Rufus beta can install Windows 11 on incompatible systems

Version 3.16 of the Windows program Rufus allows users to install Windows 11 on systems that are not officially supported by the operating system. The 3.16 build is currently still in beta.

Version 3.16 of Rufus allows users to install Windows 11 via a bootable USB drive and go through an extended installation. The developers clarify that this will disable the TPM, Secure Boot and ram requirements. In this way, users can bypass the requirements and put Windows 11 on an unsupported system via a booting USB stick with the OS. Rufus is a popular tool for making self-starting USB sticks and installing an operating system, but there are many more programs that can do this.

Microsoft itself published a method last week to circumvent the TPM 2.0 system requirement, so that non-compatible systems could still get the operating system. To do this, users had to create a registry key. However, according to Microsoft, circumventing the requirements is not recommended, as compatibility issues can lead to ‘damage to the PC’. Unsupported devices may no longer receive updates, even security updates, after installation. Microsoft’s PC Health Check app lets Windows users see if their computer is officially compatible with the new operating system.