How to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 on unsupported hardware

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If you have installed Windows 11 on a PC that does not meet the system requirements of the operating system, then you face an issue with every new feature update release.

Regular updates install fine on Windows 11 PCs that do not meet the requirements, but feature updates fail. Workarounds existed from the first release, but Microsoft has patched some of them or changed them in other ways.

The release of Windows 11, version 24H2 marks a new adds more roadblocks to the process. Thankfully, there is a way to bypass requirement checks and upgrade an older version of Windows 11 to the 2024 feature update release.

The following paragraphs provide a step-by-step walkthrough on how that is done. The method should also work if you are stuck on a particular version of Windows 11.

Upgrading to Windows 11, version 24H2

Since you cannot use Windows Update, it is necessary to download the Windows 11 24H2 ISO image. One of the best options to do so is to use Rufus.

 Note: You need a USB drive with at least 16 gigabytes of storage for that. If you do not have a USB device, use FIDO to download a Windows 11 ISO instead.

Download the Windows 11, version 24H2 ISO

1. Open the Rufus project website.
   
2. Download the latest version of Rufus for your system (most may want to pick the Windows x64 Standard version.
   
3. Run Rufus after the download.
   
4. Confirm the User Account Control prompt with a click on the Yes option.
   
5. Switch from "Select" to "Download" in the interface.
   
6. Activate Download after selecting the option. A Download ISO Image prompt appears.
   
7. Select the following options one after the other: Windows 11 -> 24H2 -> Windows 11 Home/Pro/Edu -> Pick your Language -> x64.
   
8. Click on the Download button.
   
9. Select a directory for the ISO image.
   

This downloads Windows 11, version 24H2 from Microsoft to the local system.

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