What is the best way to install windows 11?

[SHREDDER]

About 2 months ago i talked with one of my colleagues at the office about windows 11 and how to install it on pc that dont have the requirements. He told md that he installed it succesfuly on his parents pc that is from 2012 and also at the pc on the office and both of them work well with it. He then suggest me that instead of changing cpu ram and motjherboard it is better if i install it with Rufus or with the registry method and save some money and keep my current cpu ram and motherboard until they die.
I trust him because i know him for 6 years. But after i read here the 3 methods to do it https://www.xda-developers.com/install-windows-11-unsupported-pc/
i wonder which one is the best?
1 Rufus?
2 Command prompt
or registry?
Which one of the 3 will be best?
MINE MONSTER PC IS
RYZEN 7 1700
RX 6700XT 12 GB RED DEVIL
16 GB DDR4 3200MHZCL15
MP 600 2 TB WRITE:4950MB/S READ:4250MB/S
DELLP2416D 24'' 2560X1440 60 HZ IPS

[nullable]

There isn't always a "best" solution. Sometimes there's multiple solutions and which one is best is a matter of preference.

Which one looks easiest/simplest to you? Try that one first.

[emoticorpse]

Get the legit iso from MS site and just use Rufus. That's the simplest way.

[SHREDDER]

And between the Rufus and registry method which one is best to use?

[nullable]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

And between the Rufus and registry method which one is best to use?

Are you comfortable editing the registry? If not then maybe rufus. Again, take a look at both options, which ones seems preferable to you? Try that one first.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Just use Rufus method and clean install and you won't have to do any other tricks

[MonkehMaster]

you can use the following for a clean install or an upgrade from win 7 to win 11, either works fine, thats your choice alone.

side note: grab your OS iso from microsoft.

use the last rufus version that works on win 7, the newer one doesnt work on win 7.

note: for the above and the experience i had using it, was... it didnt work for me, even using the win 7 version.

or you can get the github batch file to automate the changes when installing win 11.

or you can input the changes by yourself, when installing.

in any case, when running the installer and on the first screen that pops up, hold shift and press f10 and in command prompt type "regedit", it loads the registry and you can do one of the above 2 last options i mentioned, for the very last one you need to know before hand which part of the registry to enter the "fixes", (note below with extra info) then close the registry and finish the installation.

side note: you can also during the step above or afterwards, skip the microsft account nonsense if you wish, by again holding shift f10 and typing "OOBE\BYPASSNRO", closing the command prompt after its done doing w/e, or disconnecting your pc from the router, among a few other ways, then finishing the installation.

that being said, you can always post back here for help, good luck.

additional note:

i installed win 11 on all of these in the links below and they run as expected.

but also keep in mind win 11 is getting an update that forces the use and check for POPCNT, (SSE4.2 for intel and SSE4.2a for amd), so be sure the cpu meets that requirement at the very least.

yours being SSE4.2a for amd.

desktop gaming pc

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/882959061531393301/?ctp=101#c1753524964985339957

old laptops

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/882959061531393301/?ctp=159#c5330625727571796289

always bypass microsofts arbitrary requirements.

[Azza ☠]

You shouldn't bypass the hardware requirements of Win 11.
Just stick with Win 10 instead or go for another Operating System.

The entire reason of Win 11 is mostly just to secure the boot stage. It's been exploited in the previous versions, which can allow rootkit malware infect your system before your anti-virus scanner can detect it. Win 11 adds a hardware isolation layer to that, yet needs that hardware to be able to do just that. Without it, you are merely back to Win 10's level of security anyways.

[SHREDDER]

Originally posted by nullable:

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

And between the Rufus and registry method which one is best to use?

Are you comfortable editing the registry? If not then maybe rufus. Again, take a look at both options, which ones seems preferable to you? Try that one first.

registry can be dangerous some times if you make a change and it dosent work. While rufus will not delete evrything. right? I mean that all fo my games and programs will stay instlaled and work as they do now on 10, right? i will not need to downolaod them again, if use rufus?

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

Originally posted by nullable:

Are you comfortable editing the registry? If not then maybe rufus. Again, take a look at both options, which ones seems preferable to you? Try that one first.

registry can be dangerous some times if you make a change and it dosent work. While rufus will not delete evrything. right? I mean that all fo my games and programs will stay instlaled and work as they do now on 10, right? i will not need to downolaod them again, if use rufus?

just make a backup of your registry, you can replace it, or simply do a clean install which will have a fresh registry.

importing/exporting is the options for that.

[emoticorpse]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

Originally posted by nullable:

Are you comfortable editing the registry? If not then maybe rufus. Again, take a look at both options, which ones seems preferable to you? Try that one first.

registry can be dangerous some times if you make a change and it dosent work. While rufus will not delete evrything. right? I mean that all fo my games and programs will stay instlaled and work as they do now on 10, right? i will not need to downolaod them again, if use rufus?

That's not up to Rufus. That's up to the person installing and how they decide to install and how the install file is directed to install itself.

[SHREDDER]

Originally posted by emoticorpse:

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

registry can be dangerous some times if you make a change and it dosent work. While rufus will not delete evrything. right? I mean that all fo my games and programs will stay instlaled and work as they do now on 10, right? i will not need to downolaod them again, if use rufus?

That's not up to Rufus. That's up to the person installing and how they decide to install and how the install file is directed to install itself.

yes i know it. That colleague from the office who did it by using the registry method told me that he didnt lost anything. But to make sure that they will be no other problms iw ill do it with Rufus.
But he told me that both hte pc at the office and the pc of his parents didnt lose anythign when he upgraded from to to 11 by usign this method.

[emoticorpse]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

...But to make sure that they will be no other problms iw ill do it with Rufus.
But he told me that both hte pc at the office and the pc of his parents didnt lose anythign when he upgraded from to to 11 by usign this method.

If I were you, I'd ask for help guiding you through the entire setup process. Sounds like you may end up finishing the install and then realizing all your stuff is gone. Try to be careful.

[MonkehMaster]

use rufus, or grab the batch file from github, if you arent comfortable with doing it manually.

that being said, the manual way isnt hard to do and you can google exactly where to go to add the DWORDS and how to set them up.

also like mentioned above, you can in a way, "backup" your registry, by using the import and export function, or doing a clean install again which gives you a fresh registry.

i havent had a single issue editing the registry, simply because info you search shows you exactly where to go and what to add/edit and apply.

[N3tRunn3r]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

About 2 months ago i talked with one of my colleagues at the office about windows 11 and how to install it on pc that dont have the requirements. He told md that he installed it succesfuly on his parents pc that is from 2012 and also at the pc on the office and both of them work well with it. He then suggest me that instead of changing cpu ram and motjherboard it is better if i install it with Rufus or with the registry method and save some money and keep my current cpu ram and motherboard until they die.
I trust him because i know him for 6 years. But after i read here the 3 methods to do it https://www.xda-developers.com/install-windows-11-unsupported-pc/
i wonder which one is the best?
1 Rufus?
2 Command prompt
or registry?
Which one of the 3 will be best?
MINE MONSTER PC IS
RYZEN 7 1700
RX 6700XT 12 GB RED DEVIL
16 GB DDR4 3200MHZCL15
MP 600 2 TB WRITE:4950MB/S READ:4250MB/S
DELLP2416D 24'' 2560X1440 60 HZ IPS

.. at best do a full fresh and clean Windows 11 install:

Reformat/reinstall a fresh and clean W10/W11:
Win11: https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

Win10: https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10

W10/11 Clean Install

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsinsider/cleaninstall

1. Plugin your USB with Windows 10/11 install media
   
2. Keep your correct IRST drivers ready inside an extra folder, to be save ..
   
3. Open Windows Start menu
   
4. Restart your PC while holding the Shift key to boot into the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). Once in the Windows Recovery Environment, choose to boot from the USB drive.

Once your drives and partitions are ALL deleted & formatted in setup, continue..

During later stage of fresh install, @ Language Selection

1. cut LAN/WLAN
   
2. "Shift + F10" to open console
   
3. type:

   oobe\bypassnro

4. auto-reboots
   
5. select:

   "I don't have internet"
   "Continue with limited setup"

6. Install your "LOCAL ACCOUNT" and disable all telemetry stuff during setup
   >> Profit

Later you can even setup a PIN in Windows Options without being online/Microsoft account, and if you like - and I suggest it - uninstall Windows OneDrive straight after you enter your freshly installed Windows and disable UAC (User Account Control)!! Afterwards let your machine connect to the internet and use Windows Update and Microsoft Store Apps update.

If updates are done, install AntiVir as "ESET Premium" and "Mozilla Firefox + uBlock Origin" (by Raymond Hill). Then search for more and specific drivers manually, as latest NVIDIA drivers, more special Chipset drivers, latest BIOS firmware, etc ..

https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/new/

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

https://www.eset.com/int/home/free-trial/

Less is always more .. especially in IT

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https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/summary-report-2023/


Good Luck !!

[Dutchgamer1982]

take a scredder... insert the cdrom containing windows 11...