Microsoft Windows 11 install without Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and Microsoft account
It is suprisingly hard to just install Windows 11. By default it requires a locked down computer, with Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 enabled and after that a Microsoft account. Both of these requirements can currently be worked around.
Requirements
2 CPU (not a joke) 4 GB RAM 64 GB HDD (not a joke, 19,6 GB was used after the installation) 256 MB video RAM (with 3D acceleration enabled, gives extra 128 MB in VirtualBox) EFI
Installation
Boot the installation. STOP at the first install dialog with a purple background. 1. Press Shift + F10 to open a command prompt. 2. Type regedit and then press Enter to open the registry editor 3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup key in the left panel. 4. Right click on Setup, create a new key, name it LabConfig 5. In LabConfig in the right panel, right click and create 3 32-bit DWORD values: BypassRAMCheck, BypassSecureBootCheck, BypassTPMCheck. 6. Double-click on each and set all to 1. 7. Close the registry editor and type exit and then press Enter. 8. Continue the installation. STOP at the light blue guide window with the Is this the right country or region? question. 1. If possible, disconnect the machine from the Internet, otherwise continue and do it in the coming steps. 2. Press Shift + F10 again to open a command prompt. 3. Type oobe\bypassnro and then press Enter to bypass the Internet connection requirement. It will reboot. 4. If you have not disconnected the Internet connection, then press Shift + F10, type ipconfig /release to drop the network connection, then close the command prompt. 5. Fill in the questions in the guide until you reach Let's connect you to a network step. 6. At Let's connect you to a network, select I don't have internet. (This choice is not available unless you run the bypassnro command.) 7. In the next step choose Continue with limited setup, then go on. 8. At Create a super memorable password you do not need to fill in a password if you do not want to.
References
Bypass Secure boot and TPM 2.0: https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/install-microsoft-windows-11-on-virtualbox Bypass Microsoft account: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-windows-11-without-microsoft-account
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