So, your Windows 10 won’t upgrade to Windows 11 because it does not have an 8th Gen (released about Aug 2017) or newer Intel CPU or it doesn’t have a TPM 2.0 security module.
Most brand-name computers can be upgraded all the way back to about 3rd Gen Intel chips or so. They just need to be prepped to do so first!
Boot from a USB stick made with the Microsoft Media Windows 11 Creation tool. You may need to press the startup key prior to staring and/or you can do an “in-place” installation.
When the setup screen appears, Press SHIFT and then tap F10.
A command prompt will appear.
Type in regedit and press enter. The registry editor will load.
Navigate to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
Highlight and then Right-click on the Setup (folder) key, select New, and then select the Key option.
Name the new key LabConfig
Highlight/Select the LabConfig folder.
Right-click the LabConfig key, select New, and then the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.
Name the key BypassTPMCheck and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and set its value from 0 to 1.
Right-click the LabConfig key, select New, and then the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.
Name the key BypassSecureBootCheck and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and set its value from 0 to 1.
Close the registry editor and continue with the Windows 11 setup process.
We advise that a professional IT consultant do this and that a full backup is made prior to attempting this process. We accept no liability for any information offered that results in loss of data or this process resulting in erratic-behaving or non-bootable systems.