Upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware

In this video, I will explain how to upgrade an existing Windows 10 installation to Windows 11 for unsupported hardware. There might be different methods to overcome the hardware check but this one definitely works. I’ll be performing this upgrade on a Dell Optiplex 9020 which does not have a supported CPU, no TPM nor secure boot. This is possible by combining the Windows 10 installer with the Windows 11 installation files. If you have issues with Windows Security/Defender after upgrading, check the following video for a solution: In case you are interested in doing a fresh install of Windows 11 on an unsupported PC, I did a video on that before: In case you wonder how performance would be running Windows 11 with unsupported hardware, check this video: If you’re interested in seeing if updates are still working after doing the upgrade, have a look here: