Bad News for PC Users: Microsoft Cracks Down on Unsupported Windows 11 Installations
Aug. 17, 2024One such loophole was installing Windows 11 as a server version that bypassed all such requirements. During the installation process, runningsetup.exe /product serverin Command Prompt would allow Windows 11 installation on unsupported PCs. Now, Microsoft has closed this workaround with the latest Canary update.
TheBobPony on X revealed that Windows 11 Insider Build 27686 (Canary Channel), based on the upcoming Dilithium platform, blocks this particular workaround. Of course, this is part of the new platform, and will likely make it to the stable version with the next 25H1 build, however, Microsoft can very well patch the current 24H2 build as well.
Apart from this workaround, there are other ways to completelybypass Windows 11’s system requirementsand they work fine for now. You can circumvent CPU and TPM restrictions, RAM limitations, and evenset up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account.
Having said that, Microsoft has definitely taken notice of the loopholes and before the next major release, it’s likely that such workarounds will be closed. Microsoft says that these new requirements improve security on Windows 11, and it wants to make the Windows platform a secure platform, by default.
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