Force Windows 11 Install

January 21, 2023

Force-Windows-11-Install

Looking for some Windows 11 hacks? I have some mod scripts on another repository, Windows11_Mods.

Win11-TPM-RegistryBypass

This tool creates a modified Windows 11 installer ISO using an existing one, containing a registry hack that bypasses the setup-time compatibility checks, as well as an experimental patch that forces feature updates and in-place upgrades to install, ignoring incompatibilities.

Looking for Windows 11 ISOs? Head over to UUP Dump to download the latest Dev build of Windows 11 and create a bootable ISO. Need help? You can start here.

https://github.com/JosephM101/Force-Windows-11-Install

How it works:

This workaround injects three keys into the registry of the Windows Setup environment in the boot.wim file in the Windows 11 ISO that force the installer to skip TPM, Secure Boot, memory and CPU checks, allowing the user to install Windows 11 using the original installer. There are extra switches that can be passed for more in-depth patching, such as one that allows for forcing Windows Updates and in-place upgrades to skip compatibility checks; see extra switches for more.

A Windows 10 ISO is not required for this method.

Why?

The installer for Windows 11 checks for both TPM and Secure Boot, and will not install on "unsupported" processors. However, many of the devices that don't have TPM, Secure Boot, or a compatible processor, are perfectly capable of running Windows 11.