How to Install Windows 11 24H2 on Unsupported PCs.

Here are detailed instructions to clean install Windows 11 version 24H2 on unsupported PCs. (To upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 on unsupported computers read this article.)

Windows 11 24H2 was released by Microsoft on October 1, 2024, but as with previous versions of Windows 11, it officially cannot be installed on computers that do not meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

• Processor:   1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, with 2 or more cores, on a compatible 64-bit processor with support SSE4.2 (Intel) or SSE4A (AMD), otherwise the system will not boot.
• Memory:    8 GB RAM
• Storage:    64 GB or larger storage device
• System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable
• TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0

* Note: Certain features require specific hardware, see detailed system requirements.

How to Clean Install Windows 11 24H2 on Computers with Unsupported Hardware.*

* Note: This method bypasses the Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and 8GB+ RAM requirements for installing Windows 11 v24H2, but does not bypass the SSE 4.2 requirement (which is not present on older processors before 2011), because at the time of writing this article there was no way to bypass the SSE 4.2 requirement.

Therefore, before you try to install Windows 11 v24H2 on the unsupported computer, make sure that CPU supports SSE4.2 (Intel) or SSE4A (AMD) instructions, with CPU-z.

Step 1. Download Windows 11 v24H2 in a ISO File with Media Creation Tool (MCT)*

* Note: Skip to step-2 if you have already downloaded Windows 11 24H2 in an ISO file.

1. Navigate to Windows 11 download site & download the “Media Creation Tool” (mediacreationtool.exe), by clicking Download Now under “Create Windows 11 Installation Media“.

2. Run the “mediacreationtool.exe“, accept the license terms and click Next at language and edition settings.

3. In “Choose which media to use” options, select ISO file and click Next.

4. Select to save the “Windows.iso” file in “Downloads” folder and click Save.

5. Then wait the media creation tool to download the Windows.iso file and when its done click Close and continue to next step.

Step 2. Create a Windows 11 v24H2 USB Installation Media for Unsupported PCs using RUFUS.

Now follow the instructions below to create a Windows 11 USB installation media that will bypass the Windows 11 hardware requirements.

1. Download the latest version of RUFUS USB Creator Utility.

2. Plug an EMPTY USB disk on your PC (at least 8GB), and remove all other connected USB drives.

3. Run the RUFUS USB Creator Utility, click SELECT and then choose the “Windows11.iso” file you have downloaded. When done, click the START button.

4. In the ‘Windows User Experience’ options, keep selected the Remove requirement for 4GB+ RAM, Secure Boot, and TPM 2.0 option, and optionally uncheck below, any other options that you don’t want applied to the Windows 11 USB media that will be created.

5. Now, read carefully and if you agree, click OK on the warning message. *

* Important: Any files on the USB disk will be deleted during the operation!

6. When the USB is “READY” click CLOSE to close the RUFUS utility.

7. Disconnect the Windows 11 USB drive from the computer and proceed to the next step to install Windows 11 on the unsupported computer.

Step 3. Install Windows 11 v24H2 on the Unsupported PC.

1. Connect the Windows 11 USB drive you created on previous step on the unsupported PC.

2. Turn on the computer and boot from the Windows 11 USB drive you created with RUFUS.

3. On the next screen, select your desired language & time/currency settings and click Next.

4. Then select your Keyboard settings and click Next again.

5. On the next screen, select Install Windows 11, then check the option “I agree everything will be deleted including files, apps, an settings” and click Next.

6. Now enter your purchased/own Windows 11 product key and click Next, or click I don’t have a product key* to enter the key after installing Windows.

* Note:  If you haven’t entered a product key, select which version of Windows 11 you want to install on the next screen and press Next.

7. Then, accept the license terms, and at the next screen select the Disk 0 to install Windows 11.*

* Note: If you have used the disk before and the disk contains partitions, please carefully select and delete all partitions of DISK 0 one by one.**

** Attention:
1. At this point the installer shows all drives as available to install Windows, including the Windows 11 USB drive. So be careful not to delete the partitions of drive 1, which is usually the Windows USB installation Media.
2. If you have more than one disks in your system and to avoid data loss, I suggest you turn off your system at this point, remove the secondary disk and to keep only the disk where you want to install Windows to.

8. At ‘Ready to install’ screen click Install to begin the installation of Windows 11.

9. The Windows 11 24H2 installation will start. Sit back, wait for the installation to complete without interrupting it and you’re done!

That’s it! Let me know if this guide has helped you by leaving your comment about your experience. Please like and share this guide to help others.

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