PLEASE NOTE: You must be an advanced user to follow the USB Windows 11 incompatible PC method explained here. If this is not your case, we can do it for you; see our package.

If you want to give it a try, here’s a method that worked on most tested PCs that were declared incompatible but still upgraded to Windows 11. Think you’ve got what it takes? Then it’s your turn.

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STEP 1

Have a USB drive of 8GB or larger available.
It will be erased, so it must be empty. If not, recover the data before continuing.

STEP 2

Follow this method to créer un support d’installation Windows 11 on this key.

STEP 3

On your hard drive, create the directory C:\ESD\WIN11 and copy the entire Windows 11 installation key that you just created into it.

STEP 4

Follow this method to créer un support d’installation Windows 10 on the same USB key (this completely erases the Windows 11 installer)

STEP 5

copy the file C:\ESD\WIN11\sources\install.esd to [USB key]\Sources\install.esd overwriting the existing file.
You now have a USB key that installs Windows 11 but with the Windows 10 installer, therefore without doing the Windows 11 specific checks.

STEP 6

Simply launch setup.exe from the drive and follow the instructions.

Important: Windows 11 will be installed and capable of Windows Update, but the Media Creation Tool for reinstalling in place will not be usable. If you ever need to use it, simply follow the instructions.forcer la mise à jour vers windows 11 avec le media creation tool windows 11