Earlier this month, we mentioned an interesting trick to bypass the system requirements on Windows 11 computers. With the “IoT Enterprise LTSC” option during the installation of the operating system no hardware check is performed.
However, it turns out that the same bypass trick works for non-LTSC (Long Term Servicing Channel) versions of Windows as well, as discovered by Twitter user Bob Pony. However, it only seems to work on the latest version of Windows 11, 24H2.
Just found out that it also applies for the regular Windows 11 IoT Enterprise edition (non-LTSC) when selected in the Windows Setup.
It's pretty clear that IoT Enterprise is the SUPERIOR edition of Windows 11, no need to bypass any system requirements BS with any workarounds! ???? https://t.co/ErkbaNglZ8 pic.twitter.com/SzKaNRwbWO
— Bob Pony (@TheBobPony) April 20, 2024
Many of you already know that Windows 11 system requirements have always been a bone of contention for fans of the operating system. Microsoft considered relatively new processors (for the time), such as Intel's 7th generation (Kaby Lake) and AMD's first generation Ryzen (1000 series), to be incompatible, although these CPUs are capable and could easily to run Windows 11.
However, it lacked some security features that the company from Redmond considers vital to run its latest operating system, such as TPM 2.0 which is also mandatory.