How to install Windows 11 on supported and unsupported PCs, 24H2 edition
Supported or not, new or old, this is everything you need to know.
Windows 11 24H2 has been released to the general public, and even though it’s still called Windows 11 and still looks like Windows 11, it’s probably the operating system’s most significant update since its release in October of 2021.
You may or may not be excited about some of the new generative AI features, but it has a lot of other things in it, too. And even if you’re not in love with Windows or the current trajectory of Windows, there are still plenty of places you need to use it anyway.
We’ve pulled together all kinds of resources to create a comprehensive guide to installing and upgrading to Windows 11. This includes advice and some step-by-step instructions for turning on officially required features like your TPM and Secure Boot, as well as official and unofficial ways to skirt the system-requirement checks on “unsupported” PCs, because Microsoft is not your parent and therefore cannot tell you what to do.