VAIO since they are being made once again, under license of Sony with win 11. here are my specs, what do you think about 11 on my old VAIO? Thanks!
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DOUG-NEWVAIO
System Manufacturer Sony Corporation
System Model VPCEB19GX
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU N/A
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, 2400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. R0300Y8, 7/20/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.6
Embedded Controller Version 3.00
BIOS Mode Legacy
BaseBoard Manufacturer Sony Corporation
BaseBoard Product VAIO
BaseBoard Version N/A
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.19041.3636"
User Name DOUG-NEWVAIO\Doug
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.86 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.63 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 8.95 GB
Page File Space 8.00 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not Modern Standby, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, Disabled by policy, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#1-overview
Just dual boot windows 10 and ubuntu for now but honestly you won't REALLY need to upgrade anything or update anything untill windows 12 or whatever the next line is which probably be another 3-4 years ish but Linux is known to be a solid option to keep on old running workhorse computer alive for another year or two, you will lose somethings and unfortunately wine is not free anymore but if your primary use is basic internet use maybe youtube type thing linux is just fine.
P.S. Consider adding a larger SSD into that laptop as well, size limitation even windows itself will easily use 80gigs on average let alone anything you save or do, you can get a decent 500gb ssd these days for 30-40 bucks on amazon.
The Registry key bypass works fine, and will probably keep working fine.
What Karl is saying is mostly true, but you can just ignore all the Microsoft advertising.
A PC will work fine with no TPM. I have installed win 11 on many unsupported devices and have had 0 issue.
You dont need core isolation.
My advice would be, install it using the bypass, and gut all bloat and spyware from windows. Get your own security.
gta99 I suspect that's what I will do likely on my older machines currently running 10, or just leave them on 10. I have yet to see a PC blow up over lack of support from MS. You just have to be more aware of what you use it for and realize the limitations, which I am used to in the first place. I use a win 98SE box mainly for a dedicated software/hardware combo, and managed to get a USB stick working for pulling things off it. That's all I need it for. Similar situation for other machines I have, repurposing for other occasional uses. some maybe on a couple times a week. My main PC will go to 11 fine, which is likely the only one I need on 11. I have tried a work around with success on one PC from 10 to 11, so i'll look at that option more seriously next year. The only real concern will be the upgrade of 11 on my main PC be able to network with the 10s, but I suspect that's not much of a concern.
what of my case??..The processor(Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.80 GHz) isn't supported. Any solution for this?
The CPU is one generation too old.
Apart from this your bios requires an update andiis not properly configured.
Secure Boot should be enabled and also vTPM for the CPU.
