- Microsoft previously offered details on the installation of Windows 11 on a PC not supported
- This bypass solution has been deleted from the assistance document that hosted it
- This could be to do with the release of the 24h2 update, which is now widely deployed
Microsoft has just discreetly deleted information in its support documentation concerning the installation of Windows 11 via a bypass solution (not recommended), which allowed the operating system to be hosted on a PC which does not meet the material requirements .
More specifically, it was a bypass solution for machines that are not up to the Windows 11 system requirements in terms of TPM 2.0, or not to have a sufficiently modern CPU. This involved modifying the operating system register to facilitate installation.
TechSPOT noted that Microsoft had made the change, linking the new modified assistance document and also provided a link to the version captured by the old document by the old document by the old document of the old document.
As you can see if you compare both, the instructions to compete around the TPM 2.0 or CPU requirements are provided with the old doc in the box entitled “ warns ”, which clearly indicates that the risks are involved In the installation of Windows 11 on a PC not supported and modification of the register.
It seems that the warnings are not sufficient, and Microsoft does not want at all that no one uses this fudege now, even at their own risk, given the change to the doc here.
Analysis: A decision caused by Germanium?
Why did Microsoft have made this change now, after leaving these details of a bypass solution for so long? Because as far as we know, this method still works.
A theory is that the recent publication of Windows 11 24H2 may have changed the ground on which this bypass solution is built, which means that the test of the said system requirements could now be more problematic.
Remember that the platform underlined Windows 11 has been changed into a whole new case with the 24H2 update, as Microsoft has introduced Germanium. In short, this meant many adjustments for the internal operation of the operating system which cannot be seen, but which are certainly there (and necessary for Copilot + PCS). Changes can cause more potential problems with the above installation bypass (in particular since one of the main Germanium pillars is to strengthen safety, as well as performance).
Thus, perhaps the bypass solution is simply more likely to encounter problems now, although we have not seen reports from Windows users to save this idea (not yet, anyway). As already indicated, we see no evidence that this method no longer really works.
Obviously, you can always display the instructions (via the Wayback machine as indicated), so if you want to go to Windows 11 on a PC not supported, this can still be done (in theory). Indeed, we have a much more in -depth overview of this process in a guide here, so if you are serious about the installation of Windows 11 in this way, check this.
In this guide, we still do not recommend taking this action plan, due to the potential risks involved – which, if the theory above is correct, can be even more perilous now than Windows 11 24h2 is in town with Germanium in trailer.
As the end of life of Windows 10 is getting closer and closer, if you are still on the old operating system because of not having a PC which supports Windows 11, you must start to examine carefully your options. Obviously, Microsoft does not think that one of these choices should be to fake Windows 11 on a PC with an old processor not supported (or no TPM 2.0, or perhaps both).
Be that as it may, it seems that the imminent deadline for the end of the Windows 10 support means that some people are thinking about upgrading, and Windows 11 suddenly becomes more popular. Expect that more of this migration comes from 2025 rolls.
