Newest Way To Upgrade From Windows 10 to 11 on Unsupported Hardware

[@Roland_Bones]

Subscribed after a year of lurking and shamelessly using your advice regardless. Since you've just saving me scrapping a perfectly excellent 7700HQ gaming laptop, which I'd given up on being worth investing in a new battery for, I cannot carry on without making amends. This has been such a useful channel, it's now my No. 1 go-to for PC queries. Thanks so much, Brian & team.

[@KJ-kg8kc]

Great Video Brian, Some users may notice that Keep files settings and apps is not available to them if they download say the English International version of Windows 11 and their computer default language is English United States. I just downloaded the correct language ISO and all options as per your video became available again

[@jwf723]

Found this most helpful, thanks.

[@ayoubcherif8999]

Thanks so much

[@andythomas7931]

Thank you. I wasn't given the option to keep files and apps, only the files, so am reinstalling my apps. A pain but now I am finally on Win 11

[@Britec09]

Glad I could help

[@hollyissa8443]

Thank you! You saved me from having to buy another laptop! I kept getting the incompatibility messages when trying to install windows 11 on my laptop. I got so far and to add the windows 11 files unto a thumb drive, but it wouldn’t load from the thumb drive without the incompatibility error messages or just stalling somewhere on install at some percentage. I followed what you said and copied the filed to the C drive from the thumb drive and everything worked perfectly. I have been thinking there HAS to be a way around this. I seen someone put windows 11 on a 15 year old handheld pc. I knew if I just watched the right video I would get the correct advice. Thanks a million!

[@johngoard8272]

Nice one Brian I have had Windows 11 Pro on my older Ivy Bridge build for some time now and back then I used the method of applying registry hacks (Bypass CPU and TPM version via the Rufus feature) and this is a much easier way of getting Windows 11 onto an older computer. I have had so far no problems in the almost two years I have installed it with the updates but am anticipating that when version 23H2 becomes available that Microsoft will deny access to it. But all the same it has worked as I said for that amount of time.

[@petercarter9034]

I installed version 22621.2505, the last 23H2 using Rufus yesterday on an unsupported system with no issues

[@Roland_Bones]

I just used Brian's guide to revive my old i7 7700HQ laptop, which I'd given up on. I'm cock-a-hoop with it, it seems be snappier with W11 than W10, so now I'll have it as a mobile backup to the full-on desk-top I built last year, and it's getting a new battery and SSD in celebration. Thing is, MS can't very well cancel the use of W11 for older PCs now, or they'll have a world-wide riot on their hands. I see W11 being able to keep old PCs running until they are just too decrepit to carry on, while W12 will arrive in a year or two, with even better security, for the more up-to-date PCs.

[@mindrover777]

​@@Roland_Bones😂

[@ComputerGuyAndy]

Brian thanks so much brother, extremely concise, short sweet, to the point and dead on with every step. You're THE man!

[@edalder2000]

I used Rufus to get around the TPM Check etc. My laptop’s CPU was one generation “too old.” win 11 worked fine because I didn’t have money for a new computer at that time. I eventually found a Thinkbook 13s for $400 down from $750 and now use that laptop.

[@woodwaker1]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial. I'm in the process of upgrading my computers to either run Win 11 or be replaced, this will help with some of the ones too good to simply ditch, but not capable of a regular upgrade. I still don't understand the logic that is making so many computers obsolete

[@SR-September]

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[@tynisabaveghens866]

I had windows 10 and this video worked. Windows 1q is installing now. Great job. Love from Guyana.

[@neilisaacs7208]

Well done on a very clear instructional video to solve a really annoying Microsoft restriction. I varied my upgrade slightly, by copying the Windows 11 iso to another PC on my WIFI network, to avoid filling the PC to be upgraded, with another 6GB of files. I then shared the ISO across the network, and mounted it as, say, the E- Drive, from the Windows 10 PC I was upgrading. I then ran from the CDM window, as the administrator: e:\setup /product server It then installed just as you have shown 😎

[@chriswong2012]

Thank you very much. It works! I am installing Windows 11 by upgrading from Windows 8.1 using the same method, not merely on non-supported PC but indeed a non-supported Mac. I am able to use Windows 11 smoothly on a Mac Mini mid 2011 (5.1) with no problem. This model of Mac not even got a bootcamp of Windows 10 or above but this method works. Amazing and thank you very much.

[@chriswong2012]

@@ilir6985 Yes, except the HD3000 driver.

[@davidyoung800]

Thanks Brian. I already updated my high spec older windows 8 laptop to Windows 11 , bypass TPM and secure boot but i did it different . Nice video. Thanks.

[@kylemelinkovich8675]

Awesome video. Been struggling with my bios for a few hours now. I was ready to give up when I came across your video. Windows 11 is installed now! TY TY TY

[@ghost-retro3733]

I have been running windows 11 on un-supported hardware since it came out. Normal Windows bugs aside I have never had a problem. I am that used to 11 now, I would be upset if I was forced to go back to Windows 10. There is no a chance I could afford a new PC (UK cost of living issue).

[@Britec09]

Yeah, no problems. Just clarifying issue that could happen

[@basilcat3111]

And this is why i dislike western countries.

[@ekolog8201]

Do you receive updates on your Win11?

[@ghost-retro3733]

Yes, I do, but some may have to add this registry key for version updates: - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup\AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU And set it to 1. But don’t edit the registry if you are not sure what you are doing as it could kill your installation! @@ekolog8201

[@bryancline1098]

@@Britec09MS closed this workaround on build 25977.1000

[@curts.8940]

Great video Brian! I used this method on a 4th Gen Intel laptop yesterday. Runs well. I am sure when the next version of Win11 releases it will probably break the system. I am doing this for testing purposes. Cheers!

[@thecatontheceiling]

this method had existed for 2 years and people are calling it "newest" lol, it can be done in an even more simpler way as well but I guess copy pasting everything is "newest"

[@Britec09]

Glad it helped!

[@ekolog8201]

Do you mean the OS will stop working or that it will not receive further updates?

[@KeronBullock]

Good video! Microsoft actually blocked this method in a recent Insider build but it still works in current released versions of Windows 11.

[@Comm0ut]

MS will not prevent using W11 in virtual machines for business reasons so there must be virtual solutions which can be interposed between hardware and VM. This is all about revenue and adding difficulty for corporates would be unwise.

[@mindrover777]

Will not?

[@PitzSpyda]

Another, straight talking no bull video thanks matey 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ericwallace8118]

If you don't like command line, another method is to open the iso through either mount or explore, open the "sources" folder, find setupprep, right click and make a shortcut to desktop. Edit the shortcut entry "Target" by adding "(space)/product server". Now you simply double click the shortcut you created and you are off and running. less chance for typing errors, and if needed to try multiple times, just run again.

[@jaydenk2511]

What is the URL of the website we’re supposed to go to. I went to the windows site but I don’t see where to go

[@vcodxxbeastv633]

​@@jaydenk2511bro just look up windows 11 iso download

[@vcodxxbeastv633]

​@@jaydenk2511but make sure it's the iso download not the regular ones

[@ДаріяКононенко-к7л]

🎉 thanks!

[@michaelmason7118]

Finally something that works❤ I was stuck on an older Windows 11 build on my unsupported PC since last Fall 2023 because the older hacks stopped working. So thank you so much for this new way 👍

[@ahmedm_seada]

this channel cannot stop to impress me.Good Job

[@hvanvliet1441]

21.57 After 4 other video's , this video gives me the right solution and Windows11 runs fine on a 10 year old PC. Nice work and thanks

[@grantchallinor5263]

Unless your the type of person who absolutely has to have the latest this or that, I just don't understand why someone would want to do this (in 2 years' time, if Windows 10 support is actually being withdrawn, okay). Windows 11 is more of a shuffle than a step-on from Windows 10, the latter being a very stable OS - Windows 11 isn't there yet.

[@Britec09]

each to there own I guess

[@ComputerGuyAndy]

I tried it on a 2010 asus U52F laptop, just for giggles. It runs flawlessly...

[@mbwelch76]

Brilliant workaround to some absolutely unnecessary restrictions aimed at selling more PCs. We all knew if a PC could run Windows 10 it can run 11. Can we safely delete the "Windows11" folder we created after installation is complete?

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Fortunately I got given a laptop with Windows 10 and upgraded to windows 11. It is windows 11 capable. I haven't used my old HP Z440 with windows 10 for months. I may now put windows 11 on it because it's so much more powerful. Cool video again.

[@wardmccomiskey2401]

If Microsoft is going ahead with Windows 12, why not allow Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 without these restrictions.

[@paulwarner5395]

You'll most likely need a 13th Gen Intel CPU for Win 12 🙂

[@megapet777]

@@paulwarner5395 haha wtf. More artificial limitations. In reality 12th gen intel and much older cpus would be able to run win 12 or any OS.

[@ferozkhanrujballee4781]

Very nice job,Brian. I have already installed windows 11 on my old PC but the screen stuck after 5 to 7 minutes but the cursor can only be moved. Can you please help ? or is it my old graphic card doing this ?

[@DarrenMcEntee]

Superb method Brian, worked perfectly. For the next major release, i'll assume we need to repeat the same method each year , via ISO, as we'll not get the major updates via system update.

[@walterkeith5592]

Thanks. Worked great on my W10 Pro installed on an older MSI GP72 7RDX Leopard. The GP72 is still a pretty fast machine with the upgraded 4TB of SSD memory. Worked flawlessly. Made a new recovery drive as well.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

you know the supported hardware requirements is bs total bs why cause a 7700k for example is way way seriously way more powerful then a supported Walmart pc running a Celeron or Pentium CPU

[@johnarnold893]

@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue Just run Linux. Linux will run on almost anything.

[@nikolayivashin8854]

Simply the BEST. Thanks. I reload all my old laptops by this way. Work perfect.

[@0shiny1]

Thanks mate, worked a treat on my almost 10 y/o HP laptop👍

[@itstheweirdguy]

I'm really not to keen to do this, I have done it, and probably will do it for people. I'm kind of a stickler and I like Microsoft's registry key workaround that allows you to ignore CPU and TPM 2.0, but still make you have tpm 1.2, secure boot, uefi, all that, those computers very much deserve to run Windows 11 and keep working.

[@mindrover777]

Whats the advantage in doing that way? More secure?

[@donaldduck5731]

A new HP Zbook would cost me a small fortune and the one I have with Win10 works perfectly and Win10 is is super intuitive, in fact I have a computer with Win11 and I had to buy the Stardock menu app to return it's menu back to a Win10 tiled menu. Win operating systems are all cosmetic, it's the applications and software which is important.

[@khansillusion]

Great and very informative video bud , just one question do u need to activate windows 11 as I can see in your video it’s not activated if yes then how do I need to buy key or it will automatically activate as being using already activated windows 10 thanks

[@rexcowan9209]

Success. I did have all the requirements except the AMD processor. Including activated necessary option in the Bios. Its a bit slow at times and does not like two applications being used at once. I want to wait a couple of years before upgrading hardware as the new AI advancements will take a few years to stabilise but should revolutionise tech.

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

I just completed my windows 11 upgrade on my MacBook Air. I’m running Ventura on the other partition and I just finished installing Windows 11 all I had to do was make a modified SD card with Rufus with the installation files on it and use that to upgrade.

[@sonofvalkyrie7787]

Awesome simple video. Saved my old pc from uggly windows 10. Thank you!

[@markharby180]

Great tutorial, might squeeze another couple of years out of my HP Z620 dual-Xeon disk render station.

[@mindrover777]

Isn't xeon a power house. 12 threads I believe

[@the-aklesh]

Tq so much it helps me alot ❤❤ love from bihar india 🇮🇳

[@johnmichalek9802]

I just upgraded from 11 back to 10. Best move ever! Do what you got to do.

[@cheezit58]

This worked for me EXACTLY as you spelled it out in this video. Thx a bunch and KUDOS AND THUMBS UP from me

[@rtv-gaming]

My PC is 11 years old and runs windows 11 perfectly. It has an Intel i7 3520m and 16 Gb of RAM

[@vampyrkiller]

mine also same but cpu is i5 2320

[@JeaneGenie]

Is there a clean install method rather than upgrade? Thanks.

[@Jess-Gonzales]

Did you ever find a clean install method? I am looking for one too

[@maghribi29]

Rufus

[@Arkadelli7235]

Thank you dude the only video that actually worked

[@JD-42]

Hey there, great tutorial, Thank you Just to confirm before installing, do we get regular updates if we install with this method...? I have a intel 7th gen laptop, just one generation short of getting the update and yeah, like most of the others watching this video, I too am kinda refrained from buying a new laptop anytime soon...

[@terryroe2023]

I have a 12 year old Acer Aspire 5750G running activated Windows 11 pro 23h2 effortlessly with zero problems

[@paulwarner5395]

Thanx for the video. I'll put this link aside as I have a Win 10 laptop here so I'll use this method of upgrading.

[@Britec09]

Thanks for watching

[@Seafarer1947]

Bbrilliant 👍 Thanks very much Bryan, you have given my old pc a new lease of life 😇

[@AnthonyCain-hz8yc]

Thanks, used to upgrade borderline Dell laptop.

[@bertr6741]

currently Im using my unsupported hardware laptop (A6 Processor) with Win11.. what I did was using PowerISO, I replaced the install.wim of Win10 ISO with install.wim of Win11.. I can now install from scratch windows 11 or upgrade win10 to win11 to any unsupported hardwares.. but this one is a lot easier if your upgrading your win10 machines to win11..

[@mindrover777]

What? Replaced file of w10 with 11…?

[@victornwachukwu]

Worked like a charm! Thanks

[@johnclaudio8799]

Thank you for your help I now run this and I love it

[@ralvaradoyt]

Great video! Saving me a lot of time. Still works as of today, Microsoft 64-bit US English ISO

[@zoongtang69]

Great video,easy to do for people who aren't pros. And it works

[@silverblack78]

Copying the ISO to a folder on the local drive shouldn't be necessary, just launch the command "...\setup.exe /product server" from the mounted ISO should do the job done.

[@mindrover777]

Really? You tested it

[@silverblack78]

@@mindrover777 of course I have. I installed it on my old Intel Q9550 from 2007 and it works flawlessly.

[@mindrover777]

@@silverblack78 wow flawless

[@silverblack78]

@@mindrover777 wow yeah

[@radiogalway1636]

Working flawlessly. Many thanks 😊

[@petercarter9034]

It's a good way but I still prefer using Rufus

[@twanwessel]

Works like a charm. Thank you

[@trizzyfnfn7847]

Thank you so much i was about to buy a 4000$ pc for windows 11 pc but this video help ❤

[@ДаріяКононенко-к7л]

Thanks a lot. You saved my sanity

[@Ja14111948]

worked a breeze, thanks very much.

[@megapet777]

Thx. Everything worked nice and easy :)

[@hw4527]

Thank you for posting 👍👍

[@innocent0312]

thanks for your help so much now i'm on win 11

[@nostradamus9608]

Would be great to have that CMD command in a description for copy/ paste. Otherwise, THANKS a bunch! :)

[@567conan]

Brian, you are great man.. thanks

[@yousifahmed8196]

Thanks bro, you're a LIFESAVER!

[@DevMallickDecember7]

Works a lot thanks❤

[@Britec09]

You're welcome!

[@anjkovo2138]

Very Interesting Brian. THANKS👍👍

[@Britec09]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dalemacdonald201]

Great video as usual. I'm off to try this on my Surface Pro 3. I still find it strange that a computer expert such as yourself has file type extensions hidden in file explorer lol

[@RodrigoPozoTV]

Probably he is using a virtual machine so he doesn't customize it

[@dueliex]

THANKS THIS WORKED, NEW SUBSCRIBER

[@christop_bader]

Thanks Brain very easy to understand

[@Britec09]

Happy to help

[@kalban112]

My man, this is finally working way to install this sh*t on unsupported PC

[@roxfire23]

Currently doing this install on a Dell Optiplex 780 Small Form Factor let’s see how it goes

[@isaacmihaeli3261]

Great tutorial and hopefully it will work for me.

[@Robospidera1]

Great video thanks for posting

[@KWest-sb3pd]

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH... There's not much else that needs 2b said 👊🏼😊👍🏽

[@Britec09]

Cheers

[@KWest-sb3pd]

@@Britec09 Btw, I successfully completed these steps & it's official...✊🏽👊🏼

[@ray597]

After upgrading the Windows 11 23H2, then may I, or can I, delete the "Windows11" folder which you recommended to create for upgrading? In order to save space and not wasting the storage? Or I need to keep this new folder to maintain functionality?

[@itsmarinah]

I have this question too! :)

[@MH-bx9fk]

Nice! Thanks for the great work

[@Britec09]

Thank you too!

[@adamkuriadagg7233]

Best tutorial 💯

[@TomokoAbe_]

But Windows 10 is still good until Oct 2025. You have to be logged on the Microsoft (MS) account to access Windows 11 and they will know which computers bypassed TPM 2.0. The possibility of MS deactivating those Windows machines is not impossible to imagine; in fact, as profit driven as they are, very probable.

[@hiphop7457]

Thanks It worked, but the opcion "keep personal files and apps" is grayed out, please help

[@Ja14111948]

same here. You have to use the same language as defined in your settings. I have got a prob because English-Australia isn't in the selection criteria.

[@kenclarke1952]

Still working May 2024 THANK YOU BRIAN

[@johnpedersen8387]

Well documented video. Brian you still have to have UEFI bios and secure boot right? When I first installed 11 2 years ago on my MBR mashine I deleted appraiserres.dll that would skip the installation to check the hardware. I don't think that this tip work anymore.

[@johnmunton-G7SSE]

I've used that method with an addition; "Deleting the appraiserres.dll file doesn't work in Windows 11 22H2 or newer. You must replace it with an empty dummy" Not sure if it still works now though. This was on a Dell Latitude D630 🙂

[@UncleBoko]

Many thanks, I used your trick to update my 2013 PC from Windows 1122H2 to 23H2 - took 25 minutes only!!

[@youuu4307]

Thanks so much brother

[@JohnColgan.]

Interesting method. Tell me more of the tpm2.0 motherboard fix please? 1st yime i heard of that!. I saw a video once of installing software fix for tpm 2.0 bur couldn't find it again. Though that dtill leaves my eith wrong version of i5 CPU to contend with

[@axandraalex5869]

If valorant doesn't enforce the TPM requirement on windows 11 to run their game i'd have already done this. 😢

[@Britec09]

Its the way things are going

[@coolStranger516]

Thanks. It worked .

[@TejasKant-vp2dg]

People those using windows 11 without tpm 2.0 👇

[@jesusmmoncada]

still got stuck in endless loop getting things ready

[@ynowf]

i have a question is there any risk to doing this like losing files or cpu failures or anything like that?

[@Punkingamesss]

No risk

[@DiegoPocovi]

You are the best!

[@dennisvaughn540]

Thanks!

[@Britec09]

No problem!

[@eaglescout911]

Please let me know how I can upgrade from Windows 10 back to Windows 7. What software is trustworthy enough to keep us relatively secure? Mozilla VPN, Firefox & AVG Antivirus?

[@jimk8592]

My desktop satisfies all requirements for windows 11 except for the BIOS that is Legacy and MBR, will this method work? Any chance of losing data? Would it be better to change BIOS and make a fresh install or just stick with my current windows 10? Cheers!

[@rodvr_ptEng]

It worked for me. The pc is bit slower, but it is worth.

[@ShadowzGSD]

wondering what will happen to P.C's that are fully supported, as in what are the chances of them pushing 11 as an update like they did with 10.

[@thiypasqthie9821]

Very good !