My 12-year-old laptop couldn’t run Windows 11 due to hardware incompatibility — especially missing TPM and Secure Boot support. But instead of giving up, I chose a smart solution: installing Windows 11 using VMware Workstation 17 Player.
In this video, I’ll walk you through the complete step-by-step guide to run Windows 11 on your old PC using VMware — safely and easily.
🛠️ What You'll Learn in This Video:
✅ Why Windows 11 doesn't install on old hardware
✅ Downloading the official Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft
✅ Creating a new virtual machine in VMware
✅ Selecting Windows 11 x64 as the OS
✅ Allocating RAM, CPU, and disk space for smooth performance
✅ Letting VMware handle TPM and Secure Boot automatically
✅ Installing Windows 11 inside VMware
✅ First look at Windows 11 running virtually!
📌 No risky registry edits or TPM bypass methods needed.
VMware Workstation 17 has built-in support to emulate TPM 2.0, making it simple to install Windows 11 the official way — even on unsupported machines!
🔗 Helpful Links:
Official Windows 11 ISO Download: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...
Windows 11 System Requirements (For Reference) link:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/windo...
💬 Got questions or facing issues? Drop them in the comments — I’ll help you out!
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