LKBEN11650: How to install Windows 11 on a not supported CPU?


Symptom

You have a good CPU but it is not supported by Windows 11.

Cause

Windows 11 comes with certain restrictions for the hardware.

Solution

Please note: Microsoft does not recommend the installation of Windows 11 on unsupported hardware.

If you need or want to install Windows 11, you need to deactivate the check for TPM 2.0 and CPU.

To do this you need to open the registry and do the following:

Start menu -> regedit -> HKLM -> system -> setup -> MoSetup ->

create a new DWORD 32 bit value and name it:

AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU and set it to 1

Key in one string: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup]
"AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU"=dword:00000001

 

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 06/07/2023