There’s A Simple Workaround To Install Windows 11 On Unsupported Systems
There’s A Simple Workaround To Install Windows 11 On Unsupported Systems
Windows 11 has gained some of its notoriety from the very high barrier of entry – eliminated many systems that were reasonably recent out of their upgrade path (systems prior to 2017 , such as first-gen AMD Ryzen, was excluded from the compatibility list when the OS launched in late 2021). Part of the reason is the mandatory requirement of TPM 2.0 – which is needed for increased security.
However, there have been users that attempted to circumvent the limits imposed by Microsoft, which do end up in success at times. This time around, a user by the handle of @TheBobPony had a surprising discovery: all you need to do to bypass this limit is simply a line of command.
HUGE GROUND BREAKING DISCOVERY! 🤯
To ALL users that don’t meet the artificial requirements for Windows 11, I GOT SOME GREAT NEWS TO SHARE!
When adding “/product server” switch to setup.exe in the Windows 11 setup directory, it BYPASSES the Windows 11 hardware requirement checks. pic.twitter.com/Ig5FtQhOID— Bob Pony (@TheBobPony) October 8, 2023
Turns out all you need to do is simply type the following command in the command prompt (when you have the Windows 11 installer ready in a flash drive):
setup /product server
According to PCWorld’s testing on a Windows 11 Canary build, it works: though there’s an oddity that it says “Windows Server” is being installed, which is not the case here. That being said, it turns out that such workaround has been found by Vietnamese user a year ago, although that didn’t make it out to the world – presumably due to language barriers.
Oh, and in case you missed it: we don’t recommend you do this.
Source: Neowin
Pokdepinion: Either that is by design or Microsoft forgot about it for a long time – in any case, I doubt they’ll plug the hole anytime soon given that it likely self-regulates users attempting to work around the limits (and thus risk instabilities and bugs).
