The latest beta version of the open source app Rufus supports additional means to bypass compatibility checks during the installation of Windows 11 24H2.
The game of cat and mouse continues. Microsoft has allowed the installation of its Windows 11 operating system on incompatible hardware since it released the system. While not officially supported, it added options to the operating system.
This changed in 2024 when Microsoft started blocking some bypass options. The most notable is a hard block for very old processors. But even if you run Windows 11 on fairly recent hardware, you may find that you can't easily upgrade from an older version to the latest 24H2 release.
Windows Update will not show you new feature updates and you may notice that even direct install attempts via the installation assistant or ISO images are no longer successful.
developer of rufus published Recently a solution. It consisted of a few lines of commands that would delete some information from the registry in Windows. This allowed administrators to install in-place upgrades on machines already running Windows 11.
Good to know: In-place upgrades upgrade an existing version of Windows, for example, Windows 11 version 23H2, to a newer version. The second option is clean install. In-place upgrades ensure that users can keep their apps, files, and settings.
Rufus 4.6 integrates lines of code. When you use Rufus to create a Windows 11 version 24H2 installation ISO or USB drive, it will automatically apply the fix to the image.
In other words: You no longer have to manually run commands before hitting the setup.exe file to initiate the upgrade to the new version. You can download the latest beta From developer website,
The bypass should work right now for most Windows 11 users who run a PC with compatibility issues. This won't help if your PC doesn't support SSE 4.2, as these are blocked by Microsoft in a different way. It also won't help if your PC has other problems, for example, any other incompatibilities or issues.
Rufus offers one of the best options to bypass compatibility checking during Windows 11 installation or upgrading from one Windows 11 edition to another. There is a possibility that Microsoft will block some or even all bypasses in the future, or limit them significantly.
Do you run Windows 11 on unsupported hardware? If not, will you upgrade to Windows 11 from an older version of Windows if your PC does not meet the minimum requirements? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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