Windows Manually installing windows 11 which does not support Hardware

KreeHunter

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Ok so recently got a laptop with i7 7820HQ processor , after checking the requirements every check is in place except the processor , since i cannot "upgrade" to windows 11 was wondering this is a fresh laptop so no data loss and lot of room to play around so if i can go the manual route and install windows 11 using uefi enabled bootable pendrive. , if its easy to ask here then do installation and find out yes/no ...if yes then all is well....but if its NO then again make a win 10 bootable , reinstall all softwares .
 
It can be done, I installed win 11 on my laptop with i5 7th gen.

Just check with pc health check and ensure you have tpm in BIOS.

I would suggest you to stick to windows 10 though, windows 11 is not that good if you don't need the extra features it has.
 
jaydeep_p said:
It can be done, I installed win 11 on my laptop with i5 7th gen.

Just check with pc health check and ensure you have tpm in BIOS.

I would suggest you to stick to windows 10 though, windows 11 is not that good if you don't need the extra features it has.
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i am using windows since win95 , up till recently i was still using Windows 7 because imho its the most stable OS till date, since win 7 support is ended and switched to 10 and feel it has evolved beautifully . since got a fresh laptop just wanted to tinker around with windows 11...but if there is no major upgrade in win 11 i would like to stick to windows 10.
 
KreeHunter said:
i am using windows since win95 , up till recently i was still using Windows 7 because imho its the most stable OS till date, since win 7 support is ended and switched to 10 and feel it has evolved beautifully . since got a fresh laptop just wanted to tinker around with windows 11...but if there is no major upgrade in win 11 i would like to stick to windows 10.
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Stick to Windows 10 if all your apps work fine with it, no need to change unless the apps require windows 11.
 
KreeHunter said:
i am using windows since win95 , up till recently i was still using Windows 7 because imho its the most stable OS till date, since win 7 support is ended and switched to 10 and feel it has evolved beautifully . since got a fresh laptop just wanted to tinker around with windows 11...but if there is no major upgrade in win 11 i would like to stick to windows 10.
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Win 11 has some UI features which can be very annoying to some users like no right click copy/paste option in menu & instead there are cut copy paste tiny icons. There are many other such things in win 11 UI. I would suggest win 11 only on laptops that came pre-installed with win 11 or on pc where for gamers win 11 has some noticeable performance improvement in games often played.
 
guest_999 said:
Win 11 has some UI features which can be very annoying to some users like no right click copy/paste option in menu & instead there are cut copy paste tiny icons. There are many other such things in win 11 UI. I would suggest win 11 only on laptops that came pre-installed with win 11 or on pc where for gamers win 11 has some noticeable performance improvement in games often played.
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Is it possible to install older versions of Windows on newer hardware that doesn't support it?
 
Decadent_Spectre said:
Is it possible to install older versions of Windows on newer hardware that doesn't support it?
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If you are talking about Win 95/98 they might be using 16 bit installers, which might not be compatible with Windows 10 if you are running the 64 bit version.

Your option is to either setup those older versions of Windows in a virtualization software such as VMWare or Virtualbox and try
 
Even you don't have TPM or your processor is not supported, you can still install and run windows 11 after some tweaks.

Please Google " Upgrade to Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs" and also "Skip_TPM_Check_on_Dynamic_Update". This will enable you to upgrade to Windows 11.
 
You can use rufus with a windows 11 ISO. While creating a bootable usb, it will give you the option to disable TPM check and disable internet requirement at boot.
 
There's no guarantee how long these bypasses will work or if they'll work with major version upgrades such as 24H2 and so on.
You may have to upgrade manually as long as Microsoft allows this or if there are new bypass methods.

I would rather recommend using Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC if you don't care about piracy.
It has everything a normal Pro SKU has but will get security/bug fixes till 2032.
learn.microsoft.com

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 - Microsoft Lifecycle

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.
learn.microsoft.com

I won't give any links to ISO or activation tools. There are plenty on the internet.
 
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Decadent_Spectre said:
Is it possible to install older versions of Windows on newer hardware that doesn't support it?
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Yes if drivers are available for the hardware on that windows version. Though nowadays win 10 latest/last version is the lowest one can go for hardware starting from intel 8th gen & ryzen 1st gen especially if want to use the hardware to its full potential & use integrated graphics in processor.
 
KreeHunter said:
Ok so recently got a laptop with i7 7820HQ processor , after checking the requirements every check is in place except the processor , since i cannot "upgrade" to windows 11 was wondering this is a fresh laptop so no data loss and lot of room to play around so if i can go the manual route and install windows 11 using uefi enabled bootable pendrive. , if its easy to ask here then do installation and find out yes/no ...if yes then all is well....but if its NO then again make a win 10 bootable , reinstall all softwares .
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One major issue I ran into after upgrading an old 7th Gen Intel Laptop from Win 10 to 11 after disabling TPM requirement is that Valorant didn't want to start, saying that TPM2.0 requirement wasn't met which is necessary for Windows 11 builds.

Now I wonder how many other softwares rely on having TPM 2.0 enabled for it to run on Windows 11. (While not requiring it if it's not window 11)
 
In my experiences, Windows updates/upgrades are always such a pain and eventually run into problems to be honest.
I'd suggest if possible, do a fresh install from ground up! Always better.
 
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