Installing Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2024
- How to run Windows 11 on a computer without a compatible processor and/or TPM 2.0. Tutorial includes both an upgrade from Windows 10, and a clean installation.
NOTE: Please do read the notes in my pinned comment. :)
Web resources referred to in the video are as follows:
Microsoft Windows 11 health check:
www.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...
Windows 11 page for downloading Windows 11 ISO:
www.microsoft.com/software-do...
Rufus imaging software:
rufus.ie/en/
Microsoft page with the warning about installing Windows 11 on systems that don't meet minimum requirements:
support.microsoft.com/en-us/w...
Microsoft page with the Windows 11 upgrade Registry hack:
support.microsoft.com/en-us/w...
Other useful pages include:
Windows 11 hardware requirements:
www.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...
Intel processors that Windows 11 actually supports:
learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/win...
AMD processors that Windows 11 actually supports:
learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/win...
My video on “PC BIOS Settings” is here:
• PC BIOS Settings
And if you want to manually implement the Registry changes needed during a Windows install from standard media, this is covered in my video “Windows 11: The Good, The Bad & the Ugly”:
• Windows 11: The Good, ...
Finally, you may be interested in my video about Windows 11 configuration and privacy settings here:
• Windows 11 Configurati...
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:09 The State of Play
05:19 Warning!
04:03 Download Windows 11 ISO
05:07 Clean Install with Rufus
10:23 Upgrade via Registry Hack
15:14 Avoiding e-Waste (wrap)
#Windows11 #Upgrade #Unsupported #explainingcomputers 
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IMPORTANT NOTES: In the "Download Windows 11 ISO" section, I at one point ( 4:12 ) I say "the process starts by downloading a Windows 10 ISO file". I should have said "Windows 11 ISO file", which is what I proceed to do! My bad. :(
Secondly, as some have rightly pointed out in these comments, installing Windows 11 using the methods shown will install a version that will not then offer an upgrade to the next version (well, at least not based on current Microsoft practice). So, for example, right now, Windows 11 22h2 will be installed, which will receive updates until October 8 2024. This is not inherently a problem, as the process shown in the video can be repeated to move to the next version, so providing another few years of support. But it is worth being aware of.
Finally, I'd note that I made this video because I've had a lot of requests to make an episode on this topic. But I am not here suggesting that is it what everybody should do! If you have a working Windows 10 system, there is a sound logic to let sleeping dogs lie and let it run well into 2025 before deciding to upgrade to Windows 11 (and this is regardless of whether your hardware is supported or not). But many people I know are keen to have the latest Windows -- or to know their future options -- and for those individuals, I hope that this video is useful.
Yes, thanks for the errata clarification. I was about to pick that nit with you, but you have picked it yourself. Unfortunately, it's only still April, and you have now already consumed your one allowable error for the year. But on a more serious note, thank you SO much, Dr. Barnatt, on behalf of everybody like me who needs this kind of guidance and assurance when the time comes that we are finally forced into Microsoft's dark monopolistic future dystopia, kicking and screaming all the way!
Caught that! I came down here to nit-pick, but I understood what you meant!
@@knerduno5942 like linuxfx11
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Didn't catch the TPM and TMP switcheroo.
I expect this video is going to have a high number of views over the next two years.
I hope so too! :)
@@parshvapatel8484Chris did a video on the Adafruit ft232h board a few months ago.
Especially when Windows 10 will be near end of support
Undoubtedly!
@@ExplainingComputersWhat a guy!
First time here and incredibly impressed with the presentation style. Not too fast like everyone is a PC expert, not too slow like we've never used a keyboard before either; just the right balance of knowledge and speed. Made this look so easy, I will definitely be giving it a go on at some point. Thanks for a cracking video. 👍👍
Your videos are always so very clear and concise. No awful 'supporting' background music either. Thanks for uploading 👏👍
Great video Chris.
It's ridiculous Microsoft put these arbitrary requirements into W11.
Agree..all about control!😢
It's almost like Microsoft is a private company, who can decide what will and won't run their software.
@@itstheweirdguy Do you hear yourself?
Bet you got all the jabs.
I'm sure people complained about seat belts too when they became standard.
@@jackburton8352 Yeah he does sound like one of those weirdos, the same that used to say that twitter is a private platform if you don't like it get off it, The irony of those people set in when Elon took over, worst kind of people.
Nothing says "Happy to use Linux" more than videos like this.
Indeed. I don't regret migrating to Linux as the support for Win 7 ended.
Brilliant! I imagine the process of upgrading from W10 to W11 on unsupported machines will only become more streamlined with time, but you have made it look really simple, thank you!
I appreciate how thorough you are in this video. A lot of tutorial videos will skip too many things and just expect users to know what was snipped out in between, but it's not always obvious even to well versed users. Especially so when using software they may have not run into, such as Rufus, etc. Going along for the ride with the user who needs the assistance is much better than only showing highlights.
Trust Microsoft to make Linux even more attractive than it is already. I stopped using Windows many years ago and have never regretted it.
Dito.
Microsoft's "hardware recognition" policy for Windows version 11 is filthy indecent; invalidating hardware in a highly subjective manner is an insult to its users. So thank you very much for this somewhat subversive but very useful presentation... That said, it won't get you back on the Redmount company's Christmas card list!
The fact that you can just bypass all the restrictions with registry tweaks and a Command Prompt command make the arbitrary requirements even more ludicrous and sickening.
@@FlyboyHelosim microsoft will patch it up one day to force you up buy new compatible cpu and give your old perfectly working PC to junkshop.
@@Agent-ie3uv Well for one, I don't even plan on using Windows 11, and two, even if they do it doesn't prevent you from using the ISO file available today to actually install it. Whether or not they enforce restrictions after you've updated doesn't seem like something that would happen either, as by that time the OS is already on your system.
Honestly, I don't understand how people are so adamant about using W11. Just go Linux already.
Any worse than Apple's process of making 5 year old equipment obsolete?
This has to be the most detailed and well-rehearsed step-by-step video I've ever watched. Great job!
Have you tried Britec09 he has done this months before and excellent step by step as well . Explaining computers guy is great to but late with these methods. But still better late than never.😊
I always love your videos but this one is marvelous! While I am not considering doing this at this time, it is great to know it's an option! Thank You and keep these wonderful videos coming!
Very well explained compared to all the other YT videos I've watched on this subject. Well done, as usual.
Great Video Chris. I used this upgrade to test on my old pc from 2010, he got a intel i5 first generation, doesn't have TPM, Secure Boot and UEFI, been using since the frist version of 11 and i don't have any issues at all, everything is working fine. A suggestion to a future video, there's a nice piece of software called ventoy which allows to using multiple S.Os, Windows, Linux and rescue disks, the nice feature is the compatiblity you can store all in a single USB stick and run and the nice part you don't need to bother the partition layout, you can choose the one you want. I been using for 6 months and makes my live easy, now i just need one thumb drive and that's all :D
Thanks for this, and you are right -- I really must cover Ventoy.
Thanks for New Information
@@ExplainingComputers I'll look forward to the video.
@@thiyagarajan1989 Sure no problems
Thanks for this, Alphonso. I have a perfecly good 1st gen i7 from the same year and thanks to your comment I'll test this method later this year.
Thank you very much.
The upgrade was very easy, thanks to your simple explanation.
You saved 3 laptops, and 4 computers from going to the scrapyard.
Your video will be of immense environmental value, as people will be able to use their hardware for many years to come. 👏
Why couldn't they use them without the upgrade? It's not like Y2K, where the very second support for W10 is null, your computers are going o stop working.
You just won't get updates. I hear there are still thousands of PCs still using WXP. IMHO, the W11 upgrade just isn't worth it, and the risks are too great for upgrading on unsupported hardware. You may not see any detriments now, but that could be an isssue later and then you're pulling your hauir out trying to fix an issue that would have been avoided by just NOT upgrading to a "better" Windows OS.
Comprehensive ,clear, and instructive. Thank you for all your wonderful videos.
Never ceases to amaze the constant requirement to upgrade for no appreciable gain of function.
It has appreciable gain of function, just not for you
@@LazloNQ Forced upgrade, manyfacturers get more sales
My hardware is new enough for Windows 11 but I refuse to install it because it's a regression of function. Why Microsoft removed taskbar labels and wants to be icons only like Mac OS, I have no idea. But I use that feature every day, and I refuse to install Windows 11 until they bring it back.
That's rampant consumerism at work. It's what our entire economy is built on, especially the car and oil industry. MS and the rest of the computer industry are simply following standard economic practice.
@@EdwardRLyons
Yes obviously it was a rhetorical question.
Brilliant video Chris I love the fact you have the option to upgrade with some registry alterations meaning I shouldn't lose any data & more importantly the software I use in the observatory as setting all that up can take a while, I can see me doing an upgrade soon now thanks for this much appreciated.
These are without doubt the best videos on RUclips on explaining about pc's. So very well made, and very informative with everything clearly and concisely explained. Absolutely love them. Got me out of a few dilemmas in the past. Absolutely top notch in every department.
Thanks. :)
watched you for years chris. love the videos and they are straight to the point
My impression of Microsoft is that they aren't really interested in personal/home consumers anymore. It is sad indeed that a computer these days has an expected life span of less than five years in the eyes of Microsoft. It's great that Chris in a straightforward (well, sort of!) way shows how to circumvent some of the pointless obstacles MS has set up, but if it were me faced with MS telling me that a perfectly good computer wasn't allowed to run Win11, I'd wipe the hard drive and go for Linux Mint straight away.
Why not do that anyway? Linux Mint is excellent; you won't regret it!
@@anthonyfmoss I agree, but if you've got a working Win 10 install, there is a conversion cost in terms of learning. This should never be underestimated.
@@anthonyfmoss Linux mint didn't install drivers for my surface laptop touchpad, keyboard or wifi....back to windows again.
Agreed. Early adopted 11 with that bypass appraisers.dll replacement. Have Mint on a few machines. It breaks less than Arch based for me (on Nvidia gpus) have had ArcoLinux break on one machine and several Manjaro ones though. Fedora also is nice. Debian will run on potatoes also etc. I think MS wants people to buy a new Win11 computer.
I like Linux, But it's causes me headaches for many reasons including compatibility issues in my daily drive. So instead I just run Windows 10 modified by Atlas (With windows 11 version coming soon) It takes a little work, And will have to do a fresh install if I want any future Atlas updates, But it's such a clean Windows experience! And it runs so much faster even on old hardware - Which is pinnacle. Job done, Windows with none of the bullcrap :)
As a retired Computer Systems Engineer I watched this video with giddy glee. Chris, your closing comments had me grinning from ear to ear... so thankful for a process that allows me to retain perfectly good hardware for years to come. Brilliant! Thank you again for your great attention to detail. 🤓
Me too. I worked for DEC as well as a few others. You?
That’s amazing that rufus can give you options to get rid of the tpm check!
Great video!
I enjoy the fact that you keep to the most relevant information regarding the topic and don't go on tangents like some other people on RUclips. It makes watching the video enjoyable even if you are in a rush to find a solution. Also, you have an awesome retro vibe😎 Big fan
Thanks for this. :)
Well done, really clear instructions.
Thanks Chris! I've been running Win 11 on an unsupported laptop pretty much since Win 11 came out. I have had zero problems with the OS, and zero problems getting updates. Pretty cool that Rufus has those update hacks built in!
Did you automatically get the big update to build 22H2?
@@paalpet I was also one of the first users to install Win 11 on a computer with an unsupported CPU. I didn't get the big upgrade 22H2. I have also tried various tricks that have not been successful. Going back to Win 10 without data loss didn't work either, as the internal test phase had already expired. Actually, I wasn't that enthusiastic about Win 11 on this computer, as it had slight malfunctions on the USB port. I then deleted win 11 and reinstalled win 10 on the computer.
@@paalpet - yes no problem and is waiting for the 23H2 later this year...
...and a Windows Insider Canary Channel...
🙂
The only problems I had was with one of those cheap HP laptops with all components soldered to the board. I used the default drivers which killed my battery, and after a major update I gained a watermark that I couldn’t get rid of. I ended up installing Mint, and do not care for it either. I guess it’s either Pop OS or Ubuntu.
Great video, your easy to listen to and this video is clearly explained. I appreciate that you just "got to it" with little fluff. 👍
Thank you for this. My i5 was the reason it wouldn't upgrade to 11. Followed your instructions and I'm now running 11 with no problems. Very smooth . Thanks once again 👍
Is it getting updates?
@@adityamittal01 Yes
@@RichyJam2011 Which method did you use and did you get 22H2 update because I heard that it's not getting high feature updates?
Thanks for this Chris. As usual you've produced a quality video with easy to understand instructions (as easy as it gets in this case). I'll be using this soon to upgrade my dual-boot machine... Though I rarely use Windows much anymore, it's still good to stay current. Cheers. 🙂👍
Greetings Steve.
Thanks Chris. Have installed W11 on a few unsupported devices using different methods, but yours is definitely the best - and as usual explained brilliantly. Many thanks
Move hard drive to supported machine and do install. Then reinstall drive in unsupported computer. No registry hacks.
Cracking content as always Christopher, Great channel and super informative, thanks
Thank you. I followed your tutorial using the Windows 11 ISO / Rufus method to do a clean install on my 13 year old Asus G73 laptop. It worked perfectly the first time. I've received all official updates and the OS is running smoothly with no apparent glitches.
I'm not a techie so your clear, concise instructions made the process simple and straight forward. Thanks again, I really appreciate your efforts.
Great to hear.
What CPU you got?
@@smegek i7Q740
THE best Windows 11 tutorial I've seen.
Keep up the good work!
Many thanks and mega-congrats .
Thank you for this easy demonstration of installing Windows 11 on older computers! I think that this is very important from the e-waste perspective alone, since there are plenty of older systems which are perfectly capable of running basic tasks (e.g. office applications, webbrowsing) for many more years.
The PC I gave to my mum which is used for such basic office tasks and runs an i7 2600k will probably receive this treatment in 2 or 3 years once Win 10 support ends. That PC is more than capable of handling text editing, webbrowsing and 1080p60 video watching today and will almost certainly be capable of doing so in a few years.
Thanks Chris. I've just checked and have been told my PC doesn't make the grade for Windows 11. I'm actually a little bit annoyed about that. It was a high spec gaming laptop in its day, and still pretty respectable: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz with 16GB RAM. I installed Windows 10 just before support for Windows 7 was dropped, which was only a couple of years ago, and now we've got to go through this again. This all becomes hassle when you get older and life has more important demands than Windows. At least you're here to help and advise, Chris. Thanks again. (I'll soon be re-watching your videos on all the variations of Linux!)
Thank you for the video. After watching several unsupported computer upgrade videos, this was the best, in my opinion. Followed the registry edit instructions to successfully upgrade a perfectly good unsupported processor HP laptop to Windows 11. Well done!
Glad it worked for you. :)
I actually enjoy watching old pc's getting new lease of life more than building new ones with swanky new hardware, so this is a great watch I should say.👍
nice to see the word "swanky" 😀
I agree. It’s amazing how capable “old” computers are these days. Even a core2duo or core2quad from 2007 can run windows 11 comfortably.
Awesome video that will extend the life of my 6 year old computer. The TPM issue had stopped me until now. Thanks Chris!!!!
All the tutorial aside (not really cz thats the ultimate reason) your explanation is top notch and without missing anything.
Thanks, gonna install 10 on my potato tomo, and that's what I was looking for and needed.
You deserve more than my 1 sub👍🏻
Thank you so much for your help, I was nearly having to replace my perfectly fine laptop before I found your video, worked a treat! Will share with all my fellow friends in the same "non compatible hardware" boat. You're a super star, many thanks!👍
Ventoy can also be used to bypasses the hardware compatibility checks.
Wow thank you Chris for a great informative video. I had assumed that Microsoft telling me my computer could not be upgraded to Windows 11 was true. However your video has opened my eyes on what is actually possible. Following your Install from a USB stick method. I was able to install Windows 11 on my computer. I really appreciate your video and thank so much.
Thank you for the step by step instructions! Excellent work and advice at just the right tempo! I ran into a problem trying to install the ISO file. After some trouble shooting, it boiled down to have a legacy Roxio DVD driver which I withdrew from the registry file. After that the ISO file mounted and everything installed as you described. Thank you again for your support video!
Thanks Chris. Did an upgrade of Win11 over Win10 on an old HP Probook. Used Rufus as per video and everything worked like a charm. All existing programs still work and impressed with the result. Awesome
Result!
Thanks Christopher, crystal clear as always.
Thank you for this @ExplainingComputers i have saved it so i can use the info for some of my other pc`s Great video as always as ever Kenny
Imagin how many computers life we will prolong with this saver. Thank you for a simple perfect guide!
I have 3 unsupported systems that I will need to upgrade to Win 11 at some point in the near future.
This video will make things a lot easier for me. Thank you very much!
This is valuable information. I wouldn't have a clue how to do this before. Thank you ❤
Thank you for yet another well organized video that's easy to understand. My laptop is getting older but still works very well so I want to be able to keep it running for as long as possible. The info you've presented here is a big help.
If things are working well, I would stay running Windows 10 for now -- but keep what I've shown here in mind for the future when Windows 10 support ends. :)
@@ExplainingComputers❤
Great Video, I am amazed by how you can explain such topics in this way that everyone who is not tech savy can understand. Kepp going!
Super video, Clear and concise - Looking forward to having a go with this setup
thank you ! you're right about the upgrades, I installed Win11 on an old laptop last year and Microsoft still provide upgrades regularly.
Following your advice, have successfully upgraded Win10 to Win11 using the registry; has been just about a week now without issue. Fairly painless.
Good stuff EC!
Good to hear that things are working.
This is brilliant Chris, thank you so much for sharing.
THAN YOU ! As also so many others jammed up by Microsoft, they approve the CPU's right before and after but not the one I am using currently. They even acknowledge that my TPM 2.0 chip is approved as well as all the other hardware.
I am hoping that Microsoft and their leadership will be less hard hearted and add our chips that are in great shape and honestly do support the Win OS just fine.
I do hope you will keep adding to this very helpful guide as we approach the expiration date for Win10. I am hoping they will expand up the compatible list or the other methods will be better officially supported so we can migrate over to Win11.
Thank you again for your efforts! I can't wait for you to hit the 1 Million subscribers 🎉
LOL, I needed a vid like this few months ago. You do great content!
Thanks Peter great video well done. You are so amazing and such a great teacher and person. You truly are so helpful and kind to all of us. Love your training videos. So forever grateful to you and all you do. I can't even thank you enough and I have learned so much from you...... Your The Greatest
your video on this subject makes it so simple to do. other video's go too fast but you hit the main points to install Win 11 on unsupported hard without all of the fluff. I just subscribed to your channel
Welcome aboard! :)
was having an update issue, that tried to force and optional update, it would run and run and run , till i paused updates, so thank you my dude, ran the website scan and only my processor was incompatible, did the reg upgrade method after migrating my hdd, and 11 is now installed and seems to work great. thank you sooo much, i was soo beyond frustrated with the issue
Really handy thanks alot mate Christopher your the best have a nice week
Top stuff, Chris. Would be interesting to see the spike in views around the time W10 goes out of support. Having reluctantly only just upgraded from W7 -> W10, I have to say the process went surprisingly smoothly. I opted to retain all programs etc, and took advantage of the fact you can upgrade for free (not sure if this was always the case or a move by MS to push people away from W7).
The upgrade from Win7 to Win10 was ALWAYS free, unless you were changing versions (Home to Pro)
@@BeckyAnn6879 Hell I think it's still free even if upgrading from XP to 10. lol
Thanks to this Video I was able to get Windows 11 installed on my Toshiba P750
Had to watch it a few times but didn`t have any problems with the Upgrade
did have to change the format on the USB to MBR to upgrade in Windows 10
all went soothly cheers
your explanation is so on point and satisfactory sir.Thanks for doing such a wonderful work.I have learnt much from your content/vifeos on your channel.Thanks so much
You really are a clever boy lol. Most of us get ourselves out of trouble by relying on stuff like this to guide us. Brilliant video yet again :)
Fantastic video, very well put together and easy to follow, you going to save many people a massive headache and financial problem
Just sheer piece of unmatched brilliance! Kudos...
Awesome. Thank you for this clear and step by step explanation. Just installed Win 11 on one laptop, now 1 more PC to do.
It was a despicable move of Microsoft to make a large number of computers that are capable of running Windows 11 as unsupported.
On the bright side, sticking to Windows 10 for our work computers is probably the best thing we ever did. Quite number of issues with Windows 11 like audio device issues for videoconferencing, while on Windows 10 our audio devices work perfectly.
I agree -- Microsoft's abandonment of older hardware is a disgrace.
This policy is what made me shun Win 10 until last year. I still have a variety of old, but still perfectly working hardware, like different photo scanners. Each device _does_ work under Win 10, some with experimental drivers made by third parties, some even with the old, original drivers. And with every update, Windows is telling me 'Nope, can't have that, won't allow that, buy new crap, you moron.' and as a result, I have to install everything _again._
Which shows the hypocrisy of people like Bill Gates or the MS management, who are supposedly sooo worried about the environment.
All in the name of "security". what a load of poppycock
@@ExplainingComputers I never like Microsoft in the first place. I never like windows in the first place. That is why I use Linux Mint and/or Sparky Linux.
Linux has more support for old hardware than Microsoft. Microsoft just want to create a lot of e-waste that contributes to global warming.
The government must slap a penalties and sued Microsoft for their crimes against climate change. They are the number 1 contributors to global warming and climate change because they make their software suck on old hardware.
Boycot Microsoft and install Linux instead. It is much vegan and environmentally friendly.
@@Furzkampfbomber Bill Gates isn't even on the board at Microsoft anymore. Stop blaming everything bad about Windows or computing in general on Bill Gates. Satya Nadella has been head honcho at MS since 2014.
i found the regedit version the easiest way for me and it worked flawlessly...thank you yet again for another very helpful video 👍
By far the best, succinct video to install Win 11. I've seen others that made it sound they've discovered the secret to install Win 11 on unsupported hardware when in fact Microsoft tells IT guys how to do it for the millions of corporate PCs. Watching your video with all the links made it simple and fast.
Thanks a lot for showcasing this. I will try this at some point in the future.
Your explication videos are very thorough and I recommend them often to friends and family.
This is fantastic! I have a couple of older but very powerful workstations that are now running Windows 11. Very helpful keep up the good work!
Result!
Is it true that you don't get any updates ??
@@raouftouahir7339 I get updates just fine.
Used the 2nd and 3rd method . Both worked great. Thank you for the shared knowledge.
Great to hear!
Hi, thanks very much for a well explained procedure to convert to win 11. I did this on a recently purchased EliteDesk 800 G1. Everything went well 1st time. My purchase was exactly as you outlined in your video about the 8oo G2 except mine was in New Zealand. Yes the bottom of the world. I recently upgraded the 250GB SSD that came with the machine to a 1TB SSD. Massive time consuming problems until I found out that the USBs' on the front will not let you boot from an external drive, USB or Hard Disk, but the rear USBs' will work perfectly. Thanks again for a well presented video. Cheers
Glad it worked in the end! :)
someone I know found some bugs in win 3.1, patched them in assembler, sent the patch to microsoft, who replied with a nasty letter about her modifying their software
That looks super simple, many thanks. My laptop is about 8 years old, but still works perfectly fine after upgrading to SSD drives, so I'll bookmark this video for when I'm ready to install Win 11 on it. Might hold out until nearer the time when MS stops supporting Win 10 though, or maybe just move over to Linux and say screw MS , lol.
You are the man, I was watching all sort of videos but was not convinced. The way you showed was very sweet and simple gave a new life to my old think pad carbon X, i7 4th gen, 8GB, 1TB. On top of that all my software are still working. 🖖💯👍
Went with the 10 to 11 upgrade route, followed your instructions and hey presto W11 installed, brilliantly presented and concise.
Result!
Thank you for this very informative upload. Didn't know that Rufus does registry hacks when creating Win11 installation media, nice features. Looks like MS removed the option to skip MS account login with Win11. Like how you bypass the MS account login during install.
Been running Linux Mint for over 10 years but still need Windows for a few Windows only software, like Rufus and updater for various hardware. Haven't worked on Win11 yet and have been telling people not to update to Win11. Got a feeling that I will need to learn how to work on Win11, guess I am a Luddite after all.
As always, great supportive video from 'Explaining Computers' with excellent explanation for people like me who wants to keep the old hardware. My Desktop has i5 3rd gen 3470s. Although the computer is old, but till this date it's perfectly fine with Win 10 (upgraded from windows 7)
I want to use it for next few years to prevent it becoming an electronic junk. I was thinking about switching to Linux Mint, which is my favourite Linux distro. But the flavour of windows is something different that I can't ignore. So I will definitely try this on a new HDD keeping my old Win 10 Hdd intact. If my desktop computer turns sluggish with Win 11 because of 2.9 GHz processor and 1600 MHz RAM then I will move to Linux Mint.
Thanks for this. I strongly guess that Windows 11 will work just fine on your hardware. :)
Your desktop is more than fast enough to run Win 10 and Win 11 for many years. A lot of the sluggish performance of later Windows releases is due to unnecessary bloat included that consumes RAM and loads the CPU with processes. Win 7 (which I still run) operates efficiently with a ~75 processes. Win 10 jumped to 170 processes after booting. Clever IT guys have created utilities to disable Win 10 and 11 from loading and running unnecessary processes and services. They've trimmed Win 10 down to ~83 processes, and the OS is nearly as efficient as Win 7 again. A measurable snappier operation and lowered RAM usage.
BTW, it's advisable to upgrade to running a SSD boot drive if you haven't already. The boost in performance is noticeable. You can also create a dual-boot system to keep Win10 and Win 11 on the same boot drive, and select which to boot into at start up. Divide the drive into two equal partitions. Win10's original partition(s) are cloned into the 1st partition, and you direct Win11 to install into the 2nd partition. Win11 should detect there is an existing OS partition and ask you to whether to create a dual boot system.
@@wngimageanddesign9546 Thank you for your detailed suggestions. I am aware that SSD will improve performance. But it has WD HDD which is very healthy and WD disk utility software shows no info to worry about. Desktop is fast enough for my purpose but slows down only during update process, and HDD is the only bottle neck there I have noticed. But I am fine with 1/4 hr delay once a week.
The MB has 3 unused SATA port. So a SATA SSD I can add. It lacks m.2 connector. PCI-e card is an option. But it adds up cost for an already old system.
In past I had used multiple boot system with an old laptop with (legacy) Win XP and Win7 and Linux Ubuntu and a HP DV6 laptop with (UEFI) Win 7 and Linux Mint. But this time I want to keep disk fresh. So 2 disks with dual boot.
@@ExplainingComputers Thank You Again. I wish too.
@@wngimageanddesign9546 I tried Chris Titus's windows 10 debloat tool, it definitely helped get the process count down.
An alternative to dual booting is buying one of those "trayless hot-swap sata racks" and swapping boot drives like VHS tapes. Its nice when I want to play around with other OSs without risking breaking ones I care about.
That is the most complete and easy to follow instructional video on this subject matter - thank you very very much.
Even though I am changing to Linux Mint on many of our older hardware, there will be some occasions where staying on Windows is the best alternative to Linux.
Subscribed! Charles
Excellent easy to follow video.
Upgraded my 7 year old ASUS i7 in May through the upgrade method (it has the TPM) and it worked perfectly fine.
A couple of days ago I upgraded my 8 year old ASUS VivoPC i5 through the fresh installation method since it hadn't TPM. It worked fine but at 16:11 into the video where Windows make a restart it's important to change from where to boot. From USB stick to windows hard drive.
I've permanently migrated to using Linux on all my machines but this was still interesting to watch. I have friends who aren't ready to make the jump to linux and this might be useful for some of them.
Thank you Chris for another excellent video. My current solution for my unsupported laptop is installing an alternate OS (Fedora KDE Plasma) but if I ever reconsider, I now have an excellent pathway to success in putting Windows back on it. I'm just not sure if it would be worth giving up my newly rediscovered transparent wobbly windows. 🙂
Rufus is a life saver on this restrictions. Thanks a lot 🎉
I am so grateful for this video. It has been very helpful and I managed to upgrade my old PC to Win 11. Thank you so much!
Great to hear!
Great video Chris! I can't see Rufus' remaining "hacks" staying functional for long if Mr or Ms MicroSoft have their way!
These hacks are not ones Microsoft is trying to close -- not least as they publish such hacks themselves. But nothing is guaranteed.
Strangely, those Windows 11 bypass options in Rufus only appear if you run the program within Windows 10. I tried this method in Windows 7 and when I clicked the Start button it just started writing the ISO image to the USB drive straight away.
wonderful and simple video,Chris.
I bought one of the HP Elitedesk mini PCs based on your video on them. Did the Win 11 update from this video, first time after the hack it would not install as it said there was no TPM chip. Went into the BIOS and found it was set to - Hidden, once changed it went like a dream, thanks, great videos by the way.
Glad you got it working! :)
Fantastic presentation, well done and thanks. Mine says unsupported processor but the identical processor model is in the supported processors list. Apparently it's only supported on some models. I'll be giving this a try.
Brilliant. I can breathe new life into my previous desktop PC. Thank you.
better off sticking with windows 10
So Linux would never have breathed life into the same PC then?
@@terrydaktyllus1320 No.
@@HKey_Root I think it would have, to be honest. I suspect you're probably somewhat poorly informed on the topic.
Thank you Chris for another excellent video👍👍👍
One of the most coherent way to 11 I have seen, excellent, many thanks
Thanks for the video. I run Linux. It was funny to see the hassle needed to get Windows 11 working.
Imagine buying a brand new PC just to be at a specification to support Windows 11 only to then turn it into a surveillance device just so Microsoft can have access to all of your personal data.
"A fool and his money are easily parted."
@@terrydaktyllus1320 Yes that is true.
I love how Microsoft itself provides this hack so people which wanna do it can do it
Ultimate information 😊 I will make use of it.😊 Thank you 🙏
Excellent thanks for the efforts and making such a nice clear and to the point video with details ❤