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RileyMitchell
Apr 24, 2025Iron Contributor
How to Install Windows 11 23H2 on Unsupported Hardware
Plan to upgrade my Surface Pro 5 from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 but at this time, I don't want to go with Windows 11 24H2 as I heard a lot of bugs and issues with this version, some of the notable...
MichaelJackson
Apr 24, 2025Iron Contributor
Though Windows 11 has more requirements than Windows 10, there are several tricks available to help you out. You can change the Registry during installation to help you install Windows 11 23H2 on unsupported PC.
Step 1: Make a bootable Windows 11 23H2 install USB drive.
Step 2: Insert the USB into the unsupported PC and boot from it.
Step 3: Press Shift + F10 to open the command prompt, type regedit to open the registry editor, expand the path (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup) in Registry Editor.
Step 4: Right-click Setup to create a new item named LabConfig, select LabConfig to create a new DWORD value:
BypassTPMCheck,
BypassCPUCheck
BypassSecureBootCheck
BypassRAMCheck
Step 5: Set the value to 1.
Step 6: Close the registry and enter exit to return to the installation interface, according to the normal process click on the install now, if there is no product key point I do not have a product key, select the version, follow the steps to install Windows 11 23H2 on unsupported hardware.