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How to bypass windows 11 system requirements during installation on an old Laptop?
Hi, I have a Dell XPS 13 laptop bought in 2016. It comes with Intel Core i5-5200U, 4GB RAM and 128 SSD. When I am trying to install Windows 11 from a USB drive on this laptop, an error pops up an...
Apparently, the CPU and RAM don't meet the Windows 11 system requirements. The CPU should be Intel 8th Gen and RAM should be 8GB or more.
One of the easier methods to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware is to modify the Windows Registry during the installation process. This method involves creating a Windows 11 installation media, booting from it, and then making a registry change before the compatibility check.1. Go to the official Microsoft website to download the Windows 11 ISO file.
2. Use tools like Windows Media Creation Tool to create a bootable Windows 11 USB drive from the ISO file.
3. Boot your PC from the USB drive and start the Windows 11 installation process. Follow the prompts until you reach the screen where it says your PC can't run Windows 11.
4. Press Shift + F10. This key combination opens a Command Prompt window during the installation process.
5. In the Command Prompt, type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. Now, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup.
6. Right-click on the Setup key, select New > Key, and name it LabConfig. Inside the LabConfig key, create new DWORD (32-bit) Value entries with the following names and values:
BypassTPMCheck and set its value to 1.
BypassSecureBootCheck and set its value to 1.
Create BypassCPUCheck and set its value to 1.7. Close Registry Editor and the Command Prompt, then continue with the installation process. The setup should now bypass Windows 11 system requirements.
major concerns are the following:
- Microsoft may not automatically upgrade your version in annual releases
- The device will be very slow and CPU load very high, as it needs to emulate security related tasks that depend on virtualization
- older drivers especially Intel HD graphics do not support Core Isolation
I have stopped using these "tricks" for these reasons, as the performance was greatly reduced. Thus the reasons why the system requirements are not arbitrary, even though the communication about the "why" could have been better. There is lot of rumour about these requirements, still.
Sure thing everyone should use fTPM (in CPU) instead of TPM chips (outside CPU on mainboard).
- Hey Karl, I was reading the responses and wanted to share my specs for an older Sony VAIO that I occasionaly use with win 10 Pro. I do have a new VAIO since they are being made once again, under license of Sony with win 11. here are my specs, what do you think about 11 on my old VAIO? Thanks!
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DOUG-NEWVAIO
System Manufacturer Sony Corporation
System Model VPCEB19GX
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU N/A
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, 2400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. R0300Y8, 7/20/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.6
Embedded Controller Version 3.00
BIOS Mode Legacy
BaseBoard Manufacturer Sony Corporation
BaseBoard Product VAIO
BaseBoard Version N/A
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.19041.3636"
User Name DOUG-NEWVAIO\Doug
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.86 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.63 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 8.95 GB
Page File Space 8.00 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not Modern Standby, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, Disabled by policy, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes Karl-WE Well, If we all could afford to upgrade PCs every 2-3 years, it would make sense, but we can't. The internet has gone from a fun past time to necessity. Not everyone can afford to upgrade constantly and personally, I don't need a OS to basically force that on me.
I have no doubt that these requirements will benefit for a lot of people, but I like options and I want the option to bypass the requirements because I will take responsibility for my own security. I just updated my 12 year old laptop to 10 from 7 and it ran for years after the lack of support for 7 with no problems. I keep images of the C drive, so if someone hacks it...wipe and reinstall the image with OS.
The main concern is limitations of a web browser over time with an old OS. I still use XP and even win 98SE on really old machines that still work, but are not online for specific software/hardware situations, I'll will still use older machines in win 10 if I have to and cannot easily upgrade to 11. Updates really aren't a major concern for me as it would be for a business, which I certainly agree they should upgrade properly.
I like to gauge my own concerns of security based on my usage which can be totally different from other people. Fortunately, my main machine will be upgraded to 11 as it meets the requirements....other machines I use, maybe not so much, but they still work well and are of use to me.snarfdude could you be asked to share your CPU model, GPU and mainboard?
No offence but the Windows 11 HW requirements are usually not locking out 2-3 years old computers.
To add on MenyP posting you could use rufus and create a bootable Stick for older hardware.
The new minimum is TPM 2.0 (fTPM in CPU will be better, more secure), Secure Boot and SSE 4.2, starting with Windows 11 24H2.
Without the SSE 4.2, which is supported for longer time by CPUs, you won't be able to boot Windows 11 anymore, sources report.
You can check your CPU e. g. Intel in the Intel ARK database, to check the SSE 4.2 support.
With yours posted I am inclined to assist you, if then you accept much lower security and no support from Microsoft.
Thank you for your posting your HW Infos. This would help to make better decisions on if it makes sense to bother with Windows 11 upgrades on older HW.
As for Windows 98SE and XP I can tell you that these can barely use the Internet anyway, even if connected. Still you could be compromised, but due to their common lack of tls 1.2 there is not much to reach online in terms of browsing.
Encountered that when I tried to revive old HW for good old games. It was a nightmare and waste of time 🙂
Karl-WE My PC isn't old by any means, yet it is incompatible with Win11 as well.
My rig consists of this hardware, running Windows 10:
MB: ASRock B550M/ac
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: MSI Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3,600MHz
as well as other parts, obviously, that were excluded considering what I am assuming is their lack of importance in the subject, such as the PSU.
Karl-WE Thanks for your tip. In fact, this old laptop is not my working machine. I only started the device a couple of times in one year. Currently, I don't own a Windows 11 machine and just want to test it out. I could love to buy a new Windows 11 laptop if everything went fine on this old device.
It could be great if there were some simple ways to bypass windows 11 system requirements during installation.
Doncizks2725 clearly the best answer here not going to a paid for software to do that for you what is this sponsored town?
Appreciate the assist
