Microsoft also notes (opens in new tab): “Your device might malfunction due to these compatibility or other issues. Microsoft has also issued a Windows 11 warning that mentions possible ‘damage’ to unsupported PCs.
#Windows 11 assistant upgrade#
So, it is indeed possible to upgrade to Windows 11 without TPM 2.0 – but should you? While it is understandably very frustrating if you have a decent PC, but it's unable to upgrade to Windows 11, you should only try this workaround if you're absolutely certain you want to force the Windows 11 upgrade.įor a start, there will be a good reason why Microsoft is insisting on TPM 2.0 for Windows 11, so if your PC doesn't have that, it'll miss out on those security benefits.
#Windows 11 assistant install#
It's called Universal MediaCreationTool wrapper (opens in new tab) , and while you just need to run it before trying to install Windows 11, you should always be a bit wary about running other people's scripts that change things in your PC. If this sounds a bit too complicated, you could try a script that does roughly the same thing – but automatically. Click 'Back', then try to install Windows 11 again. Then, close the Registry Editor and return to the Windows 11 installation tool. Name it 'BypassTPMCheck' and set the 'Value data' to 1, then click 'OK'.ĭo the same for BypassRAMCheck’ and ‘BypassSecureBootCheck’, and make sure those keys also have 'Value data' set to 1. Right-click the LabConfig key you just made, and select New > DWORD (32-bit) value. Name the new key 'LabConfig' (without quote marks), then press Enter. In the text box at the top of the window, type in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup This is a powerful tool which should only be used by people who know what they are doing, so if you're not feeling confident, skip ahead for another way to do this. Press return, and this will open up the Registry Editor. When that happens, press the Windows Key and R to open up the Run dialogue box. When you run it, you'll get a message that "This PC can’t run Windows 11." This will download the Windows 11 installer. To install Windows 11 without TPM, head to the Windows 11 download page (opens in new tab) and click 'Download Now' under the 'Windows 11 Installation Assistant' section. While some people are able to enable TPM support via their BIOS, or even purchase a TPM module to install in their machine, there are ways to upgrade to Windows 11 without TPM 2.0 support. This has caused a lot of people with reasonably powerful and recent PCs to find that they cannot upgrade to Windows 11, despite the rest of their hardware meeting Windows 11 system requirements. However, Microsoft has insisted that Windows 11 can only run on devices with TPM 2.0. It's quite a handy feature, and one that you shouldn't even know you need.
#Windows 11 assistant software#
What is TPM we hear you ask? Well, let's take a look.īasically, it's a physical chip included in many modern PCs (or built into their processors) which is a "secure crypto-processor" that is designed to make your device more secure by preventing malicious software to be run. Before Windows 11 was announced, not many people really took notice of TPM, which is short for Trusted Platform Module.
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