- Microsoft offered previous details of installing Windows 11 on a non -supported PC
- This solution has been removed from the support document that hosted it
- This may be to do with the release of the 24H2 update which is now widely extracted
Microsoft has just quietly removed information in its support documentation on the installation of Windows 11 via a (not recommended) solution, one that made it possible to host a PC that does not meet the hardware requirements.
Specifically, this was a solution to machines that are not up to the speed of the system requirements in Windows 11 in terms of having TPM 2.0 or not having a modern enough CPU. It involved fine -tuning us -registration database to facilitate the installation.
TechSpot noted that Microsoft had made the change, the link to the new, changed support document and also provided a link to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine’s captured version of the old document.
As you can see if you compare the two, the instructions for emerging around TPM 2.0 or CPU requirements are not supported PC and change of registry.
It seems that warnings are not enough, and Microsoft does not want anyone who uses this fudge now, even at their own risk, considering the change to DOC here.
Analysis: A decision that germanium provoked?
Why has Microsoft made this change now, after leaving these solutions in place for so long? As far as we know, this method is still working.
A theory is that the recent release of Windows 11 24H2 may have changed the terrain on which this solution is built, which means that trying to dodge the said system requirement could now be more problematic.
Remember, the platform that supports Windows 11 was changed to a whole new affair with the 24H2 update when Microsoft introduced Germanium. In short, it meant a lot of adjustments to the inner work of the operating system that cannot be seen, but is definitely there (and needs Copilot+ PCS). The changes can cause several potential problems with the above installation variety (especially considering that one of Germanium’s most important columns is to strengthen security as well as performance).
So maybe the solution is simply more likely to run into questions now, even though we haven’t seen reports about this from Windows users to back up this idea (not yet, anyway). As already mentioned, we see no evidence that this method is actually no longer working.
Obviously, you can still see the instructions (via the Wayback machine as mentioned), so if you want to go to Windows 11 on a non -supported PC, it can still be done (in theory). In fact, we have a much more in -depth look at this process in a guide here, so if you are serious about installing Windows 11 this way, check it out.
In this guide, we still do not recommend taking this course of action because of the potential risks involved – which, if the above theorization is correct, can be even more dangerous now that Windows 11 24h2 is in town with germanium in tow.
As the end of Windows 10 is getting closer, if you are still on the older OS due to not having a PC that supports Windows 11, start researching your options carefully. Obviously, Microsoft doesn’t think one of these choices should be to fudge Windows 11 on a PC with an old non -supported processor (or no TPM 2.0 or maybe both).
Whatever is the case, it seems that the threatening deadline for Windows 10 support ending some people thinking about upgrading and Windows 11 suddenly becomes more popular. Expect more of this migration to come when 2025 rolls on.
