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Copper Contributor

Jun 27, 2024

In-Place upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 If PC not compatible

Hi all, I was prompted on Windows 10 to upgrade to Windows 11 as Windows 10 will end of life soon. The problem is that my PC is not compatible with Windows 11 (No TPM 2.0). Is there any way to in...

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Nguyenais

Bronze Contributor

Jul 15, 2025

If you have a valid Windows 10 product key, then it is definitely a good choice to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10. You can activate the Windows 11 with the Windows 10 product key. Simply download the Windows 10 ISO, mount the ISO file and run the setup.exe to upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 for free.

If your PC is incompatible with Windows 11, there are still a couple of great solutions out there for installing Windows 11 on unsupported hardware.

To do this, first make a Windows 11 bootable USB with the official media creation tool.

Next, boot the Windows 10 PC from USB drive.

When the Windows 11 installation wizard pops up, press Shift + F10 to open CMD and run:

Close CMD and proceed with installation. Wait a few minutes, and you will be asked to choose a partition to install Windows 11 on this unsupported PC.