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Windows Central published a guide showing you the steps to upgrade a computer running Windows 10 that does not meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11 using the unsupported method recommended by Microsoft.



Installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC — here's how

If you use this Microsoft workaround, you can still install Windows 11 on an unsupported computer. Although Windows 11 has a higher system requirement, you may still be able to perform an in-place upgrade on an unsupported computer by editing the Registry of the current setup and using the official installation media. Microsoft does not support devices running on unsupported hardware, but it offers a Registry workaround to bypass the trusted platform module (TPM) version 2.0 and processor requirements to install Windows 11. However, using this method, the computer will still need TPM 1.2, Secure Boot, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a processor with at least two cores to proceed with the upgrade. 



Installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC — here's how