Interesting. If I understand correctly, the "bypass" is <a href="https://github.com/coofcookie/Windows11Upgrade/blob/1.0.0/Windows11Upgrade/win11_installSystem.cs#L13-L28" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/coofcookie/Windows11Upgrade/blob/1.0.0/Wi...</a> which is a copy of <a href="https://github.com/AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat/blob/main/MCT/no_11_setup_checks_on_dynamic_update.cmd" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat/blob/main/MCT...</a> which appears to be intentionally cryptic.<p>It sets HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup\AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU=1 which is mentioned by Microsoft in <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/windows/ways-to-install-windows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e" rel="nofollow">https://support.microsoft.com/windows/ways-to-install-window...</a> which seems reasonable.<p>According to the comment, the rest of the script "uses IFEO to attach to Virtual Disk Service Loader process running during setup, then erases appraiserres.dll [...] it must also do some ping-pong renaming of vdsldr in system32\11" Could anyone explain this in more detail?<p>Also note, according to <a href="https://github.com/AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat/issues/11" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat/issues/11</a> it skips the CPU and TPM checks, but not the Secure Boot checks.
I don’t think I understand what the motivation is for consumers to install Windows 11. It seems like exclusively new <i>requirements</i> and zero new <i>features</i> over Windows 10. With that understanding, other than for a fun intellectual exercise, I’m not sure why you would try to install it by bypassing Microsoft’s requirements list.
The best technique to do this, which I just used tonight is to use the Windows 10 media creation tool to create a USB installer. Then use the Windows 11 media creation tool to download the Windows 11 ISO. Then copy the install.esd from the sources folder of the Windows 11 ISO over the one on the Windows 10 USB stick.<p>That creates a Windows 11 installer that works on any PC that meets the requirements for Windows 10. At first this installer will even say that it's installing Windows 10, but it actually installs its esd payload, which is Windows 11.
Microsoft provides also their own instructions on bypassing some of the requirements: <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-windows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e" rel="nofollow">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-...</a><p>Looks like you by-pass CPU family and model check and go with TPM 1.2 instead of the required 2.0.
Maybe I'd consider using such a tool in 2025 when Windows 10 runs out of support. Until then, the idea to install Windows 11 on an unsupported machine seems crazy to me. Who would do that? I haven't heard of a single feature Windows 11 has that would make using it desirable. Does it even have new features?<p>[Not that I'd need new features in any OS, just wondering what motivates people to upgrade voluntarily.]
Another method is to download the iso from Microsoft using uupdump.net (you can download the Pro version, which lets you choose a local account while installing) and then prepare the bootable usb stick with Rufus, which now have the image option "Extended Windows 11 Installation (no TPM/no Secure Boot/8GB- RAM)". I tested it and it just works.
Imho Microsoft’s requirements are the perfect excuse not to install Win11. I have a 10th generation cpu, and I’ve purposefully disabled TPM so to avoid the OS upgrading by itself, or nagging me to update.
I have a laptop that has secure boot and a tpm 2 chip, but microsofts tool said the cpu was too weedy to run windows 11.<p>Switching to the dev track in windows update seemed to change their mind and it updated to 11 anyway.<p>I would try that first if you are just stuck on the cpu requirement.
It may come to Windows 10 but AAC Bluetooth support with proper microphone switching is a huge upgrade. If you have Sony XM4 headphones the switch to 11 is worth it.
Is this embedding something to Win11 iso?<p>Is this any different than setting those bypass registry keys manually, like in this article?<p><a href="https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/install-microsoft-windows-11-on-virtualbox" rel="nofollow">https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/install-microso...</a>
One of our support guys asked me what we were doing about Windows 11. I said we should upgrade a machine and try our core applications out, but otherwise let's talk about it in a year or so.<p>I keep asking myself what happened. I think it is age. New OS's used to be exciting