[fireman15]

This has been an issue with those of us subscribed to the Windows Insider Program and receiving pre-release builds of the Windows 11 OS. But it is apparently beginning to affect other machines which owners have installed Windows 11 on with unsupported hardware.

There are certain machines capable of running Windows 11 with no problems noticed by users which for various reasons some of them inexplicable. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with 25w TDP is one example, but there are others. The same architecture is found in other CPUs in the family which are approved and some of others which are not. The 2500u is a newer processor with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 built in along with all other publicly stated requirements. My primary laptop achieves better benchmark scores than another laptop we own that is approved for Windows 11 and receives constant nags to upgrade from Windows 10.

But regardless, Windows 11 works fine on my primary laptop in a virtual machine. The nag was annoying but is very easy to turn off.

[fireman15]

Sorry for the typos... it is past my bedtime, but those who might be interested will probably understand what I am referring to.

[fireman15]

Oh, the nag doesn’t do anything other than annoy people.

[minnesota_bound]

I do not know if doing the registry steps would avoid the watermark.
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You can do this in Windows 7, 10 prior if you want to upgrade.
Otherwise you can follow the directions below for a clean install.

Get Windows 11
https://tweaks.com/windows/67321/download-windows-11-now/

How to Install Windows 11 on just about any Device
https://tweaks.com/windows/67324/how-to-install-windows-11-on-just-about-any-device/
Using the tricks I’m about to share with you I was able to install Windows 11 on my $79 8” NuVision Windows Tablet I purchased from the Microsoft store in 2017. Originally shipping with Windows 8, this tiny tablet is packed with 2GB of RAM, 32GB hard drive, no TPM, no secure boot, and a 1.4 Ghz Atom processor that is no where to be found on the CPU requirements list.

Need 64-bit processor

Plug in your USB installation media and boot up the installer on your PC. When you get to the main Windows Setup screen shown below, stop

Next, hold down the Shift and F10 keys to open up a secret Command Prompt window. On this screen type in regedit and hit Enter to open up Registry Editor.

In Registry Editor, navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SYSTEM, and then Setup. Right click on Setup and select New and then Key.

Name the new key LabConfig and then hit Enter.

Next, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SYSTEM, Setup and then the new LabConfig key we just created, we need to create three new DWORD (32-bit) values. Right click on the background and select New and then DWORD (32-bit) Value and create a DWORD named after each item below:

BypassTPMCheck
BypassRAMCheck
BypassSecureBootCheck

And now for the final step, set the value for each DWORD you just created to 1 by either double click on each item or right clicking on each and selecting modify.

Simply close Registry Editor and Command Prompt and begin your install by clicking Next back on the Windows Setup screen.

[McGruff]

Windows 7 still runs fine on my PC.

[PIF]

Such are the joys of the modern version of a Windoz

[daniel1212]

This free and tested app tells you if and why you are qualified: https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/ https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/releases/tag/2.4.3.2

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[daniel1212]

", Windows 11 works fine on my primary laptop in a virtual machine"

As customized explorer patcher (hit releases) and then Open Shell and 7+ Taskbar Tweaker (see https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker-on-windows-11-with-windows-10s-taskbar. And for more there is Ultimate Windows tweaker 5 and Right-Click Extender (add items to many right click menus) on the desktop, computer, folders, to quickly access what you want. And WinAreo tweaker (best not to mes with display colors).

Thank God for such.

[Pollard]

[sjm_888]

Bookmarking...

[Still Thinking]

So.....this is for a scenario in which Microsoft is NOT trying to force-feed you their latest OS and yet people are trying to get around that and run it anyway?? Hold the presses, I think the universe has stopped expanding and is now contracting. All logic is inverted, cause will now follow effect, cats and dogs will live together.....

[ducttape45]

There’s certainly a way to remove it. JUST DON’T INSTALL IT! There, I said it.