You usually cannot Install Windows 11 on a system that doesn’t have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 Device and System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable, but by using this guide, you can bypass the TPM 2.0, Secure Boot and CPU requirements for installing Windows 11.
Windows 11 was released freshly and, despite there being some dispute over system requirements, it seems that Microsoft has made life simpler for everyone. With a few changes to your existing configuration and components, you can easily bypass Windows 11 requirements.
These methods will allow you to bypass Windows 11 requirements.
Usually if your PC or Laptop doesn’t meet the Windows 11 Installation requirements, it will show you a message “This PC Can’t Run Windows 11” that means either you need to meet the requirements or you need to bypass those requirements.
Bypass Windows 11 Installation Requirements
There are few methods to bypass the Windows 11 Installation Requirements and they are as follows:
- Removing appraiserres.dll file Method: Appraiserres.dll file is contains TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot requirement data, Removing appraiserres.dll file will remove the TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot requirement during the Windows 11 installation. There are two best ways of doing that and both methods are mentioned below.
- Registry hack to bypass CPU requirement: This method is used to bypass the CPU requirements for Windows 11, if you have an unsupported CPU, you can use this method.
Important: Before starting the Guide, I want to tell you that you can also learn How to Bypass Windows 11 Requirements During Installation, which is the best method to install Windows 11 on an unsupported device.
Bypass Windows 11 Secure Boot & TMP 2.0 Requirements
If your computer is having trouble running Windows 11, don’t panic. It doesn’t necessarily mean that your computer can’t run Windows 11 or fail to meet the Windows 11 compatibility requirements. The error can be fixed by removing the appraiserres.dll file in the setup folder, and you can do this in two ways.
The first way is to remove appraiserres.dll in your Windows 11 ISO setup folder using Anyburn. The second is to use Rufus for removing appraiserres.dll and creating a Bootable Windows 11 USB Flash Drive.
Bypass Windows 11 TMP & Secure Boot using Anyburn
Click on the link to download and install Anyburn on your computer.
- Anyburn | Download Link
- Launch the App and choose Edit Image file.
- Click on the Folder icon and choose Windows 11 from your storage.
- Hit Next to continue.
- After that, click on Sources from the left panel.
- Find appraiserrs.dll
- Select the file and then click on Remove at the top.
- Click Yes to confirm.
- Then hit the Next button.
- For your new ISO, enter a new name. It will allow the modification to save in the same place on your local storage.
- Make no changes to the ISO configuration. Hit on “Create Now,” and you will be taken to the next page.
- Now the process will begin. You can see it at the bottom of the screen.
- Hit Exit when finished.
- Anyburn will exit and close automatically. The ISO is now modified, and you can use it to upgrade or install Windows 11. You just need to create a Bootable USB Flash Drive from this modified ISO File and Boot from the USB device to start the installation.
Bypass Windows 11 TMP & Secure Boot using Rufus to make a Bootable Windows 11 USB
There are many ways of creating a Bootable Windows 11 USB Drive. You can also create a Windows 11 Bootable USB Drive with Media Creation Tool, but you won’t be able to bypass the TMP & Secure Boot requirements. You can do this easily through Rufus by following the steps below:
- Download the Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft from here or read our guide to Download Official Windows 11 ISO File.
- Inject a USB pen drive into your computer.
- Rufus Beta Version is required to use this feature as the stable version lacks this feature.
- Download: Rufus-3.16_BETA2
- Download and install the latest version of Rufus from the given link.
- Rufus will automatically detect your USB device. Select the one you want from the first drop-down menu if more than one external storage device is connected.
- After that, click on Select option and choose Windows 11 ISO file under Boot selection.
- Browse and select the downloaded Windows 11 ISO file, and Hit Enter key.
- Click on the drop-down menu under the Image option and select Extended Windows 11 Installation (no TPM/no Secure 800t/8G8- RAM).
- Ensure the Partition Scheme is set at GPT, and the Target System is set at UEFI (non CSM).
- Hit the Start to create a bootable USB drive.
- A warning pop-up hit OK to continue.
- It will take some time when you see the status message “Ready” turn green. Your bootable USB pen drive is ready to use.
Bypass Windows 11 CPU Requirements
This method will only work when you install Windows 11 from the Setup file on Windows explorer; the method does not works when you install Windows 11 from a Bootable USB because while booting, it will create its own configuration file.
This method uses the most straightforward registry hacks shared by Microsoft. There are two options. If you want to edit your registry manually, then use Option 1. Option 2 is for those who wish to make changes automatically via a registry script.
Option 1: Make the changes to the registry manually
- Press Windows key + R, then type regedit and tap Enter key.
- Follow the below path:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
- Right-click on the blank area on your right panel and choose New.
- After that, select DWORD (32-bit) Value.