Running Windows 11 on unsupported hardware may not be possible.
Running Windows 11 on unsupported hardware may not be possible.
I used Windows 11 Pro on unsupported hardware lacking TPM, secure boot, and UEFI. The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 6.0) with an AMD FX 8350 processor and 16GB RAM. My graphics card is a Nvidia 1050. I obtained Windows 10 and 11 ISO files from the official site, created a folder on my desktop, transferred the context from the 10 ISO to that folder, opened the sources folder and removed install.wim, then copied install.wim from the 11 ISO folder. Executed setup.exe from the Windows 10 installation directory on my hard drive, ensuring updates were disabled during the process.
It seems installing Windows 11 on unsupported devices disables 4GB of RAM, leaving only 12GB available out of 16GB. Haha!
It seems the issue might be elsewhere on his device. I've tried the same approach, and my setup is working well. The Lenovo laptop runs a 4th generation Intel processor with full 16 GB available.
It was just a joke. Picture the chaos when Windows 11 tells everyone that installing the OS on unsupported hardware is limited to 12GB of RAM.
The internet is already losing its collective mind. Don't need to give them any more reasons. Ha ha
I installed Windows 11 Pro using a bare metal USB method without any issues. The setup included an Intel Core i7 6850k, Asus x99 Deluxe II board with TPM 2.0, a 64 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Thunderbolt 3 card, and an EVGA RTX 2070 Gaming SSD. Secure Boot was active. I created a USB install media via the Media Creation Tool and performed a standard bare metal installation. No warnings or driver problems occurred; Windows loaded perfectly. Recent updates included Quality Updates 2021-09 and a Windows 11 update for x64 systems. Driver updates were also applied. Security scans ran regularly, and the tool detected no malicious software. Everything seems fine so far—thanks for the update!
For users facing issues installing Win11 on unsupported hardware, consider using a registry modification approach—it's simpler and more direct. Transfer Win11's install.wim file to Win10's installation directory. The source folder doesn't contain an install.wim, so the file isn't present there. Some people might be misremembering the name or skipping necessary steps.