Can I install Windows 11 on my old computer that doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements ? If you’re asking yourself this question, you’ve come to the right place.
Everyone already knows that to install Windows 11, you need a TPM 2.0 module in your computer to encrypt data. And the system also needs at least 4 GB of RAM and Secure Boot support. Is it possible to bypass these restrictions? Yes, it is! Enthusiasts have found a way. To do this, you will need to edit the registry a little.
Important: When installing Windows 11 on a device that does not meet the minimum requirements, the OS may work unstably, and some functions may simply be unavailable.
Creating an ISO image:
- We go to the UUP dump website and look for the Windows 11 Insider Preview build of the architecture we need (or select the Latest Dev Channel build and the system version – x64/x86).
- Select the language and system edition (Home or Pro).
- Next, check the box “Download and convert to ISO” , then click “Create download package” . A small archive will be downloaded immediately after that.
- The resulting archive must be unpacked and run one of the scripts with the string “uup_download” in the name, depending on which system you are using (in my case, Windows).
- First, the process of downloading files from Microsoft servers will begin, after which they will be converted into a ready ISO file. This file will be located in the original folder with scripts.
- The resulting system image can be written to a flash drive using any program like Rufus (you can find out how to do this from numerous materials on the Internet).
Installing Windows 11 on an old computer:
- Run the Windows 11 installation program on your computer (from a folder or by creating a bootable media and booting from it).
- During installation, a warning will appear that the hardware does not meet the minimum system requirements.
- Without closing this window, we call the command line with the key combination Shift+F10 and enter the command regedit in it .
- In the registry editor that opens, go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup branch and create a new LabConfig section in it (right-click > “Create > “Section”).
- In the new section, create three 32-bit DWORD parameters (right-click “Create”> “DWORD Value”). The parameters should be named as follows: BypassTPMCheck, BypassRAMCheck and BypassSecureBootCheck. Assign a value of 1 to each of them.
- This is what you should end up with:
- Exit the registry editor and close the command line. In the window with the incompatibility warning (it is still open), click the “Back” button and start the installation procedure again. This time, the incompatibility notification should not appear.
Three DWORD parameters that are created in the process disable the system’s check for the presence of the required hardware: BypassRAMCheck – checks for the presence of the required amount of RAM, BypassTPMCheck – TPM 2.0, and BypassSecureBootCheck – Secure Boot.
