A support document on Microsoft's website no longer details how to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, but here are ...

Microsoft previously offered details on installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC That workaround has been removed from the ...

When Windows 11 launched in 2021, Microsoft provided an official method for installing the operating system on devices that ...

Note: This article was originally published in January 2017. It has been updated multiple times since then to reflect the most current information. The most recent update was on January 18, 2025.

Despite something like this and knowing Microsoft, it's unlikely that Microsoft will officially support running Windows 11 on such old hardware.

The issue is likely with old PCs that recently upgraded to Windows 11 but are still running on old hardware. Microsoft also recently introduced Windows 11 24H2 LTSC requirements, and TPM is ...