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

[@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

[@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

[@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. 🙏

[@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)

[@okadapauabner]

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

[@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❤❤❤❤😇😇😇😇

[@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.😂

[@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.

[@JuniorForex]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@MK-Slinky]

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

[@pavlos7409]

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

[@Deiski76]

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

[@johntipeti4597]

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

[@KingKiyaYT]

I'm waiting for this video, Thanks 🙏

[@reyv991]

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

[@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 😁

[@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.

[@kennethbauman3006]

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

[@keithwjones]

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

[@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?

[@tomascisecky4527]

Nice 😊 it works perfectly

[@gilbertg.turaray5832]

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

[@franklinmarcusful]

Thanks for your educational videos. Its helps alot

[@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

[@esumarauw]

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

[@paldo771]

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

[@Villager_U]

Just bought a Thinkpad p51 and windows 11 is "unsupported" just because it's on 7th gen i7......lmao Oh btw,this method works great

[@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!

[@Swatlord60]

Thanks! Good video.

[@kennethbauman3006]

Thank you for this video.

[@JulianNiemann]

Worked!

[@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 :)

[@JackSlim-n7p]

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

[@kaidanalenko5222]

Considering this since windows10 support is gonna end

[@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!

[@keithwjones]

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

[@fra4455]

Great video

[@kennethbauman3006]

Thanks I'll try that ...

[@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.

[@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

[@kkvyshak007kk]

Thanks bro

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@happyputt9709]

Thanks bud

[@waynewang15]

thx for sharing

[@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?

[@gilbertg.turaray5832]

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

[@dctudu007]

nice 👍.

[@muzician338]

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

[@jensdbe]

@@muzician338 correct

[@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!

[@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?

[@eugenepohjola258]

Howdy. Nice. I would recommend to extract the iso first. Best regards.

[@jensdbe]

Why would you need to extract it first? Works fine without that.

[@eugenepohjola258]

@@jensdbe Howdy again. My understanding is there is a certain risk the computer getting stuck or starting looping installing through mount tunneling. Regards again.

[@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? 🤔

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@BenZ_AMGF1-44]

is there gonna be a video thats gonna be from windows 11 23h2 to windows 11 24h2?

[@GehMemories]

Yes

[@jensdbe]

I will post it in the next days but the method is very similar.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@barryjane2221]

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

[@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

[@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

[@kevinyu8345]

You can't get to update 24H2 new version (26100.1882) you used old version !!

[@GouravShaw1920]

I am getting this error setup has encountered a critical error sorry, we're having trouble determining if your pc can run windows server. please close setup and try again. error code: 0x80888002-0x40008 What to do ?

[@mrsamanda1991]

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

[@b-agc6143]

So with every new windows 11 upgrade there will be necessary to search for workaround that has not been patched yet?

[@jensdbe]

@@b-agc6143 only for major versions. Regular updates do come in like on a supported machine. Only a feature release (like 23H2, 24H2, typically once a year) requires some manual action.

[@watchmakerful]

Does this method work if a PC does not have TPM at all (not even 1.2)?

[@jensdbe]

Should work as well, yes

[@mariomary-u6p]

ok it looks good now show everybody that important updates are working???????that is where is problem

[@jensdbe]

Updates have been working ever since the beginning of running Windows 11 on unsupported hardware. Regular updates come in normal. Only feature updates like this on (24H2)require some action.

[@bradl7439]

You had to use the command line. Too hard for me, I'll stick with Linux! 😛

[@jensdbe]

Ha, if you're not into a CLI, then I think Linux might be a problem as well :)

[@garrynorth6269]

Doesnt work, error safe os didnt work plus left 2 options for windows 10 and windows 11 on start up yet windows 11 doesnt work.

[@preamstrikbiz0]

My only issue I have now since getting windows 11 24H2 in my unsupported Dell micro optiplex 7050 i7- 7th gen T , is that I can’t remove 8.63 gb of windows clean up files from disk utility or run a clean sfc scan in command prompt ( both instances as admin of course ) . I do not know what to do . I reinstalled windows 11 clean about 4 times and tried checking cbs logs to see where any errors lie and still no use , even after yesterdays ( Tuesday’s ) week patch updates . Still no luck . I guess I’m stuck with a lingering 10gb on my OS drive that will not clean up in command prompt sfc scans or dism commands anymore ?

[@jensdbe]

Looks like this is a known issue for all 24H2 installs. Unsupported or supported hardware. As far as I know, Microsoft is working on a fix for this.

[@preamstrikbiz0]

@@jensdbe thank you for the feedback on that matter ! It’s really annoying

[@jensdbe]

See here for example where multiple users report the same: www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHelp/s/eTHmtEtSdF I will follow-up on this and update if I find out something.

[@deanmorara3491]

Does it work for AMD Athlon 2 X4 630?

[@jensdbe]

I believe this will not work for 24H2 as the CPU doesn't support SSE 4.2

[@deanmorara3491]

@@jensdbe this processor runs on Dell Inspiron 570 with an SSD.

[@muzician338]

Uh oh - does that POPCNT requirement mean my Core2 Quad isn't going to work?

[@jensdbe]

It does yes, a Core 2 Duo will not work with 24H2

[@muzician338]

@@jensdbe I tried it, it got all the way to the point of reboot but reverted back to the Win10 installation saying the system had failed a verification check or words to that effect. At least it didn't screw up the install that was already in place and I didn't have to use the MacriumX drive image I made before trying it. But your step-by-step guide is spot-on, otherwise everything worked just as you outlined.

[@alagirisamyrengaraj3098]

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

[@Joker71219]

Did you got any fix ?

[@SeNoR_Jeff13]

I have an old Acer Aspire 7560G laptop with an AMD A8-3520M APU that I bought in 2012. It currently has the most current version of Windows 10 home installed and it's running fine but I wanted to see if I could get Windows 11 installed before Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10. When I tried your steps I get the error 0xC1900101 0x20017 "The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during BOOT operation". My system uses legacy boot with no option to change it, there is 397 GB free space on the HDD. Should it be possible to install Windows 11 on my hardware or is it incompatible? I tried doing the install again after removing everything connected to the USB ports and it failed again with the exact same error. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

[@aachenmann]

Acer Aspire 7560G laptop is too old to upgrade to Window 11 24h2 since it won't work without SSE4.2 instruction in AMD A8-3520M APU

[@SeNoR_Jeff13]

@@aachenmann Thanks, I now see my CPU only supports SSE4A. I thought when I first heard about that your CPU had to be 15 years old or more, mine is not that old.

[@SeNoR_Jeff13]

Was doing more research and AMD processors running SSE4A can run 24H2. I also ran the utility Coreinfo than runs in Windows Powershell and confirms I have SSE4A and it even showed SSE4.2 and that popcnt was supported. I guess something else is blocking the install and throwing that error. Maybe I will try the Rufus utility once the new version is out of beta.

[@dipeshdabas992]

Didn't work

[@tubehosty]

😀

[@lasermineyt]

Hi that method will work in intel i3 6006u?

[@jensdbe]

Should work fine, yes

[@lasermineyt]

Really. That's sse4.1

[@jensdbe]

@@lasermineyt have a look here: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/91157/intel-core-i36006u-processor-3m-cache-2-00-ghz/specifications.html

[@lasermineyt]

​@jensdbe finally I got in window 11 thank you 😊

[@EestiDorito]

I hope Microsoft does not patch it with 25H2 update

[@jensdbe]

We'll have to see I guess. Till now there always was a relatively easy workaround.

[@dannyho9076]

dont bullshit this win 11,i downgrade from 11 to 10,so much annoying issue on this win 11

[@RoadToTheCup]

I have a Lenovo think pad 2008 i5

[@digital_gamer25]

my cpy is 9 years old will it work plz tell

[@jensdbe]

@@digital_gamer25 should probably work. Which CPU do you have?

[@digital_gamer25]

@@jensdbe Intel Core i5 - 3230M @2.6GHz, 2601 Mhz,2 core(s), 4 logical processor

[@jensdbe]

@@digital_gamer25 definitely no problem. Supports SSE 4.2 so go for it :)

[@digital_gamer25]

@@jensdbe alr will tell after installation thx

[@digital_gamer25]

@@jensdbe it worked but my laptop became a little bit laggy

[@rooscow]

Sadly, I've seemed to have hit a real problem created by Microsoft. They've somehow managed to insert logic that will brick your system if your cpu was produced prior to 2008. Planned obsolescence is alive and well in the Microsoft world.

[@jensdbe]

That is due to your CPU missing the SSE 4.2 instruction set as also covered in the video.

[@RoadToTheCup]

It will not update, maybe I am in cue.

[@JFDSmit-rm6tw]

Why does this video exist? While Microsoft handed its user base over to Linux?