[Fix] This PC doesn’t Currently Meet Windows 11 System Requirements

This article will assist you in bypassing Windows 11 TPM, Secure Boot and CPU requirements check and installing Windows 11 on unsupported hardware devices.

If you have an old computer which is not compatible with Windows 11 setup but you still want to install or upgrade to Windows 11 on this device, Microsoft has provided an official way to disable or bypass check for TPM 2.0 and CPU (processor) at Windows 11 installation time.

So if you have an ineligible machine which doesn’t meet Windows 11 system requirements, you can safely bypass all the hardware requirements and install Windows 11 on your incompatible device with the help of this tweak which we are going to share in this tutorial.

Method to Bypass Windows 11 Hardware Requirements Check (In Short)

Quick summary:

1. Open Registry Editor using regedit command in run dialog box.

2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup key.

3. In right-side pane, create new DWORD AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU and set its value to 1 to bypass or skip all hardware requirements check by Windows 11 setup wizard and install it on unsupported devices.

There are some other working methods also mentioned at the end of the article. Don’t forget to check them out.

Now Let’s Discuss the Full Procedure in Details!

Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 11 comes with higher hardware specifications and people who want to install or upgrade to Windows 11, must meet the minimum system requirements for Windows 11 installation.

Following article contains all the details of Windows 11 system requirements:

Windows 11 Minimum System Requirements or Hardware Specifications

The most important and MUST have system requirements are TPM 2.0 chip, Secure Boot and supported or compatible CPU/Processor. Other requirements include 4 GB or more RAM, 64 GB or more HDD free space, etc.

If you want to install or upgrade to Windows 11 in a computer system, it must contain TPM 2.0 chip, Secure Boot feature enabled and the processor must be supported by Windows 11.

Error Messages While Trying to Install or Upgrade to Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware Devices

If a device doesn’t contain TPM 2.0 chip, Secure Boot or other hardware requirements, you can’t install Windows 11 in the device. If you try to install or upgrade to Windows 11, you get various error messages as mentioned below.

If you open Windows Updates page in your Windows 10 device, it shows following warning message:

You click on “Get PC Health Check” link and it opens “Check for compatibility” page at Microsoft website to download PC Health Check app.

If you download and install the app, it checks your device eligibility for Windows 11 installation and after hardware check, you get following error message:

If you click on “Device Specifications” button, it opens “This PC will not run Windows 11” page at Microsoft website displaying following error message for your device:

If you try to install or upgrade to Windows 11 using official Windows 11 Setup Installation Assistant tool, it also displays following error message:

And if you try to upgrade to Windows 11 using Windows Updates or Windows 11 setup.exe file, it displays “This PC can’t run Windows 11” or similar error message:

So basically each and every method you try to install or upgrade to Windows 11 on an unsupported PC, results in failure with error messages.

[Fix] Bypass All Hardware Requirements Check and Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware Devices

First of all check in your BIOS settings whether your computer system contains TPM chip and Secure Boot feature. If you find the options disabled, you can enable them using following tutorials:

How to Check Your Computer has TPM 2.0 for Windows 11?

How to Enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot to Install Windows 11?

If your computer system doesn’t contain or support these hardware features, fortunately, Microsoft has published an official method or workaround to easily bypass Windows 11 hardware requirements check during setup and forcefully install Windows 11 on incompatible devices which actually don’t meet minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Actually Microsoft has shared a Registry tweak to bypass the check for TPM 2.0 and CPU family and model at the time of Windows 11 installation. So even if your device doesn’t meet hardware specifications for Windows 11, you can implement the Registry trick and force Windows 11 installation or upgrade on your old computer system.

Here is how to apply official Registry tweak provided by Microsoft:

[Case 1] Upgrade to Windows 11 on Unsupported Windows 10 Devices

If you are trying to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 using Windows Update or Windows 11 Installation Assistant tool, following steps will help you in applying Registry tweak to bypass the error message and complete upgrade process:

When you receive error message, close the setup tool and do as following:

1. Open Registry Editor by typing regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to following key:

2. Select MoSetup key and in right-side pane, right-click on empty area and select “New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value” option.

Set the new DWORD name as AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU and double-click on the DWORD and set its value to 1 to bypass TPM and CPU requirements check.

Now try to install or upgrade to Windows 11 again using Windows Updates or official Windows 11 tool and it’ll no longer show any error message and you’ll be able to upgrade to Windows 11 without any problem.

NOTE: For your convenience, we are also providing ready-made Registry script to create above mentioned key and DWORD automatically in Registry Editor. Download following ZIP file, extract it using 7-Zip or other file archive programs and run extracted REG file:

Download Registry Script to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware

It’ll automatically apply the required Registry tweak in your computer system and you’ll be able to install or upgrade Windows 11 on unsupported devices.

PS: The setup wizard might show a warning message “This PC doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements for running Windows 11 – these requirements help ensure a more reliable and higher quality experience. Installing Windows 11 on this PC is not recommended and may result in compatibility issues. If you proceed with installing Windows 11, your PC will no longer be supported and won’t be entitled to receive updates. Damages to your PC due to lack of compatibility aren’t covered under the manufacturer warranty.”, you can click on “Accept” button to start the Windows 11 install or upgrade process.

[Case 2] Clean or Fresh Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware Devices

If you are planning to clean install Windows 11 using bootable USB drive or DVD and your device is unsupported for Windows 11 installation, the Windows setup wizard will show “This PC can’t run Windows 11. This PC doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements to install this version of Windows” error message as shown in following screenshot:

Following steps will help you in implementing Registry tweak shared by Microsoft to bypass Windows 11 installation requirements and clean install Windows 11:

1. When Windows 11 setup wizard displays “This PC can’t run Windows 11” or similar error message, press SHIFT+F10 keys together. It’ll launch Command Prompt window on the top of setup wizard window.

PS: Pressing SHIFT+F10 hotkey inside Windows setup is a hidden secret method to launch Command Prompt as Administrator during Windows installation time. This method has been implemented for recovery and troubleshooting purposes for advanced and expert users. If you remember, we used this trick long time back in Method 4 of this tutorial for good ol’ Windows XP.

2. Now type regedit in Command Prompt window and press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor.

3. Now go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup key and in right-side pane, create new DWORD AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU and set its value to 1.

4. After creating the DWORD, close Registry Editor and Command Prompt window.

5. Now click on Close button present in setup wizard window titlebar. Windows Setup will show confirmation message “Are you sure you want to quit?”, click on Yes button.

You’ll now see “Install Now” window again. Again follow the setup process such as selecting installation type, etc and now Windows 11 will install without any error message as we have disabled hardware check using Registry tweak.

Another Workaround to Bypass Windows 11 Requirements and Install it on Unsupported Hardware

There is another Registry tweak available to bypass all Windows 11 system requirements and install Windows 11 on incompatible hardware devices. We shared it in following article:

Bypass TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, Processor Check for Windows 11 Installation

If the official Microsoft method doesn’t work for you and you still receives TPM and Secure Boot related error messages, you can try the method given in above mentioned tutorial to bypass TPM and Secure Boot check and install Windows 11 in your device.

Yet Another Working Method to Skip Hardware Checks (Shared by Our Readers)

This is another working way to disable all kind of hardware requirements check by Windows 11 setup and install the operating system on unsupported devices which are missing required chip and features.

You just need to delete 2 files Appraiser.dll and Appraiser.sdb from Windows 11 Setup folder. These files are present inside “Sources” folder.

If you have mounted or extracted Windows 11 ISO file for upgrade or you created bootable USB for clean install purpose, you can delete these files by navigating to Sources folder in File Explorer.

Once you delete the files, run Windows 11 setup and it should not scan or check for hardware requirements.

Thanks to our reader “Robert” for sharing this method.

NEW* 100% Working Method to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware Devices

This is the easiest and 100% working method which will allow you to install or upgrade to Windows 11 on any device whether it’s a new compatible device or an old unsupported computer system.

What we’ll do in this method? We’ll replace all setup files (except Install.esd) present in Windows 11 setup with Windows 10 setup files. In this way, we’ll use Windows 10 setup installer to install Windows 11 in our system. Don’t worry! Windows 10 and Windows 11 use same setup installer. Since we are using Windows 10 installer for Windows 11, it’ll not check for Windows 11 hardware requirements such as TPM 2.0, Secure boot, etc. We are keeping Windows 11’s Install.esd file which is the actual file containing all Windows 11 program files and system files.

You’ll need Windows 10 setup files which you can grab from the offline ISO or bootable USB.

• Now go to “Sources” folder inside Windows 11 setup folder or bootable USB and press Ctrl+A keys together to select all files.
• Now scroll down a little and look for Install.esd file. (Some people might see Install.wim file instead of Install.esd. Follow the same steps for WIM file.)
• Press and hold Ctrl key and click on Install.esd file. It’ll de-select Install.esd file but all other files will remain selected.
• Press Delete key to delete all files except Install.esd file.
• Now go to Windows 10 setup folder and navigate to “Sources” folder.
• Again press Ctrl+A keys together to select all files. Press and hold Ctrl key and click on Install.esd file. It’ll de-select Install.esd file but all other files will remain selected.
• Now press Ctrl+C keys together to copy all files.
• Now go to Windows 11 setup -> Sources folder and press Ctrl+V keys together. It’ll copy all files from Windows 10 setup to Windows 11 setup folder. But Install.esd file will remain intact.

That’s it. Now try to run Windows 11 setup and it’ll not check for Windows 11 hardware requirements. It’ll install Windows 11 successfully in any device.

You might see “Windows 10” in title while installing Windows 11. Ignore it. It happens because we are using Windows 10 installer for Windows 11.

Thanks to our reader “Chaitanya” for sharing this method.

Easiest Way to Disable Hardware Requirements Check and Create Bootable USB Drive

There is another way to disable Windows 11 hardware requirements check and create a bootable USB drive from Windows 11 ISO file. You can use the bootable USB drive to clean install Windows 11 in your system.

A 3rd party software “Rufus” allows users to create Windows 11 bootable USB and disable all hardware requirements check which are performed by Windows 11 setup at installation time.

Check out following article for details:

[Tip] Create Bootable USB Drive from Windows 11 ISO and Disable Hardware Requirements Check

Thanks “Sunny” and “Prashant”.

Also Check:

How to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows 11

[Tip] How to Download Windows 11 Offline ISO Files

Should You Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware Devices?

[Tip] How to Complete Windows 11 Setup Without Internet Connection

[Tip] How to Install Windows 11 With Local User Account