How To Install Windows 11 on Older Incompatible Machines

The final consumer build of Windows 11 is out but it can only be installed on machines that are based on Intel’s 8th Gen and higher SoC (System on Chip) and newer Ryzen based processors.

To view the list of compatible processors for Windows 11 click the links below.

Intel | AMD | Qualcomm

However, even if you do have a compatible processor, your system will need to meet the minimum system requirements laid out by Microsoft to run Windows 11. You can download Microsoft's PC Health Check App to check if your system is good enough to install the latest OS. If the Health Check App gives you a green signal, you would not need to follow the registry tweaks mentioned below.

But, if you are out of luck like most people out there, here is a quick and I mean a real quick guide on how you can bypass Windows 11 installation/minimum system requirements.

There are two methods to this. The first is a little long and the second is an uber short and easy way to go about installing Windows 11. So if one method doesn't work, the other is definitely bound to work.

Personally, I would recommend trying Method 2 first, since it is the shortest and easiest, before proceeding with Method 1.

BUT.... Before you proceed, do read what's written below!

Important:

• Do not install Windows 11 on PCs with peanut sized RAMs (4GB or less). 8GB is preferable but 16GB is recommended.

• You will need Windows 10, version 2004 or later, installed to make this work. This method will not work on a pre-formatted hard drive.

• This process was tried and tested on a Virtual Machine with 8GB virtual RAM and has worked with ZERO issues. However, I would recommend you to first take a backup of your PC before proceeding.

Method 1

How to Upgrade to Windows 11 on Machines Without TPM and with Low RAM

1. Bring up the Registry Editor by pressing Windows + R and type in 'Regedit'

2. Navigate to ‘Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup’. Right click on the setup folder and select 'New > Key'. Name the new key 'LabConfig'

3. Select ‘LabConfig’ and right click on the main window to the right and select ‘New > DWORD (32-bit) Value’ and name the new value to ‘BypassTPMCheck’

3.1 Double click the ‘BypassTPMCheck’ and set the ‘Value data’ to 1. Press ‘OK’ to save the changes

4. Right click and create another DWORD called ‘BypassRAMCheck’.

4.1 Set the ‘Value data’ to 1. Press ‘OK’ to save the changes

5. Right click again and create a final DWORD called ‘BypassSecureBootCheck’

5.1 Set the ‘Value data’ to 1. Click ‘OK’ to save the changes

You can now close the Registry Editor and re-run your Windows 11 setup. The installation should now proceed with zero issues.

Method 2

How to Upgrade to Windows 11

1. Bring up the Registry Editor by pressing Windows + R and type in 'Regedit'

2. Navigate to ‘Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup’. Right click on the setup folder and select 'New > Key'. Name the new key 'MoSetup'.

Create this key only if it doesn't exist.

3. Select ‘MoSetup’ and right click on the main window to the right and select ‘New > DWORD (32-bit) Value’ and name the new value to ‘AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU’

Create this DWORD only if it doesn't exist.

4. Set the ‘Value data’ to 1. Press ‘OK’ to save the changes

You can now close the Registry Editor and re-run your Windows 11 setup. The installation should now proceed with zero issues.

Go ahead and enjoy everything Windows 11 has to offer! It's probably one of the best Operating System Microsoft has launched after Windows 7.