How to install Windows 11 on unsupported devices

ID: 160527

Description: With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has...

Steps:

1. Launch the windows command line interface.
2. Enter winget install Rufus.Rufus to install Rufus.
3. Restart the terminal application and launch Rufus by typing rufus.
4. If you are running a version of Windows older than Windows 10 1709 (build 16299) or it didn't work for any other reason, you'll need to manually download Rufus from the GitHub.

5. Download the Windows 11 ISO file.
6. You can download the ISO at the official Windows 11 download page.

7. Plug in a USB flash drive with a capacity of at least 8GB.
8. Any content on the flash drive will be deleted.

9. Select the flash drive you want to use.
10. Select the ISO image you downloaded.
11. Press START.
12. Select the option Remove requirement for 4gb+ RAM, Secure Boot, and TPM 2.0 and confirm with OK.
13. Here you can also set other options, like to automatically opt out of data collection, or remove the requirement for a Microsoft account on setup.

14. Boot from the USB flash drive by rebooting your PC while pressing the key that opens the boot-device selection menu.
15. This will vary from device to device, but typically Enter, Esc, F10 or F12 are a good starting point.
16. Select the option that boots the PC from the USB flash drive.
17. This will typically be called something along the lines of USB: Mass Storage.
18. Some devices, like the Microsoft Surface tablets, don’t use a menu and just directly boot from USB when p. ex. the Volume-Down button is pressed while turning the device on.

19. Follow the instructions to install Windows.

20. Remove the USB flash drive.
21. Remember to reset your boot priority if you had to change it on step 5.