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In this tutorial, we create a U.S.B. installer capable of bypassing hardware restrictions to install Windows 11 on an unsupported device, using an entirely free tool which requires no installation, and can be deleted after use. That tool is Rufus, and its latest version provides an all-in-one solution to download a Windows 11 .iso file, image that file to a U.S.B. drive and modify that installer to work with an unsupported device. The same technique can be used to create installation media for Windows 7, 8 and 10. At the time of this videos’s publication, Windows 11 is incompatible with a very significant proportion of the world’s computers, given the requirement for T.P.M. (Trusted Platform Module) hardware, Secure Boot support and an 8 G.B. R.A.M. threshold. There are very good reasons for this, which we reference in the video. However, we wish to hold on to our perfectly good devices for financial and environmental reasons, whilst keeping our system up-to-date. We therefore take a balanced view when pursuing this project. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT, IN COMMON WITH ALL PROJECTS OF THIS TYPE, THE CONTENTS OF THE U.S.B. STICK WILL BE FULLY ERASED AND REPLACED WITH THE INSTALLER IMAGE. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE BACKUP ANY IMPORTANT FILES OR FOLDERS BEFORE BEGINNING THIS PROCESS. Please also note the messages toward the end of the video in relation to disabling Secure Boot and properly configuring B.I.O.S. for the installation. Topics covered: 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Windows 11 and unsupported hardware 00:23 Workarounds for unsupported devices 00:46 Introducing Rufus 00:55 Downloading Rufus portable 00:59 Portable vs Full software installers 01:15 Features in the latest version 01:38 Running Rufus 01:54 Update checks 01:59 Main interface 02:01 Working with U.S.B. sticks 02:25 Downloading the Windows .iso 02:27 What is an .iso file, and how is it used? 02:45 Downloading an .iso from Microsoft 03:12 The download script 03:14 Version selector 03:26 Version options 03:45 Edition selector 04:00 Language selection screen 04:08 Architecture options 04:20 Download using a browser 04:29 Specifying download location and .iso name 04:39 Downloading begins 04:51 Download concludes 04:55 Saved .iso file 05:13 Using the downloaded .iso in Rufus 05:20 Using an existing .iso file in Rufus 05:28 Image options 05:31 Standard option 05:39 Extended installation 05:53 A counterargument against doing this 06:11 A warning about loss of data from the memory stick 06:32 The imaging process 07:00 Removing hardware restrictions 07:11 Installation: Disabling secure boot 07:29 Viewing our device in File Explorer 07:42 Installation: Configuring B.I.O.S. Related tutorials: Windows 11 - Upgrade Or Clean Install An Unsupported Machine https://youtu.be/0Djbq7Bogp4 Create A Windows 10 U.S.B. Installer...With Rufus https://youtu.be/TmsLOQ7MpQc Disable User Account Control And Windows Defender SmartScreen https://youtu.be/OJIR5ZR7P2s Video Links: Rufus (Utility for creating bootable U.S.B. devices). Free download: https://rufus.ie/en/ Microsoft Windows 11. Free download (licence required for activation): https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows11 Video edited using Magix Movie Edit Pro. Buy from Amazon: (US) https://amzn.to/2HOUBLL (UK) https://amzn.to/3cRfx00 Screenshots from: Windows 10 Pro (Version 19043.1266): Buy from Amazon: (US) https://amzn.to/2SjIKHt (UK) https://amzn.to/2GwJMgV Audio recorded using Blue Microphones Yeti Microphone. Buy from Amazon: (US) https://amzn.to/3cVwsys (UK) https://amzn.to/3ne3qz2 Audio recorded using Audacity. Download free at https://www.audacityteam.org Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechFixFlix More YouTube tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/techfixflix