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Download Windows 11 (64)…
Before you do anything else with your ISO image, you'll need to edit your registry. This allows you to bypass the processor compatibility check, whether your computer has 4 GB of RAM, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. There are two different registry edits:
1. Bypass TPM and processor requirements
If your computer meets the memory and Secure Boot requirements, installing Windows 11 on unsupported computers may only require this one registry edit.
- Press Win+R to open the Run dialog box. Type regedit inside and press "OK". Press "Yes" if you are asked for confirmation.
- Either navigate to the location manually or enter the following under the menu in the registry editor: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
- Right-click anywhere in the right pane and select “New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.”
- Name your new value AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU, then double-click it to change the value to “1”. Press "OK" to save changes.
2. Bypass TPM, Secure Boot and RAM requirements
- This registry hack will bypass TPM, Secure Boot and RAM requirements.
- Open the registry editor (if it is not already open) and go to: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
- Right click on “Setup” and select “New -> Key”. Call it LabConfig.
- Right-click on the newly created LabConfig key and select “New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.” Give him a name BypassTPMCheck.
- Double-click the new value and set its value data to “1”.
- Repeat the process to create two more DWORD (32-bit) values. Name the first BypassSecureBootCheck and the second BypassRAMCheck. Set the values for each to “1”.
- When you are done, you will have three values all set to “1”.
- When you're done, check that everything is working as planned.
WARNING!!
Older computers that do not meet the minimum requirements may experience freezes, system crashes, driver malfunctions, and various features may not work. If that's the case, you'd be better off sticking with Windows 10. It's also important to note that simply rolling back to Windows 10 might not be possible, which is why a full backup of your files is always a good idea. If the worst happens, you may need to format your PC and reinstall Windows 10.
A final issue is that Microsoft may not recognize Windows 11 as valid if its not installed on a supported computer. This means you might miss Windows updates. However, you can manually install security updates using the Microsoft Update Catalog.
