Upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 from Windows 10 on Unsupported Hardware

[@jensdbe]

If you are looking for videos on other scenarios, you can find them here: - Upgrade from Windows 11 23H2, 22H2 and earlier to the latest version of Windows 11: 24H2 on unsupported hardware: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3SZZmqmfqmshcU - Perform a fresh installation of Windows 11 24H2 on unsupported hardware: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXywc2qNiKqVg68

[@happyputt9709]

Thanks Bud. You saved me multiple times

[@Illiivat]

Hi, worked a treat on Intel i5-6500 6th gen CPU on Asus H110-PLUS MOB ,many thanks for taking time to test and post.

[@johngriffin5142]

Thanks again! Worked perfectly 23H2 to 24H2. Intel Core i3.

[@jensdbe]

Good to hear. Also did a video specifically for upgrading from an older version of Windows 11 to 24H2. You can find it here in case you would be interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3SZZmqmfqmshcU

[@BlakesSpace86]

I installed windows 10 times using different tutorials for my mac. This one WORKED!! THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@derekbridges5638]

A clear well explained method to update to Windows 11 which worked perfectly on both my HP Laptop and HP Desktop. Many thanks for posting this.

[@RolandBerube-w1b]

Thank you for posting this video! I had tried other suggested methods that didn't work, but this one did. I was able to easily upgrade my HP EliteBook 840 G6 Notebook, on which Secure Boot was disabled/unavailable, from Windows 10 to Windows 11 with no problems or issues encountered. I was also able to upgrade my Microsoft Surface, that has an unsupported Intel Core i5 processor, from Windows 10 to Windows 11 with no problems or issues encountered. Happy to have found this video because it sure beats buying a new laptop!

[@jensdbe]

@@RolandBerube-w1b great to hear that it helped :)

[@kurtmadsen9241]

This worked perfectly. After trying several other solutions THIS ONE was the one that worked for me on a ten year old Asus Laptop. Thanks

[@JohnHollingsworth-r9p]

Worked perfectly on an old Dell XPS 8700, i7, 32GB RAM on 10 Pro. Also picked up 2 x VMs as well. Brilliant. Thanks a lot! :-)

[@mohamedmahrooqi]

Worked exactly as described...thank you! (Don't have TPM 2.0, don't have a supported i7 CPU, don't have Secure Boot)

[@scubasw]

Thank you, this method worked perfectly on my older HP800 with i7-4770. I even ran it on that computer using Remote Desktop while running the upgrade. No hiccups and so far every thing is running fine. Only took about an hour, just be patient when the system re-starts and the remote desktop connection drops. Give it time to finish the install and RDC can re-connect.

[@waputik57]

Worked perfectly for W10 22H2 to 24H2 on i3 2350M (2011). The Dec. update failed until I applied DISM and sfc. Great instructions as usual.

[@tristix3721]

It works for Lenovo Laptop i7-4710HQ by following your simple instruction. Thank you so much. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@MissKat650]

Worked perfectly, thank you! The only thing that was stopping me upgrade was a slight difference in the CPU, I have A9-9410 but only A9-9410 APU is compatible, internet search seemed to say that they are the same thing

[@Vision-kp6gd]

Thanks a lot, it works great. I got a "blue screen" error, so I made a "Bootable USB" and did it the same way to get everything working perfectly. 🙏

[@ShawSpeaks]

For some my system boots in legacy so I couldn’t get the fresh install to work but this worked like a charm. Thank you.

[@iangreenslade6710]

Thank you so much...tried this method and it worked flawlessly!! 😁

[@tubehosty]

I want to thank you for this very simple video. It was a great job and it was very well done by using step by step. The only issue I had and it was my mistake was when I went into the can mode I messed up the first time by using an extra space in the command line. I use the following line: " setup / product server" instead of " setup /product server" . Once I figured it out it was so smoothly. So, it was my mistakes. It is working awesome now I have windows eleven and I am really excited. Thank you once again. I have already subscribed and hit my reminder bell. I look forward to other videos from you.

[@leontheron01]

Just did the upgrade from windows 10 Pro! Works perfectly. Have tried two other methods before but it did not work. Thank you very much! New life in my older PC. Intel core i7, 7th generation. All my files etc. still there and working.

[@ahnafabrarhorof]

my one also windows 10 pro so is it safe?

[@leontheron01]

@@ahnafabrarhorof Works perfectly and updates as normal.

[@ahnafabrarhorof]

@@leontheron01 thanks i use thinkpad lenovo

[@IstiniteLazi]

Moram da pitam, jer je u pitanju nadogradnja, a ne čista instalacija. Je li vam kupljena aktivacija, ili je i ona aktivirana zaobilaznim putem😊 izvinite što moram ovako diskretno, jer me zanima, hoće li se morati ponovo aktivirati w11 kao i 10ka ili ??

[@okadapauabner]

works perfectly for dell inspiron 3558 (Intel core i5 5200U), just upgraded from windows 10 pro 22H2 to windows 11 pro 24H2

[@renelao5865]

Thank you! Upgraded my "Incompatible" I5 ThinkPad without issues.😃

[@MK-Slinky]

Many thanks buddy, another excellent video, easy to understand, easy to follow, easy to upgrade. AMazing!

[@oz5adx]

Was running windows 10 on an mac Mini with bootcamp. Followed Your instructions, and now, flawless😃 running win 11 24H2 - still bootcamp, and still able to boot mac OSX

[@rcn5008]

I'm surprised that this worked for Bootcamp. It makes me want to try it on my setup...

[@KingKiyaYT]

I'm waiting for this video, Thanks 🙏

[@pavlos7409]

Many thanks; just upgraded a Windows 10 pro machine without a problem!

[@johntipeti4597]

thank you so much this is exactly what i needed :)

[@Deiski76]

It is one of the best channels at KZbin. Thank you sir

[@arenyv]

This worked easy and perfectly . Thanks!

[@mk0x55]

Thanks for the great advice! Now my double-XeonE5 monster-workstation is finally jumping up to Win11 24H2 (besides a Linux in a dual-boot config of course ;)). The next step will be to install a Win11 24H2 as a virtual machine guest on a host with a similar hardware (TPM 1.2, and two Xeon E5 processors). ;)

[@jensdbe]

The video on doing a fresh install, which also applies to installing in a VM should be online by tomorrow.

[@mk0x55]

​@@jensdbe Thanks! I'm looking forward to it! :)

[@paulwarner5395]

@@jensdbe will be watching for it 😁

[@JuniorForex]

Worked for me, windows 10 home to windows 11, Core i7 7th gen ,16gb 512ssd.

[@reyv991]

thank you for tutorial. upgraded from win10 22h2 to win11 24h2. core i3 5005u 4gb ram..

[@Whyalwaysreparingstuff]

Can verify this still works upgraded windows 10 to 11 on 2017 imac retina. For context if you try to bypass the requirements one of two things will happen either it won't work or you have have drivers depending on the way you do it so you have to install windows 10 to upgrade to 11

[@jagadeeshdv]

Thanks! Worked perfectly..

[@kennethbauman3006]

Just wanted to let you know that it worked ..Thanks for you help .

[@kailamdavies366]

i would really recommend this guide for people using a Lenovo T440p or better pc that has compatible SSE4.2 cpu because this guide made my 2014 t440p super fast before the upgrade my t440p was so slow with windows 10 and the stock 4gb of ram made it unusable untill the ssd died 6 months ago after i upgraded it to the max amount ram of 16gb and replaced the ssd with a hdd and this video made me want to update from windows 10 to 11 thanks for this video guide stay safe everyone and lets hope this guide still works with the server setup❤❤❤❤😇😇😇😇

[@0-Warlock]

Thank you so much, worked on a Ryzen 1700 machine

[@keithwjones]

Worked for me, thank you again. Win 10 to Win 11.

[@icbm66]

Worked on an old Dell Celeron laptop. Duel core processor. I think 2.67 ghz. 4 gigs of ram. Updates working, seems to be no issues.

[@kleve2770]

I have a 14 year old Lenovo T520 core i7 -2620. It had windows 7 as OS . I was told that a upgrade to windows 10 was impossible. However it worked perfectly until last night where I managed to upgrade to windows 11 thanks to this guide. I have upgraded with 16 GB Ram and a SSD drive. Linux runs perfectly, so why not windows 11.😂

[@gilbertg.turaray5832]

Thank you very much for sharing you knowledge. God bless you. It help me a lot.

[@FurryNutz740iL]

I updated the same pc in this video. However, be aware that for Intel CPUs, there is a limit that 24H2 requires. The CPU needs to be SSE4.2 supporting. I tried to upgrade Windows 11 23H2 on an older pc that doesn't have SSE4.2 support, and 24H2 wouldn't load, even with all mods in place.

[@atulbesra822]

It is mentioned in the video.

[@jozefpolowski703]

Do you know, if Win11 24H2 requires DirectX 12 graphics?

[@FurryNutz740iL]

@jozefpolowski703 I don't. Should be able to search online for requirements for either.

[@jozefpolowski703]

@@FurryNutz740iL Thanks for replying.

[@franklinmarcusful]

Thanks for your educational videos. Its helps alot

[@tomascisecky4527]

Nice 😊 it works perfectly

[@Kamruzzaman-o8d]

After installing 24H2, there is no wifi option, I installed the wifi adapter and also went through the setup process. But no wifi. Wifi is not showing! After that I shifted to win 10. Here I have the wifi. How can I have wifi on WIN 11 24H2?

[@paldo771]

Thank you. It works on my Surface Pro 5..

[@JulianNiemann]

Worked!

[@kennethbauman3006]

Thank you for this video.

[@esumarauw]

Thanks @jensdbe working with smoothly from win 10 Home 22H2 to win 11 Home 24H2 HP Envy Core i7 6500, thanks buddy 🙏🏻

[@kog3tsu1]

i got stuck on the "making sure you're ready" part for a few hours. I hard powered down then restarted the process and it went to the "ready to install" option less than 10min

[@jagdishsonawane2386]

Thank you so much❤ worked flawlessly 🎉😅

[@martinmartinka30]

Working on old i3 4005 thank you

[@jensdbe]

Great to hear and thanks for letting us know!

[@JackSlim-n7p]

Thank you so much. It worked very well.🎉🎉🎉

[@Swatlord60]

Thanks! Good video.

[@paulwarner5395]

Thanx . Yes that worked fine. I was doing it as I watched your video. The only issue I had was a number of duplicate desktop icons with a digit 1 after their name. I wonder how long before Microsloth kills this method of updating . I did this update from 23h2 to 24h2 on a i5 - 2500 CPU, 16 Gig ram and SSD. Now to see if the updates still work.

[@jensdbe]

So far, as has been the case with all previous releases of Windows 11 as well, updates seem to come in fine. Only a large feature update (like 23H2, 22H2, and so on) required some manual actions in the past. Let's hope it stays this way :)

[@pranav_chalotra]

Thanks a lot. It worked...!!!

[@zk_6312]

Looks good though I am not sure if it will work on my 4th gen CPU or keep the license that I used to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I already replaced the hardware on one PC and would really rather not have to buy new hardware again. If it was just a CPU that would be fine, but since you also have to buy a new motherboard and memory it gets pricey and then the cost of a license. Maybe it would better to just update tpo 23h2 as that is what a used laptop I just bought has even though it has an unsupported cpu. Too bad really has I have used this PC for a long time. I even upgraded th hard drives to SSD drives. It runs Windows 10 just fine and I really don't want to go to Windows 11 with all its Bloatware and Spyware.

[@shawn2071]

could you please make video how to bypass the SSE4.2 requirement for Windows 11 24H2 clean installation, for experimental purpose such as on Intel Core 2 Duo, etc. Thank you

[@jensdbe]

@@shawn2071 Afraid it's not that simple. Without support for that instruction, the code simple does not run on a CPU without SSE4.2. The only way around that would be to change the source code and recompile the kernel but only Microsoft can really do that. Or to emulate the instruction somehow but that would require a low-level hypervisor. I don't expect there will be a fix/workaround this for a bare-metal installation unfortunately.

[@HimanshuPrajapti001]

Thanks bro love you❤❤

[@giabag1001]

I've used the first method to upgrade my windows 11 23H2 to 24H2. My hardware is not compatible, a Latitude E5470 with an i5-6440HQ, and it worked perfect. I'm gonna test it but for now, I'm not having trouble with the OS. It runs perfect, and it has a little bit boost.

[@jensdbe]

Yes, the same method works to upgrade from earlier Windows 11 versions. I'll post the video on it in the next days. Thanks for the extra confirmation :)

[@giabag1001]

@@jensdbe my laptop has te UEFI and the TPM 2.0 module, but it's not compatible with the processor and it's the most powerful of the i5 of that era... For now, it's working good

[@gilbertg.turaray5832]

If possible how can I install 24h2 on unsupported hardware using rufus. Thank you in advance.

[@mira5751]

I am very disappointed after The ""Windows Server Setup Screen"" it gave me a message of""We can't tell if you have enough space to continue installing Windows Server,Try restarting setup"" I have more than 200 Gbs left on the drive so whats the problem?

[@techshaider]

Run diskcleanup , tick previous updates and temp , then proceed with cleanup

[@maxbonaire7169]

Used the method with product server to upgrade from 23H2 to 24H2. Everything was great. But I saw that with some new beta or dev builds Microsoft tried to make this method not working

[@jensdbe]

Good to hear. Also did a video specifically for upgrading from an older version of Windows 11 to 24H2. You can find it here in case you would be interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3SZZmqmfqmshcU

[@fra4455]

Great video

[@FreeSTyle4482]

Didn’t work for me. After the installation was complete, I was greeted with a black screen with a “disc read error occurred” from there. It will not allow me to bypass this screen unless if I reinstall Windows 10 back in my PC. I tried this twice, but still persist.

[@jensdbe]

I think this might be related to legacy boot vs. UEFI. I would try to change your BIOS to boot from UEFI instead. I just posted a video on how to directly do a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 so you could use those instructions. You can find it over here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXywc2qNiKqVg68

[@FreeSTyle4482]

@@jensdbe Yes thats what it was! I since changed that setting its works now.. Thank you so much!

[@jimbeam8152]

You mentioned that regular updates may require work arounds. Any specific examples? Are they as easy as this?

[@jensdbe]

Regular updates do not require any workaround and will come in just like on a supported machine. It's major feature releases that will require some additional action like this is the case to get 24H2.

[@kaidanalenko5222]

Considering this since windows10 support is gonna end

[@AkashR4J]

"the installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during boot operation" help me..

[@FurryNutz740iL]

What is the error message?

[@lloydyy_2828]

i just got this same message did you find a solution?

[@AkashR4J]

Uninstall your anti virus than try again

[@MavErick-FFS]

Same here after 4 attempts. Only anti-virus is Windows Defender - I wish people would stop going on about AV - it has nothing to do with the issue. Likely a driver / boot setup issue.

[@waffler445]

Facing same. Any update guys?

[@muzician338]

To clarify using this procedure should leave all current files and apps intact?

[@jensdbe]

@@muzician338 correct

[@jjccrdiverrebreatherdiving4254]

Tried to install as you do in the video but it doesn't work when the computer restarts Standing 0xc1900101 x 0x20017 Safe_os Boot tip

[@happyputt9709]

Cpu have sse4.2?

[@keithwjones]

Very goodinstructions. Thank you. Have you seen that the update creates undeletable 8.63 GB Windows update cache?

[@TYNgai]

Hi, many thanks for your video. My Dell Vostro 5468 laptop CPU is Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz with 4G RAM. Heatlh check shows it passes other requirements except the CPU. I recalled your previous video that you did upgrade your RAM and also GPU before upgrade to Win11. Do you recommend to do my h/w upgrade as well? thx.

[@jensdbe]

4GB is on the low side, but that's already the case for Windows 10. From what I can see, memory consumption is not worse on Windows 11 so you should get a very similar experience as on Windows 10. I do recommend in general to go to 8GB or more, shouldn't cost much these days. GPU doesn't matter much for just the OS upgrade.

[@keithmonahan3788]

Do you feel that I could do the same with (retail version), Windows 10 Pro ?? Great video by the way. 👍🏻

[@jensdbe]

Should work fine, yes

[@keithmonahan3788]

@@jensdbe Thank you

[@XxxAndrex_20xxX]

a question but after completing all the procedures to go to windows 11 then doie about the updates intervention necessary what should I do? 🤔

[@andywebber8749]

Did that installation switch bitlocker on

[@jensdbe]

@@andywebber8749 it did not as far as I know, that would require a password at boot as well.

[@Andrei-wp7kk]

Why don't u use the ltsc version of windows 11?

[@jensdbe]

Not sure but you would run a bit behind on newer features if that's what you're looking for.

[@Andrei-wp7kk]

@@jensdbe i'll try ltsc on my 3rd gen i5 as i already have the iso file while the normal 24h2 iso can't be downloaded as of now

[@sattaurnikki]

It did not work for me. After installation it says WINDOWS SERVER SETUP has failed.

[@Hezelcarl1]

My system has the TPM 2.0 it has an AMD a six processor which is not supported by Microsoft for Windows 11. However, I think it does however have that instruction set.

[@jensdbe]

AMD A6 definetely has SSE4A so that should work fine.

[@SeNoR_Jeff13]

@@jensdbe It won't work with SSE4A it has to be SSE4.2. My Laptop is an AMD that only goes up to SSE4A and it doesn't work. I tried with the new Rufus beta when your way failed for me and when I tried to install with rufus it failed because I didn't have SSE4.2

[@kennethbauman3006]

Thanks I'll try that ...

[@shift2sprint-lv9xd]

um when i right clikc isnt showing mount option help me please

[@jensdbe]

If the option is missing from the menu when you right click, you probably have a different default application set to handle .ISO files (like 7Zip, WinRAR,...). In that case, just right click the file and choose Open with > Windows Explorer, that should mount the ISO-file as well.

[@shift2sprint-lv9xd]

@@jensdbe alr thanks

[@pade9206]

my windows 10 is on MBR file system instead GPT. Can i still upgrade without losing any files and settings?

[@jensdbe]

@@pade9206 haven't tried that yet with 24H2 but it was working fine in the past.

[@dansherwood3202]

@@jensdbe I've tried it on 2 MBR computers and when rebooting, I get "disk read error" or something like that. Works just fine with GPT computers.

[@edwinteo2034]

Does this work with AMD A10-8700P processor? I tried a few times using product server but after upgrading, the screen goes blank for a very long time, I end up going back to 23 H2 using Rufus.

[@jensdbe]

@@edwinteo2034 should work as that CPU does have SSE 4.2 support. Not sure what could be the cause.

[@Luna-oz9gr]

Is there any way to install windows 11 24h2 without SSE4.2.

[@jensdbe]

Unfortunately if your CPU is missing that specific instruction that is part of SSE4.2, I'm pretty sure that it will not be possible in the future as well as this is a real hardware requirement. It would involve changes in the source code to not use that instruction or some kind of emulation. I would not count on bypassing this so I think you will need to stay on 23H2 if you have an CPU that is >15 years old.

[@Vauxfan2k]

Just done this on my lenovo p52 and got plagued with failed updates even though 24h2 installed successfully. Even had Microsoft connect to my machine and they couldn't fix it. Looking lik I have to now do a fresh install as I'm stuck in an update loop.

[@waffler445]

@jensd_be Thank you for your videos! I followed your video but got an error which had something to do with safe_os.. so I chose “delete everything “ & installed W11. Its running now. Do you think this method will cause any errors? Or should I use the pendrive method from your other video?

[@jensdbe]

Should be fine. Not sure what causes this issue with safe_os. I see some people reporting it but wasn't able to reproduce it so it's hard to check for a possible solution

[@nonkelsue]

Thanks for this great tutorial! When I ran the updates, I bounced into this problem: KB5044384 Not Installing On Windows 11 with unsupported hardware I tried to run the repair from within Win11, however it complains and halts because of... unsupported hardware. ;) - Is there a way to install these updates on unsupported hardware via the CLI?

[@Alan-zl5il]

I tried this installation method and when I got to the end it said: We couldn't install Windows 11 so we have put your computer back to the way it was. Maybe my Sony Vaio is too old.

[@TismoGaming]

Just a heads up for everyone, 24h2 includes recall at the dependency level on file explorer. If you’re not familiar with windows recall, I invite you to research it. Basically Microsoft taking snapshots of your pc and storing it on their end for AI.

[@jensdbe]

As far as I know this currently only works for Copilot+ PCs (which are ARM-based). So nothing to worry about for now.

[@aerodriguez1254]

Install failed. Got failed message after Restart? My setup is Win 11 PRO 21H2 OS build 22000 2538 UNSUPPORTED i7-4790K CPU (i believe my Win 11 pro was fr a Frankenstein install which was a combination of Win10 & 11)

[@kkvyshak007kk]

Thanks bro

[@CristianVieraArevalo]

Thanks a lot. What about the Windows old carpet, can I delet it?

[@jensdbe]

Should be fine, yes

[@alagirisamyrengaraj3098]

when upgrading to windows 11 from windows 10 the error 0xC1900101 -0x20017 occurred ,how to fix it

[@Joker71219]

Did you got any fix ?

[@happyputt9709]

Does cpu have sse4.2

[@billspeer6991]

Hello, I just upgraded to 24H2 from 23H2 and after the reboot process, My computer had problems with the boot drv. "A disk Read Error Occurred" What is the Repair Process that I need to use to correct this error. Thank You!

[@barryjane2221]

can this be done if i share my pc with engineer?

[@Joker71219]

Will it work work on my Dell Inspiron 5567 i5 7200u , 8 gb ram ?? Can i upgrade it from windows 10 Home to 11 home ?? Pls reply i really need help .😢

[@jensdbe]

@@Joker71219 should work perfectly fine

[@Joker71219]

Thanks buddy ​@@jensdbe I am going to install it , One more question , is my documents and all desktop icons will remain same after upgrading to 11 ??

[@kleve2770]

@@Joker71219 Yes, just check the first line saying: keep documents and apps. It worked for me

[@waynewang15]

thx for sharing

[@kennethbauman3006]

I just wanted to say thanks again for this video it works just great but when I tried it on my dell laptop I couldn't get it to mount because when I right clicked on the windows download I didn't see MOUNT in the dropdown box but I saw it in my other computer and it worked great . Is it something that I need to change in the dropdown box to see Mount ? Do you have any suggestions ?

[@jensdbe]

If the option is missing from the menu when you right click, you probably have a different default application set to handle .ISO files (like 7Zip, WinRAR,...). In that case, just right click the file and choose Open with > Windows Explorer, that should mount the ISO-file as well.

[@ismailkhan2094]

thanks buddy but i have a doubt how can i install windows 11 24h2 from windows 11 23h2

[@jensdbe]

I managed to finish and upload the video on upgrading from an existing Windows 11 23H2 on unsupported hardware to 24H2. You can find it here in case you would be interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3SZZmqmfqmshcU

[@gerardengelaar7744]

Hello, my name is Gerard. Today i used your instruction video to update windows 11 from 21h1 to 24h2 and everything goes as you sad .after the update its working as before but now with the new update . I would like to thank you for it.

[@edhuismanster]

In the process of trying this now on my Windows 10 "used for mods" computer. If it doesn't work, I will let you know but silence is golden!

[@akiojuni8445]

👍Thanks for this nice tutorial. I have two questions : (1) Will this so installed Windows 11 get upcoming updates (as Microsoft Defender) automatically without TPM activated? (2) Can you come back to Windows 10 if necessary ?🤔

[@soumyasarathimaity]

Yes I came back

[@mrsamanda1991]

I have tried this twice and both times the installation gets stuck at 68% and refuses to progress