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You could also run this (free) - one of the Win 11 compatibility checkers. It should list issues.
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New #32
This was on 19 Mar 2024!
You should have analysed the log-files to see the activities on the machine. On a fresh installation it's easy. When s.o. installed WIN11 he must have had a certain know-how to bypass the hardware requirements. Not everybody is a criminal and intends to spread maleware this way.
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New #33
I generally give people the benefit of the doubt and extend grace. However, the stakes are high here. Identity theft is a very real thing and I have had a few near-misses. I absolutely will not take that chance regardless of how nicely the previous owner asserted he was a good guy and had no ill intent - or how clean the log files looked. Absolutely not. Too much at stake. Bank accounts. Retirements accounts. Medical records. Family data. Social Security numbers.
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New #35
Yes, thank you for that clarity. In my head, I knew what it was, but poorly conveyed that here.
I tried your registry edit. Then I booted from the USB to no avail. Same issue.
Does this apply to me? Your link looks like help for "upgrades," whereas I'm doing a clean installation.
I checked ahead of time and wrote down the key. I confirmed that it is a digital license.
See image below. If I'm understanding correctly, this is booting in UEFI.
Please elaborate on what you mean. Before attempting the installation this morning, I logged into the machine, browsed to your link, downloaded, and ran the registry edit. Then I restarted and booted from the USB, to no avail. But from the way you phrased it, it sounds like this is something I need to run during the USB boot. If so, how do I do that?
Yes, I want to use a local account. Please elaborate on how I access CMD prompt during the Win11 installation.
I ran the MajorGeeks tools and got this (image below)...
As additional information, last month I checked the license status. It's a digital key and I wrote it down and double/triple checked it. Prior to today, I had clicked the "I don't have a product key," since I assumed it would auto-activate per comments from you folks here. For kicks today, I tried to manually enter the key and received this notification...
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The compatibility check demonstrates, as you'll have guessed, that Win 11 will have to be installed (or was installed if you have one with Win 11 on it), as suspected, with one of the tricks to bypass Win 11's installer check on hardware.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup]
"AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU"=dword:00000001
is all you need
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New #39
You didn't read the tutorial.
You have to add the register file when you boot from the Win 11 USB installation drive.
When it comes to set the target drive, don't forget to delete all partitions on it.
If Win 10 or Win 11 was activated on the same computer you're reinstalling you don't enter any key. Just press "I don't have a product key"
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I think I'm making progress! Yay!
This seemed to get me going. When I chose General Udisk, the hardware compatibility error did not show up and the installation proceeded. Thanks!
My apologies. It had 73 replies and I only assumed the first post mattered. Now I realize that the author posted a few replies that were pertinent, and explained how to implement the registry edit.
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I finally got this to work although it took about a dozen tries. In your link, it wasn't obvious to me that the critical step during installation was to first choose "I don't have internet." I had already set up my internet, so the fussy computer was not giving me an option for a local account, regardless of the OOBE command. I finally got some help from HERE.
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