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You can save the following text as a text file such as Win11Force.reg, then right click and merge it with your registry.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHC]
"UpgradeEligibility"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup]
"AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig]
"BypassRAMCheck"=dword:00000001
"BypassSecureBootCheck"=dword:00000001
"BypassTPMCheck"=dword:00000001
Then run the Windows 11 Upgrade Assistant from here: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2171764 You can see more details here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 Below is the old information we have, which may still work. but the above is the current preferred method. Prepare the Win11 24H2 ISO, put it on a USB with Rufus, check the box to "Remove requirement for 4GB RAM..." Run this as Administrator: Copy to Clipboard
reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\CompatMarkers" /f 2>NUL
reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Shared" /f 2>NUL
reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\TargetVersionUpgradeExperienceIndicators" /f 2>NUL
reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\HwReqChk" /f /v HwReqChkVars /t REG_MULTI_SZ /s , /d "SQ_SecureBootCapable=TRUE,SQ_SecureBootEnabled=TRUE,SQ_TpmVersion=2,SQ_RamMB=8192,"
reg.exe add "HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup" /f /v AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU /t REG_DWORD /d 1
Run setup.exe from USB. https://www.ghacks.net/2024/10/08/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-24h2-on-unsupported-hardware/ FlyBy11: update introduces more Windows 11 installation options and plugins https://www.ghacks.net/2024/10/30/flyby11-update-introduces-more-windows-11-installation-options-and-plugins/ Another article about FlyBy11: https://www.ghacks.net/2025/01/17/this-is-the-simplest-option-to-upgrade-windows-11-on-unsupported-hardware/ |