Upgrade to Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware The Easiest Way

Summary

In this video, Britec09 shares a new method for upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware. The video caters to users with older computers that are deemed incompatible by Microsoft, providing a workaround to bypass official installation restrictions. Despite potential risks and the possibility of future updates being blocked by Microsoft, this method offers a simple solution using a program called Fly by 11. Viewers are encouraged to ensure data backups and system readiness before proceeding with the upgrade.

Highlights

• Discover an easy way to install Windows 11 on unsupported devices! 🚀
• Fly by 11 app simplifies the upgrade process, no tech skills needed. 😎
• Back up your files before trying the hack, just in case! 🛡️
• Microsoft has not yet blocked this workaround, but that may change. ⏳
• Install and enjoy Windows 11, even if your PC doesn't meet Microsoft's requirements! 🎉

Key Takeaways

• Learn how to upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware effortlessly! 💻
• Don't forget to back up your data before making the leap! 🔄
• Use the easy Fly by 11 app for a hassle-free Windows 11 upgrade. 🚀
• Stay prepared for potential roadblocks from Microsoft! 🚧
• Decide for yourself whether to risk the upgrade on your old PC. 🤔

Overview

Have you got an older PC that's not officially supported by Microsoft for Windows 11? Well, Britec09 has got a nifty solution just for you! This video runs through a simple, user-friendly method to upgrade your old machine using the Fly by 11 app. Before diving in headfirst, make sure your important files are backed up because, you know, better safe than sorry!

Imagine breezing through the Windows 11 upgrade without a bootable USB or complicated setups. Thanks to Fly by 11, all you need to do is drag and drop your Windows 11 ISO, and the app does the rest. Even if Microsoft claims your device can't handle Windows 11, this method proves otherwise—until they decide to patch it, of course.

So, you've navigated the ins and outs of Fly by 11, and your old PC is now proudly running Windows 11. Remember, it's your choice whether to explore this path. Britec09 isn't telling you what to do, but showing you what you can do. Feel free to share your experiences and see how others are faring with their upgraded systems!

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction and Overview The chapter provides a guide on upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware. It introduces a new and easy method for users whose computers aren't compatible according to Microsoft's standards for Windows 11. The content is tailored for those who continue to use older computers and are interested in upgrading their systems despite compatibility issues, acknowledging other existing methods for such upgrades.
• 00:30 - 01:00: Methods to Upgrade to Windows 11 The chapter provides methods to upgrade to Windows 11, even on unsupported hardware, and emphasizes the importance of keeping the current operating system fully updated with the latest Microsoft updates before attempting the upgrade.
• 01:00 - 01:30: Backing Up Data The chapter emphasizes the importance of backing up data to prevent data loss in case of unforeseen issues. It references Microsoft's guidance on upgrading to Windows 11 and directs viewers to additional resources available on the creator's channel, particularly concerning unsupported hardware.
• 01:30 - 02:00: Microsoft's System Requirements The chapter discusses the minimum system hardware requirements set by Microsoft, which many computers may not meet. The narrator has made videos explaining the implications of Microsoft's end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and the options available to users. The chapter specifically highlights the system requirements needed to run Windows 11, noting that many people might be affected.
• 02:00 - 02:30: Unofficial Workaround This chapter discusses using an unofficial method to install or upgrade to Windows 11, especially for PCs that do not meet the official system requirements. The narrator emphasizes personal choice in opting for this method and mentions that they themselves do not need to use it due to having compatible PCs.
• 02:30 - 03:00: Downloading Windows 11 ISO The chapter discusses the PC Health Check tool created by Microsoft, which many users find indicates that their computers are incompatible with Windows 11. Despite this, the narrator mentions that Windows 11 can still run on unsupported hardware, although Microsoft officially restricts the installation on such devices. The chapter does not delve into the potential consequences of installing Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, but highlights the current possibility of installation.
• 03:00 - 03:30: Using "Fly by 11" Program Microsoft will stop security updates for unsupported hardware. To install Windows 11 and keep data, download the correct version and language pack of the Windows 11 ISO.
• 03:30 - 04:30: Installation Steps The chapter "Installation Steps" provides a detailed walkthrough on how to choose the right language version when installing Windows 10. It highlights the significance of selecting the same version of English (International or United States, etc.) that was initially installed to ensure that programs are retained. The chapter emphasizes that downloading the correct ISO version is crucial and reassures readers that a bootable USB is not necessary in this process.
• 04:30 - 05:00: Conclusion and Disclaimer The chapter provides a simple and user-friendly method to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware using a program called Fly By 11. The program has been updated for easier installation, aimed at users who might not be technologically adept. It is presented as probably the easiest method available compared to other existing techniques like using Rufus.
• 05:00 - 05:30: Final Thoughts and Farewell In the final chapter titled 'Final Thoughts and Farewell', the focus is on a method to quickly use an ISO with an application to upgrade a system. The process involves dropping the ISO file onto the application, which automatically prepares it for installation and manages unsupported hardware acceptance. This method enables the upgrade to Windows 11 even on incompatible hardware. The chapter concludes reflecting on the current capabilities of this method.

Upgrade to Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware The Easiest Way Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 what you guys got another video on how to upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware the easiest way now this is a new way of doing it so I wanted to bring this to you for all those people that are out there using old computers that aren't compatible according to Microsoft uh for Windows 11 upgrade so if that is the case and that is you and you do want to upgrade to Windows 11 on your unsupported Hardware computer then this video is for you now there's several methods that still exist on how to
• 00:30 - 01:00 upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware and I've covered a few of them on this channel already now I've already covered about the pros and cons about upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware now it's important that you upgrade your operating system to the max as you can see here it's fully updated I'm making sure that we've got every update available from Microsoft for Windows 10 before you start even thinking about upgrading to window Windows 11 from Windows 10 using this
• 01:00 - 01:30 method another important step is to make sure you've got all your data backed up just in case something goes wrong and at least you'll have a backup of all your data now Microsoft have already put up a post and I've already done videos on this about can I upgrade to Windows 11 and there's plenty of information here that you can go through I'm not going to go through it too deeply because I have covered this in other videos check out my channel for some of the unsupported Hardware videos and you'll get a good understanding about what is required so
• 01:30 - 02:00 you can check the minimum system Hardware requirements that Microsoft have in place and these are quite strict and a lot of computers are not going to make the cut and I've made videos explaining about what will happen at the end of October 14th 2025 when Microsoft will see support for your Windows 10 computer and what options you have available to you as you can see here these are the system requirements that are required to run Windows 11 and unfortunately a lot of people m ions of
• 02:00 - 02:30 people are not going to be able to install Windows 11 or even upgrade to Windows 11 officially so you have to use the unofficial workaround which is what I'm going to show you today now of course this has to be your own choice and this has to be uh something that you want to do yourself I personally would not do it but then I have compatible PCS that do support Windows 11 so this really doesn't affect me too much but you can see this PC doesn't currently meet Windows 11 system requirements this
• 02:30 - 03:00 is what a lot of people are going to get when they run the PC health check tool which has been created by Microsoft a lot of people are going to see that a lot of components in their computer are not compatible for Windows 11 we all know that it will run Windows 11 but Microsoft are saying that it's not going to run Windows 11 and they're not going to allow it to be installed now I'm not going to get into the nitty-gritty part about what can happen if you install Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware as it is for right now you can still install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware and
• 03:00 - 03:30 you'll still get all your updates but Microsoft have threatened to uh cease security updates for the future for unsupported Hardware so what you're going to need to do if you want to continue and install Windows 11 on your computer you'll need to download the windows 11 ISO now what's important here if you want to keep your data is to make sure you download the correct version the correct language pack for this ISO otherwise you will not be able to keep all of your applications if you do want
• 03:30 - 04:00 to keep those it's important to choose English International or English United States or whatever other version you used when you installed Windows uh 10 on your computer it has to be exactly the same if you'd be able to keep your programs so I'm going to download uh the international version cuz that's the version on this computer and I'm going to download this ISO and I'm going to show you how simple it is you don't need to create any bootable USB Med
• 04:00 - 04:30 you don't have to do anything all you're going to need to do is download this program which is called fly by 11 and I showed you this in a previous video but he's upgraded it and it's made even simpler to be able to install Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware now I already know that you can use rofus and many other methods to be able to install Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware this is just another method and it's probably the easiest method that you're going to be able to use if you're not really computer savvy and that means you'll be
• 04:30 - 05:00 able to just use this method to be able to quickly drop the iso onto the application as you'll see right here on this image right here and basically when you drop it on there it does automatically uh prep the iso ready to be installed and upgraded onto that system and accept uh the unsupported Hardware which will then allow you to upgrade to Windows 11 on that computer which is not compatible now that being said as it is right now you can still
• 05:00 - 05:30 get all of the latest updates on that computer with Windows 11 on it for the time being until Microsoft decide to either stop updates for unsupported Hardware or they do something uh more Sinister to stop you receiving updates so as it is right now you can still use Windows 11 on that old computer you just need to download this application and download the windows 11 ISO and I'll show you so keep anyway is what you're going to need to do here because
• 05:30 - 06:00 obviously it's an unrecognized file and Microsoft have already blocked it but it will run and it is safe to use and you can see all the code that he has on this website so next we have the two files we have our ISO file and we also have the program just double click on it and you'll see a program that looks something like this that opens up and it says drag and drop the windows 11 ISO to patch it and install on unsupported Hardware it's called an inplace upgrade and it's that simple he's even got all your Q&A questions down here and answers
• 06:00 - 06:30 for people that ask a lot of questions and it should answer some of the most more common questions that people ask about this particular process is it legit are you allowed to do it and all that sort of stuff I've covered videos on this and it is completely legit you're not going to get into any trouble or anything like that Microsoft have left this back door open for people that do want to install Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware as it is of right now they don't recommend you do it but
• 06:30 - 07:00 you can do it that's the difference it's entirely up to you whether you go ahead and do it so what we're going to do is we're going to drag the iso onto that square and it's going to mount the iso and it says hang tight and you should see a user count control box popping up then a blue screen will pop up which is your Powershell window and there we go we have Windows 11 installation can now proceed please uh click on this to follow the onscreen instructions you should see installing Windows server and it says on the actual application Don't
• 07:00 - 07:30 Panic I've already mentioned this before that it's not installed in Windows Server it's a workaround for you to be able to install Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware now don't get me wrong I think Microsoft will patch this eventually when they do I don't know but as it stands right now you can still use this method cuz it is still workable and you can see here I'll speed all of this process up but it's checking your PC to see whether it's okay and now you can see we get a little messy message here
• 07:30 - 08:00 you have to accept this message and it will then go ahead and allow you to upgrade to Windows 11 you can see we' got choose what you want to keep here the most essential part is keep your files settings and apps and this means we downloaded the correct windows 11 ISO edition if you've downloaded the wrong one that will be grayed out and you need to go back and download the correct one what it's going to do now is going to go off and get a few updates ready and make sure you're ready to install Windows 11 onto this system it's then going to make
• 08:00 - 08:30 sure that we have enough space on the drive to install at Windows 11 you can see it's just checking here and now it says install Windows 11 Pro and it's going to keep our file settings and apps and if we're ready to go we can now click on install and it will go ahead and do an in place upgrade on this computer and install Windows 11 on this computer even though it's not supported for Windows 11 but it's going to allow us to do it now you will see installing Windows Server don't worry wor it is
• 08:30 - 09:00 installed in Windows 11 like I said this is the workaround that it's using to be able to use the in place upgrade for Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware so we'll speed through this and you should see almost there and we will be at the desktop of Windows 11 on the same computer it's kept all our data as you can see right here and you've just uh done an inplace upgrade of Windows 11 on your unsupported Hardware which is your old computer now again I've made videos about what you can do with that old computer whether you want to install
• 09:00 - 09:30 Linux or whether you want to pay for another Year's worth of you know updates or whether you want to use this method to use it on unsupported Hardware it's up to you at the end of the day now if you wanted to create a clean install you can apply the compatibility patch to an ISO using the clean install line right here you would have to have an already pre-made USB flash drive with Windows 11 on it click that and it will then make that uh USB flash drive compatible with your old computer and be able to do a
• 09:30 - 10:00 clean install rather than do an in place upgrade but that again is entirely up to you where you want to go ahead and do it now just to address all the trolls that will leave comments in the comment section saying you want to make your mind up you're contradicting yourself one minute you say don't install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware and then you're making videos showing how to install Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware that is right this is a how two video on how to do something at the end of the day it's up to you whether you go ahead and install Windows 11 on that
• 10:00 - 10:30 unsupported Hardware myself I wouldn't recommend it but if you want to go ahead and do it people have done it and people are using Windows 11 on unsupported hardware and they're getting all their updates and they're having no issues at all as long as you understand the risks and you want to go ahead and do it that's your choice at the end of the day but this video is how you can do it it's not a video on saying you should do it anyway with that said my name is B Brian from brch computers. c. let me know in the comments section down below whether you you've upgraded to Windows 11 on
• 10:30 - 11:00 unsupported hardware and how long you've been running it for I think it will really help some people out a big shout out to all my YouTube members who join my YouTube members group I appreciate the support and I shall catch you in the next video bye for now [Music]