A command to bypass Windows 11 installation checks

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https://twitter.com/TheBobPony/status/1710915255465873560

“Bob Pony
@TheBobPony
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.”

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I just tried this simple bypass. While it does work it does not allow me to Keep my applications, only my data.

I’ve tried the Rufus modified install with the same result.

Is there a way to bypass the hardware requirements and keep both applications and data?

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I changed from W10 22H2 to W11 22H2, using the most up to date downloaded installation media at that time, on unsupported hardware using what I call the “bbearren method” in May this year – see from the 4th paragraph onwards in my comment  #2560710   using the modified installation media as outlined in the 3rd paragraph and the detailed instructions at the top of that thread.

This preserved both conventional 3rd party programs (I had already removed most of the “phone apps” which I do not use in W10, apart from the essential ones such as Settings and Store, so I do not know what would have happened to these) and data. I do not remember any more details beyond what I wrote in that comment at the time.

For balance I should say that I had had problems with the Windows Security stuff in earlier attempts, but another commenter “EyesOnWindows” did not have my issues. I suspect that I may have tweaked something in W10 security before the change to W11 which broke W11 security, but “EyesOnWindows” had not done whatever it was that I had done, so ended up with working W11 security. You might have more success than me.

BTW: I had done my 1st change from W10 to W11 back in Oct 2021 and I suspect the W11 licence (or “digital entitlement” I think they call it) for the PC was stored on a Microsoft server somewhere at that time. I suspect that the PC activated in W11 in May using this earlier licence (or entitlement) and did not create a new licence. I don’t know if the thing would have activated in May or now, if I had not done that earlier W10 to W11 change 2 years ago. So I am only claiming that this gives running W11 and continuing 3rd programs (as far as I tried them) on an unsupported PC, not that this would necessarily give activated W11. Just to be clear.

HTH.

Moderator Edit to fix link.

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Intrigued by “bbearren’s” more recent suggestion below, I used the script and the W11 installation media from May (which I still had squirrelled away) and “upgraded” a copy of my W10 system partion already updated with the September W10 updates, to W11 on the same “unsupported hardware” as before.

In light of my previous Windows Security issues, before upgrading I uninstalled the Panda AV so that Windows Defender was running and in O&O Shutup 10 I undid my tweaks and reverted to the factory default settings. (I also uninstalled OldNewExplorer which I use in W8.1 and 10 to replace the default file explorer “ribbon” with the traditional “menu bar” which my muscle memory expects. This no longer works in W11.) Unlike the video I ran the script and ran the installation media disconnected from the internet.

The “upgrade” to W11 completed successfully. This time there are no Windows Security issues, the UIs open and run without freezing and the Windows Firewall settings are correctly displayed in the “app” as well as in the traditional Control Panel.

After re-applying a number of privacy & security tweaks as in W10, I connected to the internet and ran WuMgr to update to the latest W11 updates (apart from the Malicious thing which I always ignore).

There were a few more “phone apps” to uninstall (Teams?, some video editor trial …) and some more tweaks to make or restore. A few cosmetic things are a bit off, but overall things seem pretty good. In the interests of my muscle memory I used that Registry tweak described in detail here recently to replace the ridiculous W11 file explorer double click context menu with the single click version from previous Windows.

I had previously installed Panda AV because it was lighter on resources (lower RAM usage, a more responsive PC) than Window Defender, but that did not seem to be the case as much now. However I did re-install Panda because that is what I’m familiar with (that muscle memory thing again).

So based on all of this I withdraw my suggestion above about the original “bbearren method” and endorse “bbearren’s” (video &) script based suggestion linked below. This is simpler and in my case was more successful.

HTH. Garbo.

 

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weedacres wrote:

Is there a way to bypass the hardware requirements and keep both applications and data?

There are two links in my post #2591266, to a YouTube video and a Command Script.  I used that script to upgrade my 2011 Dell Latitude E5420 to an Activated Windows 11 Pro, keeping my programs and settings.  And the Security App in Settings runs just fine.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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Garbo wrote:

see from the 4th paragraph onwards in my comment  #2560710

For me, that post number turns up an error.  Could you help us to locate it another way?

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Fixed link – changed http:// to https://   🙂

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Hey Y’all,

I just updated my Dell XPS 8700 (Canary) circa 2013 i7 4770 no TPM!

Here’s how it went:

1. Downloaded the Win 11 ISO from MS.
2. Downloaded the Script from bbearren’s link.
3. Mounted the ISO.
4. Unzipped the script.
5. Ran the script as Admin.
6. Opened the ISO.
7. Ran Setup.exe.
8. Waited…
9. Wahla Windows 11 Pro!.

Only required changes:

1. Uninstall StartIsBack++
2. Install StartAllBack.
3. Reconfigure items that show on the TaskBar.
4. Reselect my taskbar toolbar folder, StartAllBack required.

I’m in business, it even honored my EdgeBlock application so no Edge.
First impression concerning speed is that it feels pretty snappy as opposed to the Tiny11 installation I had on my 2012 era Dell Inspiron Laptop which was doggie to say the least.

Now running:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Version 10.0.22621.1702
Release ID 2009 22H2
Bit-Width 64-bit

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Hey Y’all,

I originally posted this as an Update to my previous post in this thread but noticed that it didn’t show up in the “Recently Active Topics” list. So I removed it from there and pasted below.

UPDATE:
Well not having a good evening! (10/31/2023)

1. I downloaded the ISO for the 23H2 update and tried an in-place-upgrade by mounting the ISO and running setup.exe. – Failed at Checking Your System screen.
2. Installed the Windows 11 Bypasser I used above ran setup.exe – Failed at same point
3. Uninstalled the Bypasser and then tried the setup.exe /product server method – Failed at same point.

Seems like MS has closed the loop holes. Will probably have to revert to Win 10! But, I’ll wait a few days to see if someone comes up with another solution.

Seems like MS is determined to make us buy new hardware to stay secure.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Cybertooth

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Another Update:

I did something I never do…I installed the CU Preview via Windows Update and that was successful but it still reported the version as 22H2 however the version showed 22621.2506? That’s the 23H2 build number.

Then I installed the Enablement Package as detailed in this post here.

Reboot and viola!

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Just discovered another bump in the road.

I went to join a Teams meeting yesterday and could not get it to see the Camera or Microphone!

I checked every setting I could find in the Teams App w/o success. Of course this was during the meeting as I had previously, i.e., when Win 10 was the OS, used Teams w/o issue.
I wound up watching the meeting and participating via cell phone so the meeting could progress.

After the meeting I tried Zoom and it complained about not having access to the devices and directed me to settings. Sure enough the upgrade had fully turned OFF access to the Camera and Microphone. Some quick changes and I was back in business.

If you’re like me and don’t use your web cam and microphone often you may want to make it a habit to check these settings after major updates and/or well before attempting to use them.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Microsoft has closed the ‘hole’ of setup.exe / product server command in Windows 11 build 25977

https://www.neowin.net/news/the-recently-discovered-tpm-bypass-command-no-longer-works-in-new-windows-11-preview-builds/

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