Windows 11 upgrade| Windows 11 upgrade from Windows 10| Windows 11 upgrade assistant

Despite the higher system requirements of Windows 11, you may be able to upgrade an unsupported PC in-place by modifying the registry of the current setup and using the approved installation disc.

Microsoft does not support devices running on unsupported hardware, but it does provide a Registry workaround for installing Windows 11 without the trusted platform module (TPM) version 2.0 or the CPU requirements. To proceed with the upgrade using this approach, the computer will still require TPM 1.2, Secure Boot, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a processor with at least two cores.

The workaround is intended for enterprises that need to test Windows 11 and apps, but it may be used by anybody to upgrade an unsupported device as long as they understand that system stability and compatibility are not guaranteed.

We’ll lead you through the procedures to upgrade a device that doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements in this Windows 11 guide.

 

How can I upgrade a device that isn’t supported to Windows 11?

It takes three steps to upgrade a PC that doesn’t satisfy the minimal requirements to Windows 11. To begin, you must first produce installation media. Then you must update the Registry to use the official workaround to avoid Windows 11’s official requirements, and then you must complete the in-place upgrade process.

Get the media files for Windows 11 here.

How can you upgrade from Windows 11 upgrade from Windows 10

Follow these procedures to download and generate Windows 11 USB installation media:

1. Go to the Microsoft downloads page.

2. To save the file to your device, go to the “Create Windows 11 Installation Media” section and click the Download Now button.

3. To use the tool, double-click the MediaCreationToolW11.exe file.

4. To accept the terms, click the Accept button.

5. Then press the Next button.

6. Choose USB flash drive as your storage medium.

7. Then press the Next button.

8. To build the installation media, choose a USB flash disc.

9. Then press the Next button.

10. Finish by pressing the Finish button.

Continue with the instructions below to modify the Registry to circumvent the Windows 11 system requirements once you’ve completed the procedures above.

Workaround for an unsupported Registry

Follow these procedures to use the Microsoft workaround to install Windows 11 on a PC that doesn’t fulfil the requirements:

1. Start the programme.

2. To access the Registry Editor, do a search for regedit and click the top result.

3. Go down the following path:

              HKEY LOCAL MACHINESYSTEMSetupMoSetup

 4. Choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value option from the New submenu when right-clicking the MoSetup (folder) Key.

5.Enter the value AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU in the AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU key.

6. Set the value of the newly formed key from 0 to 1 by double-clicking it.

7. Then press the OK button.

You will be able to install Windows 11 on a device that does not have a compatible processor or TPM 2.0 after you finish the procedures (TPM 1.2 will still be required).

In-place update to Windows 11

Follow these instructions to upgrade an unsupported Windows 10 device to Windows 11:

1. Open the File Explorer programme.

2. From the left pane, select This PC.

3. Open the USB installation media in the “Devices and drives” section.

4. To begin the upgrading, double-click the setup.exe file.

5. Then press the Next button.

6. To confirm that this Windows 11 installation is not supported, click the Accept option.

7. Then press the Install button.

The PC should upgrade to Windows 11 when you complete the procedures, avoiding the TPM 2.0 and processor restrictions. Because this is an in-place upgrade, all of your settings, programmes, and files will be instantly moved to the new system.