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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.
KapilArya Totally disagree. Windows 11 is just a rebranded version of Windows 10. I have installed Windows 11 on many machines that won't "update" simply by wiping the machine completely and installed from a USB boot device.
JeremyEsbrandt it is not rebranded. Windows 11 has many things seperated from explorer / shell than Windows 10. It also offers advanced security features utilizing Hyper-V like VBS (Core Isolation), and Credential Theft protection (LSASS Protection). Just to name a few.
If you refer that all Windows OSes since NT4 have same roots and also W11 contains some of these including leftovers from XP, Vista, Win7 and Win8.1, yes that's unfortunately true.
Technically though it is more advanced. Not all of this just differentiates by a different UI.
If you check the improvements of Windows Server 2025 over Windows Server 2019 and 2022, many of these are in common with the Client OS.
If you intent to say it is a kind of "modded" OS, or reskin, then I cannot do anything but strongly disagreeing on this.
Karl-WE Well, let me just say I have a USB device loaded with Windows 11 Pro. I have reimaged laptops that are old and it works. These are like Dell Latitude 7470's, 5250's, 7480's, 5240's, etc. You can't do the "update" but you can reimage the entire device with Win 11.
