Welcome everybody;
On this video,
I will show you a complete guide in how to install windows 11
in unsupported computers using USB pen drive.
If your computer doesn't meet one or more requirements for windows 11 operating system.
such as Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
or UEFI boot mode with secure boot,
this video will show you how to bypass this restriction by replacing one file during installation steps.
In supported PCs,
installation steps are the same,
but without replacement step.
Also in supported PCs,
you may need to prepare your computer for windows 11 as instructed in the previous video.
Watch the previous video from links video description.
VIDEO CONTENTS:
VIDEO CONTENTS: 1- How to flash the ISO file to USB pen drive
VIDEO CONTENTS: 1- How to flash the ISO file to USB pen drive 2- How to boot from the USB
VIDEO CONTENTS: 1- How to flash the ISO file to USB pen drive 2- How to boot from the USB 3- Installation steps, including Disk formatting, partitioning and Disk cleanup
FIRST PART: How to Create a bootable USB from Windows 11 ISO file:
Download a portable version of Rufus tool from provided links in description
Open the tool and connect an empty USB pendrive to your computer
The Rufus tool will load the USB automatically
Click on Select icon to load ISO file
If you don't have an ISO file of windows 11,
watch the video from description to learn how to download it from official website for free
Change partition scheme according to your BIOS mode,
i.e. if your BIOS mode is UEFI, select GPT option,
and if your BIOS mode is Legacy, select MBR option.
Add any label for the USB if you want, otherwise, click on start icon to start flashing process.
Now, download Win32ui.zip file from links in video description and extract it to download folder.
After that send or copy the DLL file to main directory of the USB pendrive.
This file will help you to install windows 11 in unsupported computers.
SECOND PART: How to boot from the USB pendrive:
If you are unable to boot from the USB or if you have a UEFI boot mode,
you will need to Disable the Secure boot and to Enable USB boot from BIOS settings.
See the video in description for more details.
THIRD PART: Installation steps, including Disk formatting, partitioning and cleanup:
Click on Install Now option.
If you have an activation key, type it into the box then click next,
otherwise, click I don't have a product key to continue
If your computer is not supported by Windows 11, you will get an error message like this.
In this case, you have to replace Win32ui.dll file in the X partition as followings:
Press Shift+F12 keys from keyboard to open CMD
Type DISKPART and press Enter
Type LIST VOL and press Enter to show the list of volumes
Determine the letter of the USB pendrive
In my case, the D is the USB drive
Type EXIT and press Enter to close DISKPART
Execute this command to rename Win32ui.dll file: REN X:\SOURCES\WIN32UI.DLL WIN32UI.DLL.OLD
Copy the Win32ui.dll from USB to Sources folder in the X partition using this command: XCOPY D:\WIN32UI.DLL X:\SOURCES\
As you can see, the file copied successfully.
Close Command prompt and error window
Click Install Now again to start windows installation
Check I accept the Microsoft Software license terms then click on Next icon to continue.
Select Custom option to install a fresh copy of windows.
Select the partition that your old windows operating system is installed on,
to avoid formatting a wrong partition that may contains your important data.
You can determine the windows partition by its total and or free size based on your previous usage for the PC,
which usually takes the C letter.
If not sure which one is the windows partition, do the followings:
Press Shift + F10 keys from keyboard to Open the command prompt
Type NOTEPAD and hit Enter.
From Notepad interface, click on File panel and select Open option.
Click on This PC icon to show your partitions
Open the partitions one by one to see which one is the windows partition.
Windows partition will contain Users folder,
and inside the users folder,
you will find a folder with the name of your user profile
Determine the total and free size of your windows partition.
In my case, the F is the windows partition and its total size is 40 gigabytes and the free size is 21.9 gigabytes.
Also, you can move your important files and folders from the old windows partition to another partition or to external drive using Notepad,
or to external drive using Notepad,
because all data on the windows partition will be lost if you select to format windows partition.
Close the notepad and command prompt.
If you want to install windows 11 over old windows, select the older windows and then click on Next icon.
In this case, you will need to delete Windows.old folder from C partition after finishing windows installation.
If you want to divide your disk, do the followings:
Select the partition and click on Delete option
The name of the partition will turn to Unallocated Space after clicking on Delete option.
Select the Unallocated Space and click on New option
Type the desired size for the first new partition in megabytes and click on Apply icon.
Select the Unallocated Space again and click on New option
Type the desired size for the second new partition if you need to create more than 2 partitions,
otherwise, click on Apply icon without changing the size.
If you want to install windows 11 next to older windows to get dual boot,
select another partition rather than windows partition with enough free disk space, and then click next.
In the next boot, you will get option to boot either to older windows or to windows 11.
If you want to do a clean installation,
select windows partition and click on Format or delete options to format the Windows partition.
This step will delete all data on the Windows partition permanently,
but the data on other partitions will not be lost.
Now select the Windows partition and click on Next icon to start installation processes of windows.
The installation process will take about 20 minutes,
but for your convenience,
we have cut unnecessary parts of the video to make it short as possible.
Choose your region and click Yes to continue.
Choose the desired keyboard and click Yes to continue.
Add a second keyboard layout of you want, otherwise click Skip option to continue.
Connect the ethernet source if you have active internet connection, otherwise, click on I don't have internet.
Select Continue with limited setup to continue
Type a name for your profile on the PC and click on Next to continue
Add a login password if you want, otherwise, click on Next to continue
Change any of the privacy settings if you want, otherwise, click on Accept option to continue
As you can see, windows 11 installed successfully.
Let's see windows 11 activation status
As you can see, windows has been activated automatically using old key of windows 10.
So, if you have windows 10 license key stored in Firmware,
installing windows 11 will be free,
as the activation process will occur automatically using your old key.
If you select to install windows 11 over windows 10 without formatting,
you have to remove windows.old folder as followings:
Type CLEANMGR into search box and open Disk Cleanup tool
The tool will open with the C as the selected partition by default.
But you may need to select the C partition or another partition that has windows logo manually then click Ok
Click on Cleanup System files option and reselect Windows partition again then click Ok
Check all options then click Ok to remove junk and temporary files.
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