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✅Tutorial: Install Windows 11 24H2 on an incompatible PC

6 October 2024 · 2 min read

To install Windows 11 version 24H2 on a PC that does not meet Microsoft's hardware requirements, follow the steps below. This lets you bypass the restrictions Microsoft imposes regarding TPM, Secure Boot and other criteria.

(Updated: 30/09/2025)

⚙️Step 1: Download MediaCreationTool.bat

  1. Download the MediaCreationTool.bat-main.zip file below:
  1. Unzip the downloaded ZIP archive.

🔓Step 2: Bypass the hardware requirements

  1. Open the bypass11 folder.

  2. Double-click the Skip_TPM_Check_on_Dynamic_Update.cmd file.

    • If SmartScreen appears, click More info then Run anyway.
  3. When User Account Control (UAC) appears, click Yes.
  4. Wait while the script changes the system settings to bypass Microsoft's hardware requirements.

💿Step 3: Download the Windows 11 24H2 ISO

  1. Download the Windows 11 version 24H2 ISO
  2. Right-click the ISO file (Win11_24H2_French_x64.iso) and select Mount, or simply double-click it.
  3. If you would rather wait until 24H2 is more reliable, here is 23H2, which is installed in the same way. Windows 11 version 23H2 ISO

🖱️Step 4: Start the 24H2 installation via Terminal

  1. Open the virtual DVD drive created when the ISO was mounted.

  2. Right-click an empty area of the drive window and select Open in Terminal.

    • Windows Terminal will open, starting with PowerShell.

  3. In the Terminal *, enter the following command:

    PowerShell

    Copy and type the code below, then press Enter

    .\setup.exe /product server

    * If you don't see "Open in Terminal"

    Download Terminal from the Windows Store here and install it.

    Type cmd in the search bar and open it as administrator.

    Type winget upgrade --all

🚀Step 5: Install Windows 11 24H2 or 23H2

  1. The Windows 11 setup opens and displays "Install Windows Server". Don't worry, it really is the Windows 11 installation; this is just a side effect of the workaround.
  2. Click Next.
  3. Accept the licence terms.
  4. Select Keep files, settings and apps, then click Next.
  5. Finally, click Install to start the installation.

🔄Step 6: Finalising the installation

  1. The installation begins and your PC restarts several times. A black Installing updates screen may appear.
  2. Once it has finished, you will see the Windows 11 lock screen. Sign in with your usual user account.
  3. The installation finishes with a few last settings.

Rolling back:

If you want to go back to the version before the 24H2 upgrade, go to Windows Update (type “update” in the search bar), then Update history, and at the very bottom click Recovery to return to the previous build.

✅ Conclusion

You have successfully installed Windows 11 version 24H2 on an incompatible PC! 🎉

*If you are not very comfortable with mounting ISOs, CMD commands or PowerShell scripts, and would prefer software that helps you or even does it for you, then try here:

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