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Drakosha said:
How to install Android x86
(Sony Vaio Tap 11)
GPT, UEFI, working ARM translator
Hi.
This guide is written for "[FONT="]Sony Vaio Tap 11[/FONT]" (all versions), but it should work for most, if not all UEFI computers with GPT hard drives. However, on "[FONT="]Sony Vaio Tap 11[/FONT]", Android 4.4 RC1 works perfectly. EVERYTHING is functional, including ARM translator, both cameras, Wi-Fi, touchscreen, Bluetooth etc. Therefore, this tablet is an ideal choice for running Windows 8.1 together with Android.
First, download all the required files & software in one package:
What you need:
One USB flash drive (16GB minimum) for installation
Minitool Partition Wizard 8.1.1 (included)
Notepad++ 6.5.5 (included)
Android 4.4 RC1 with libhoudini, GAPPS, Root & UEFI-patched kernel (included)
GRUB from Ubuntu 13 (included)
Working UEFI Windows 8.x with GPT hard drive, on the computer where you are going to install Android to.
The installation is very simple, however if you do not know what is "partition" or how to enter BIOS – Please DO NOT TRY THIS. Ask someone for help.
YES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO RUIN YOUR WINDOWS INSTALLATION AND LOOSE ALL OF YOUR DATA IF YOU MAKE MISTAKE DURING PARTITIONING,
so please be careful.
Let us begin then! Everything is going to be done on the same Windows 8 PC you are installing Android to.
[FONT="]0) [/FONT]Go to your PC BIOS and turn OFF "Secure boot" (it will not affect Windows 8). On "[FONT="]Sony Vaio Tap 11[/FONT]" it is ALSO required to "Clear all secure boot keys" in BIOS setup and reboot once. Leave UEFI boot turned on.
[FONT="]1) [/FONT]Start Windows & install Minitool Partition Wizard 8.1.1 (pwhe8.exe).
[FONT="]2) [/FONT]Insert 16 GB USB drive. Format it with regular Windows Explorer, use FAT32.
[FONT="]3) [/FONT]Run Minitool Partition Wizard. BE CAREFUL! CHOOSE YOUR USB DRIVE, NOT YOUR HDD! Resize the main partition of your USB drive so that there is 7.9GB of free space left AT THE END. Do not exceed 8GB.
[FONT="]4) [/FONT]Not closing Minitool Partition Wizard, create PRIMARY EXT2 partition to the extent of that 7.9GB of the empty space on your USB drive. Name it "Android".
[FONT="]5) [/FONT]Close Minitool Partition Wizard. Go to Windows Explorer and copy everything FROM the folder "[FONT="]Install USB[/FONT]" (not the folder itself!) to your USB drive, so that you have "[FONT="]EFI[/FONT]", "[FONT="]boot[/FONT]" and "[FONT="]android[/FONT]" folders in the USB drive's root.
[FONT="]6) [/FONT]Press "Shift" on the keyboard, and while holding it choose "Restart" from Windows 8 charm bar (that annoying vertical stripe to the right). "Advanced Reboot" menu appears, choose "Use device" -> "UEFI USB drive"
Now, if you are using Sony Vaio Tap 11, there is everything already set in config files & you do not need to edit them. However, if your PC is different, now it's a good time to test if it can run Android x86 at all. So:
[FONT="]7) [/FONT]a) - ([FONT="]Sony Vaio Tap 11[/FONT]) - When black GRUB startup screen appears, choose "Install Android" -> wait for installation screen -> Select partition "sdb2 (linux)" -> Select "Do not format" -> Select "Yes, install GRUB" -> Select "Yes, install system r\w" -> Wait -> Select "Reboot".
[FONT="]7) [/FONT]b) - (NOT [FONT="]Sony Vaio Tap 11[/FONT]) - When black GRUB startup screen appears, choose "Live Android 4.4" and TEST EVERYTHING. Don't worry if ARM translator doesn't work - it will, after you install Android to HDD. If everything seems fine, choose "Power Off" from Android (NOT “REBOOT”!), start Windows again and repeat steps 6) & 7a).
[FONT="]8) [/FONT]Now that you have installed Android to EXT2 partition on your USB drive, it is time to move it to HDD. Remove USB drive. Start Windows and launch Minitool Partition Wizard.
[FONT="]9) [/FONT]THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL. Select your main computer's HDD. Find Windows partition (disk C:). If C: is your PC's only drive (like on [FONT="]Sony Vaio Tap 11[/FONT] and most Ultrabooks) - carefully resize it with Minitool Partition Wizard, leaving ~8.5GB of free space AFTER it. WARNING! DRIVE C: IS NOT ALWAYS THE "LAST" PARTITION ON YOUR HDD - SOMETIMES THERE ARE ADDITIONAL RECOVERY & OEM PARTITIONS AFTER IT, WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE UNDER WINDOWS, BUT CAN IN Minitool Partition Wizard. DO NOT TOUCH THEM! RESIZE JUST THE DRIVE C:! If there are additional (logical) drives in your PC (D:, E: etc.) - resize the last one that you can see under Windows explorer, but, I repeat, DO NOT TOUCH ANY PARTITION BEFORE OR AFTER IT!
[FONT="]10) [/FONT]Close Minitool Partition Wizard. Insert your 16GB USB drive, where Android was just installed. Launch Minitool Partition Wizard again.
[FONT="]11) [/FONT]Select your USB drive. Choose EXT2 partition and COPYit to the free space of your main HDD, but position it AT THE END OF FREE SPACE - remember, we created EXT2 with the size of 7.9GB, but resized C: to free 8.5GB? Therefore, there will be ~500-600MB of free space left BETWEEN YOUR RESIZED DRIVE C: & EXT2 PARTITION. That's exactly what we need.
[FONT="]12) [/FONT]When copying of EXT2 partition finishes, create new PRIMARY FAT32 partition in that 500-600MB of remaining free space. Name it "GRUB" and let Minitool Partition Wizard assign some drive letter to it (don't worry, it is all temporary). Let's assume that the letter assigned was "E:"
[FONT="]13) [/FONT]Now the fun part COUNT (literally, with your finger) ALL PARTITIONS ON YOUR HARD DRIVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT - count every single one, including the just created "GRUB". Write down (on a sheet of paper) the position of your just copied EXT2 partition - on [FONT="]Sony Vaio Tap 11[/FONT], it will be number 7, on other GPT computers - likely 6 (or 7). Close Minitool Partition Wizard.
[FONT="]14) [/FONT]Go to Windows Explorer and copy everything FROM the folder "Copy to GRUB HDD Partition" (not the folder itself!) to your newly created "E:" drive ("GRUB"), so that you have "EFI" and "boot" folders in "E:" drive's root.
[FONT="]15) [/FONT]Go to "E:" drive's root and edit the file "boot" -> "grub" -> "grub.cfg". Do NOT use Windows' "Notepad" for that, use included "Notepad++"
[FONT="]16) [/FONT]Find this:
Code:
menuentry "Run Android x86" {
set root=(hd0,gpt7)
linux /android-4.4-RC1/kernel root=/dev/sda7 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 SRC=/android-4.4-RC1
initrd /android-4.4-RC1/initrd.img
}
CHANGE "root=(hd0,gpt7)" & "root=/dev/sda7" TO THAT NUMBER YOU'VE WRTITTEN ON A SHEET OF PAPER - for example, if your EXT2 partition was 6th from the left, change "root=(hd0,gpt7)" to "root=(hd0,gpt6)" & "root=/dev/sda7" to "root=/dev/sda6". DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE. DO NOT ADD SPACES. Save the file.
[FONT="]17) [/FONT]Edit the file "boot" -> "grub" -> "loopback.cfg" in exactly the same way as in the previous step. Save the file. Close editor.
[FONT="]18) [/FONT]Remove USB drive if you had not already. That is important – if USB is inserted, then ITwill become “hd0” for grub & Android would fail to load.
[FONT="]19) [/FONT]Reboot your PC. It will start Windows as usual. Wait until it booted completely and go to Desktop (from Windows 8 Metro screen)
[FONT="]20) [/FONT]Move your mouse to the very bottom-left corner & press RIGHT button. Choose "Disk Management". Find your little ~500-600MB "GRUB" partition (disk "E:" in this guide), press right mouse button & pick "Change drive letters & paths". Press "Remove" button. No more useless disk "E:" in Explorer
[FONT="]21) [/FONT]At last, press "Shift" on the keyboard and, while holding it, choose "Restart" from Windows 8 charm bar (that annoying vertical stripe to the right). "Advanced Reboot" menu appears, choose "Use device" -> and surprise! New choice appears there - "UEFI HDD drive"! That is your Android. This is how you will access it every time (reboot Windows with "Shift").
To return to Windows from Android, just select "Power Off" from drop-down, & then simply start your PC again. Do NOT use terminal command "Reboot" - if PC is rebooted from Android to Windows without proper shutdown, Bluetooth will not work under Windows until switched on\off in Android.
In a rare case when GRUB becomes the default UEFI loader, not letting you to start Windows – there’s an entry in it to chainload UEFI Windows 8 boot manager. You have 5 seconds on every boot to select this entry. Then your PC will boot Windows normally, & Windows should automatically correct its loading sequence. Android will still be accessible in a usual way.
That's it Happy hacking!
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I have tried following your instructions to put android on my sony Vaio tap 11, but I cant even get past step 5
Ive followed each step to the letter, but once ive created the 'Primary EXT2' partition, I cant see the usb drive in my computer to copy over the 'Install USB' files
Have you got any idea where im going wrong?
smash monkey said:
I have tried following your instructions to put android on my sony Vaio tap 11, but I cant even get past step 5
Ive followed each step to the letter, but once ive created the 'Primary EXT2' partition, I cant see the usb drive in my computer to copy over the 'Install USB' files
Have you got any idea where im going wrong?
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Once you perform step 2, (Format it with regular Windows Explorer, use FAT32) you should be able to copy the files to the USB drive. If not, there could be an issue with your USB drive. You won't be able to see the EXT2 filesystem on Windows, this is just for OS installation later.
Ok il try transferring the files then doing step 3, 4 (not 5 because weve already copied it) then 6 onwards. Thanks
The USB drive itself is fine, I use it everyday
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bitpushr said:
Once you perform step 2, (Format it with regular Windows Explorer, use FAT32) you should be able to copy the files to the USB drive. If not, there could be an issue with your USB drive. You won't be able to see the EXT2 filesystem on Windows, this is just for OS installation later.
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I tried this, and when I reboot using the advanced reboot, use device, UEFI USB drive, it just reboots and goes to windows.
Oh and also my sony vaio tap 11 in advanced reboot > usb device > it doesnt say 'UEFI USB Drive', it just says 'EFI USB Drive'
now when I was doing step 0, there wasnt anything in my bios that said 'Clear all secure boot keys'
Not sure why this wont work for me, im usually quite good with following these sort of things.
Anymore tips?
Ok a bit of an update,
If i boot from the USB stick (this is a second usb stick im trying now)
I get: Could not open "\EFI\BOOT\fallback.efi": 14
error: variable 'root' isn't set.
Any ideas?
smash monkey said:
Ok a bit of an update,
If i boot from the USB stick (this is a second usb stick im trying now)
I get: Could not open "\EFI\BOOT\fallback.efi": 14
error: variable 'root' isn't set.
Any ideas?
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ok so i only have the error "error: variable root isnt set" if anyone can help please??
Anyone got any ideas on this issue please?
How to install Android x86 (Sony Vaio Tap 11)
Hello, Android 4.4 KitKat is working perfect on my Sony Vaio Tap11, but i have not enough disk space to be able install Apps on the partion that i create for Android. could you please help.
where to get android-x86 system files tool?
Can not distinguish partitions during x86 install on a win7 notebook
Sda 1
Sda 2
Sda 3 . . . And 2 more even though i have only 3 partitions.
There is no other information , and I do not want to instal Android in the Windows C volume. The only recognisable item from that list is the flash drive containing the Android installation Files. This is the very first day on this forum and the very first question, Im yet to find my way around this site.
Thank you
Hello guys
it will be helpfull if anybody will port android x86 L to 32 bit......
installed and used once. Reboot fails as the grub config hasnt been written. " error - variable root hasnt been set." system is read only so I guess the grub file will never get written. The installer needs option to write a grub config or installer generates its own. Im sick of reinstalling this thing through all install options. maybe in a year or two I'll try again.
I have been looking around the web but no one has completed the steps to install REMIX OS on PARALLELS
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY THIS ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE AS WELL. IT MIGHT WORK.
THIS IS NOT GUEST MODE! YOU ARE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR DATA!
Here are my steps :
1. I'm sure by now everyone has installed Remix OS on their USB so i'll skip to the next part.
2. add new virtual machine.
3. on the bottom right corner "continue without a source".
4. Choose more linux" - other linux kernel 2.6
5. customize settings before installation > continue > hardware > boot order > "tick" external device > "tick" select boot device on startup > external boot device (drop down menu) choose you usb where you installed Remix OS.
6. once it boots up, press tab, type " INSTALL=1 " it will look something like this > CREATE_DATA_IMG=1 INSTALL=1 <
7. You will see your hard drive and sd/mmc.
8. create / modify your hard drive to bootable.
9. Format your hard drive to ext4
10. install grub, do not install grub 2.
11 reboot and close parallels.
12. go into you remix os parallels settings and remove mounted usb. hardware > boot order > "untick" external device > "untick" select boot device on startup > external boot device (drop down menu) choose none.
13. you are now able to save your data.
mine is running at 4gb ram plus 64gb rom memory. no wifi but ethernet is connected, still unable to download stuff after installing google play store,
will be trying out again after a new update.
UPDATE!
UPDATED!
Hi, can some one explain me what I am doing wrong.
On step 6, I can't type anything, because it's suggest me boot any of device.
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Arhitector said:
Hi, can some one explain me what I am doing wrong.
On step 6, I can't type anything, because it's suggest me boot any of device.
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It should show up on the boot menu, where it shows the the screen to choose guest mode or the other, highlight the other one and press tab, you should see the it stating there press tab.
I am getting this error
Error:Cannot find GRLDR in all devices.Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.
@MalikShahrozAwan cmon... that's way too few information.
What's your device?
How did you install Remix? Using official installer from Windows to HDD, from Windows to USB, from USB to HDD?
For the future, try to be less lazy please... ughhh
well im using hp dc7900 tower pc
core2duo
4gb ram
3.16 ghz processor
i installed remix os using official installer to hdd
from last 1 month it was working fine and now i see this error
1. Did you updated using OTA?
2. Or did you do nothing and it stopped working?
3. Can you boot into Windows normally?
i did nothing and it stopped working
yes i can normally boot into my windows 7
Just reinstall it then. It's quicker then troubleshooting.
You can back up the RemixOS/data.img file to some other partition -> Uninstall -> Install anew -> restore the backed up data.img to the RemixOS folder -> reboot into Remix.
I don't know how but your bootloader config got corrupted. Maybe you have badblocks in the drive filesystem. You can try:
Start cmd.exe as administrator.
Run this command but change X: to drive where RemixOS is installed:
Code:
chkdsk X: /f /r /x
Once it's done, make a screenshot/picture or save the contents of the console in notepad to show results to us.
Reboot into Remix and check if it helped.
I'm not sure where GRLDR is expected to be - on same partition as RemixOS installation, on disk C: or on the hidden windows boot partition. I don't know legacy boot that well.
It's very likely that badblocks are the problem. It's pretty common and it happens when Remix OS crashes or has bad power management - shutdown/restart causes immediate powerdown of device, even if it's in the middle of writing to disk.
Can anyone help me booting into RemixOS with my Acer Switch 10 V laptop.
Its been quite a struggle so far, but I have managed to at least get as far as having the Option to Boot into either Windows or RemixOS. However when i choose RemixOS i get the following error...
error: no such device: /RemixOS/kernel.
error: file '/RemixOS/kernel' not found.
alloc magic is broken at 0x71f8ad60: 71ed7760
Aborted. press any key to exit._
Due to the quirks of the bios on this device I had to do the following steps to even get it to try and boot into RemixOS.
1) Disable Secure boot in Bios, restart Windows and install RemixOS. Result is will never boot to RemixOS always Windows, you wont even see the option to boot into RemixOS even pressing F12. Solve this by doing following.....
2) Renable Secure boot in Bios, this then enables the option to manually "Select a UEFI file as a trusted source for executing", go into this and it allows me to browse the normally hidden FAT32 EFI System Partition on the hard drive, so I go to "EFI/RemixOS" and add the following files as trusted..... BOOTx64.EFI , bootia32.efi & grubx64.efi
3) Save changes, then disable Secure boot once again (you can only add trusted efi files when its enabled hence step 2)
4) Now BOOTx64.EFI , bootia32.efi & grubx64.efii along with 'Windows boot manager' appear as choices to boot into.
Windows boot manager obviously boots into Windows.
bootia32.efi does nothing and boots into windows.
Bootx64.EFI and grubx64.efi if selected will then boot into the choice screen where you choose 'Windows' or 'RemixOS'
If I choose RemixOS i get a black screen then the following flashes up...
error: no such device: /RemixOS/kernel.
error: file '/RemixOS/kernel' not found.
alloc magic is broken at 0x71f8ad60: 71ed7760
Aborted. press any key to exit._
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Does anyone know how I can fix this, i feel like i'm close in at least getting the Bootx64.EFI etc etc into the boot menu, but now I just need to find out why it wont actually boot to RemixOS.
My noob thoughts at the moment ... = is it because the trusted EFI files I added in the bios are located on the hidden FAT32 EFI system partition and not on the NTFS normal partitions where Windows and remixOS is actually installed ? (Bios wont allow me to browse that partition) ??
Do I need to edit some files on the hidden EFI System Partition to change paths ?
Do I need to add some file maybe to this Hidden EFI partition ??
Any help greatly appreciated
I think you are trying to add remix/grub as a uefi entry?
If you boot to WBM do you get an option screen with 'Advanced Options' or something on it?
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I think you are trying to add remix/grub as a uefi entry?
If you boot to WBM do you get an option screen with 'Advanced Options' or something on it?
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Hello, yes I have added remix/grub as a uefi entry i think that is what I described in the steps, that allows to then select BOOTx64.EFI or grubx64.efi which then take to OS choice screen (Windows or Remix). If I choose Remix i get the errors stated.
If I boot and choose WBM i just boot straight onto Windows.
I have found a few threads relating to this but don't know if they are relevant to me really though
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/remix-os-for-pc/YdRwixWpitk/et3D_js9CQAJ
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Hello, yes I have added remix/grub as a uefi entry i think that is what I described in the steps, that allows to then select BOOTx64.EFI or grubx64.efi which then take to OS choice screen (Windows or Remix). If I choose Remix i get the errors stated.
If I boot and choose WBM i just boot straight onto Windows.
I have found a few threads relating to this but don't know if they are relevant to me really though
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/remix-os-for-pc/YdRwixWpitk/et3D_js9CQAJ
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Try and add a safemode entry to WMB or do an advanced reboot - what you want to do is tell the sysyem to boot a 'uefi usb'
But it could be that you should be using the 32bit version instead
I'm have installed RemixOS onto my hardrive and not a USB stick, I should have made that clear in my post sorry.
I just used the installer to install it to my Windows installation and used the latest x64 version for UEFI bios.
I have tried to boot by selecting the bootia32.efi file in boot options but that just boots straight to Windows.
Been searching the net for hours now, I think it's something to do with Paths in the Grub.cfg file that is located on the hidden EFI partition.
Update: I'm getting closer !!
So I used the instructions on the link in the post i made earlier (just changed it to the Bootx64.EFI as i'm installing the x64bit version not the 32bit version in that post)
In a nutshell I mounted the hidden EFI partition in Windows and assigned it the letter B.
I then copied over the 'kernel' and 'initrd.img' from my RemixOS.iso and then edited the Grub.cfg to change the lines "/RemixOS/kernel" and "/RemixOS/initrd.img" to /EFI/RemixOS/ & /EFI/RemixOS/initrd.img
(note I had 2 Grub.cfgs on the EFI partition, so edited them both in the same way - one was in the RemixOS folder and another in boot>grub folder).
NOW....................... when I select BOOTx64.EFI in my boot menu, then select RemixOS, I get the first loading screen of Android-x86 which i've never had before.....but then I get this
[ 1.676681] i8042: Can't read CTR while initialising i8042
[ 1.838221] i2c_designware 808622C1:06: punit semaphore timed out, resetting
[ 1.030610] i2c_designware 80822C1:06: PUNIT SEM: 2
[ 1.839510] i2c_designware 80822C1:06: couldn't acquire bus ownership
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Step by Step Guide to Install Windows 11+Bypass TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and Ram Check
Hello everyone! This guide will explain how you can get a copy of Windows 11 Insider Preview without having to deal with enrolling your Microsoft account via the Windows Insider Program! This is a UUP dump copy of Windows 11 ISO file. You do not need to have a Activated Windows 10 copy to do this! There is a lot of debate and speculation going around dealing with Windows 11 not running on a older PC without TPM 2.0, Secure boot, and 4GB ram. This method / fix is a registry edit that injects bypass code that will overlook TPM, Ram, and Secure Boot into the registry " IF " you get the infamous "Windows 11 cannot be installed on this PC" . This is a temporary fix and I assume this will be patched upon first non-developer release of windows 11 arrives! If you want to use this guide to just get a stand alone copy of Windows 11, go ahead.
How do I get the copy of Windows 11?
1. Open your favorite browser and navigate to
( www.uupdump.net )
2. Click on Dev Channel.
3. Find ( Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.22000..51 (co_release) amd64 ) and click the link.
4. Pick your Language.
5. Choose the version of Windows 11 you want to download and DE-select the other versions.
6. On the next page, go ahead and click " Create Download Package "
7. Open the file after it has finished downloading.
8. Open a NEW folder and Navigate to the Local Disk C Folder.
9. Once you are inside Local Disk C, create a NEW folder and name it ( Win11 )
10. Open up the file you downloaded from uupdump again and copy and paste all the files to the brand new folder you created inside the C directory.
11. Run the Windows Command File named ( uup_download_windows )
12. Congrats! Windows 11 is now downloading.... This will take a little bit of time
13. Once the command prompt is done downloading and compiling, you will be prompted to close the command prompt... The Windows 11 ISO file will now be inside the folder you created inside the C Directory.!
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Now that you have yourself a copy of Windows 11, we can now explore the different options of installing. You can actually take the ISO file and mount it to your PC and install Windows 11 right from your Desktop, you can choose the route of using a USB Drive to install, or you can use a CD but lets be honest.. a CD?
Method #1 USB 8GB / Clean Install
1. Grab another device such as a phone, tablet, or another PC and bring this guide up on that device.
2. Shut Down your PC and boot into your BIOS.
3. Load Setup Defaults and Exit Saving Changes. ( You might have to thumb around for a minute to find some of these options in future steps ).
4. Your PC will restart and Boot into BIOS again.
5. If you have option to Enable TPM, do it. If you don't have this option, do not worry. Continue to the next step...
6. Set the boot mode to UEFI. If you have option for both UEFI and LEGACY, choose UEFI.
7. Enable Secure Boot if you have the option.. If you don't have the ability to change, don't worry. Continue to the next step...
8. Exit BIOS and save changes. Your PC will boot up to OS now.
9. Open your browser and navigate to https://rufus.ie and download.
10. Plug in your USB Drive and open Rufus.
11. Inside Rufus, select your USB drive you want to use for installing Windows 11 and then find the Windows 11 ISO file that you downloaded and let Rufus create the install drive..!
12. Keep your USB Drive plugged into your PC and turn off the power then boot into BIOS again.
13. Find the Boot Menu inside of your BIOS and select the USB drive to boot first.
14. You should boot to the Windows Installer now. Choose your Language and continue.
15. Select " I don't have product key " and continue.
OK, so If you made it to this point and you are faced with the message of " Windows 11 cant be installed on this computer " don't freak. This portion of the guide is only for the people who are stuck with the message above.. If you don't see this message, continue to step #16 please..!
How do I Bypass the Windows 11 TPM 2.0, Ram, and Secure Boot check?
1. Open the Command Prompt by pressing SHIFT and F10 Key at the same time..
2. Now type " Notepad " inside of the CMD and press enter.
3. Now copy and paste or type out the following text once the notepad loads in...
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig]
"BypassTPMCheck"=dword:00000001
"BypassSecureBootCheck"=dword:00000001
4. Now, click on file at the top left and select save as and click on This PC and find the USB drive or any other internal drive and make sure to click save as type (all files) at the bottom of the window and name the file
" Bypass TPM, Secure Boot & RAM Check.reg " then click on save.
( When you save this file, make sure you are able to access again. I don't care where you save it but it needs to be accessible )
5. Once you saved, click on file again, click on This PC, and browse to the registry file you just created. Once you are in the directory where the registry file was saved, find the drop down menu at the bottom and select All Files again and you will see the newly created Bypass registry file you created.
6. Right click on the Bypass Registry file and choose the " Merge " option and click OK on the following prompts then close all the windows except the install window. Click the back arrow button inside the install window, and continue the setup from step #15 please.
16. Select Windows Version you want and click next.
17. Accept the EULA and continue... Now you select Custom Install and you will see all of your drives on your computer. With this being a clean install, we will want to delete each drive partitions ( Make sure you double check what you are deleting and understand whats happening ), then click on Unallocated space and click next.
18. Now, Windows 11 will install and you go about your way!
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Method #2 : Install inside of Windows 10 OS
1. Make sure you already have followed the steps to download a copy of Windows 11 before we continue.
2. Right click on the Windows 11 ISO file inside of the ( Win11 ) folder and click mount.
3. Navigate to This PC and you will see a DVD Drive named ( CPRA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5 ) . This is the Windows 11 ISO file mounted to your system now.
4. Open up the Local Disk C directory and create a new folder named ( Win11Install )
5. Go back to where the ( CPRA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5 ) mounted drive is, right click, and open the folder. Copy and paste all files into the new ( Win11Install ) folder you created inside of the Local Disk C directory.
6. Once the files are done copying into the ( Win11Install ) folder, open the folder, right click setup.exe, and run as administrator.
7. Installer will open, It will say " Checking for Update & Checking your PC "
Intermission
Some of you will slide through with no issues and others will be faced with
" Windows 11 can't be installed on this PC "
If you receive this message, the installer will tell you what you are missing
TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, or RAM Requirements
If you don't see this message, continue onto step #8 please...
My computer is telling me I don't meet the requirements!
What do I do?1. Open your browser and go to the following link. MEGA Download Link
2. Once downloaded, find the file, extract to your desktop or wherever you like.
3. Open the ( Win11Install ) folder located inside the Local Disk C directory, find the sources folder and open that.
4. Once you are inside the sources folder, you will need to replace the old " appraiserres.dll " with the new one you just downloaded.
5. Copy the new .dll file and paste into the sources folder. You will get a message asking to replace and replace file in destination.
6. Close all folder and right click on Desktop and refresh the system.
7. Open up folder and navigate to This PC and EJECT the Windows 11 ISO file.
8. Now open Local Disk C directory and navigate once more to the ( Win11Install ) folder, open, and right click setup.exe & run as administrator.
8. Continue to follow the installer and Install!! Everything is straight forward from here as long as you know how to use a PC
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Windows 11 Drivers
1. Navigate to setting and select Update and Security.
2. Click on check for updates
3. Look under where the pending update are and you will see the option to view addition updates... Click..
4. There will be an arrow point towards Driver Updates.. Click...
5. Choose all the drivers you want to update, let them download, and restart your pc.Cheers
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One more thing to keep in mind everyone...Windows 11 is obviously in Developer mode and Microsoft will be pushing these cumulative updates out frequently. Hopefully we will be getting a new solid build soon and I will adjust the means of upgrading to them if needed.For now, these are the 2 best ways to use Windows 11 if you don't choose to enroll in the Windows Insider Program, don't have a genuine copy of Windows 10, and/or your PC doesn't meet the new" Requirements" for TPM 2.0, Ram Check, and Secure Boot Microsoft has laid upon everyone...
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R U damn sure that Windows 11 being installed this way will be fast on PC's with less than 4GB of ram?
Finally! Installed without issue. My machine meet all the requirements except for the cpu, which is a intel 6th gen.
WZ_DroidMaster said:
R U damn sure that Windows 11 being installed this way will be fast on PC's with less than 4GB of ram?
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OK so I can't promise it will be buttery smooth...
This is a developer build and there is more updates to come soon!
This method will ensure you can run the OS thanks to the registry edit
Let me know how it runs
UncolourTV said:
Finally! Installed without issue. My machine meet all the requirements except for the cpu, which is a intel 6th gen.
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Glad to hear. I will be updating this post with new methods and different ways to install Windows 11 also
UncolourTV said:
Finally! Installed without issue. My machine meet all the requirements except for the cpu, which is a intel 6th gen.
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I asked this question, bcoz I m running windows 10 on a first gen core i3 330M, and had a doubt whether it cud handle windows 11 or not
WZ_DroidMaster said:
I asked this question, bcoz I m running windows 10 on a first gen core i3 330M, and had a doubt whether it cud handle windows 11 or not
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I understand what you mean..
Depending on how big of a HDD you have, I could make a step by step guide on how to dual boot Win10 and Win11 if you want to try it out. And another thing is that Windows 11 is in Developer Mode now so there will be things that don't seem as good and polished quite yet
You can run it no problem but I cant promise you it will be everything you hope a dream about
What about the beta build released hours ago?
BitcoinMineAds said:
What about the beta build released hours ago?
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I need to update this. This was posted when the windows 11 build was leaked
Install at window 11 because I need them more flexible work and advance because I am running a beauty salon so that's why I need a best features best colours and best camera also so that's why I am shoes in window 11 and system change call operation of of
Nameless Foe said:
OK so I can't promise it will be buttery smooth...
This is a developer build and there is more updates to come soon!
This method will ensure you can run the OS thanks to the registry edit
Let me know how it runs
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I got the message this pc can’t run Windows 11. Said not the right processor. No TPM. No legacy boot. Wrong motherboard. I am using SDD drive for Windows. I know this can cause installation issues with Windows. Usually there is a serial boot driver for Windows.Swapped with the Mega file. Then followed the steps given. Message was gone. Windows installer completed the check up then asked how to install. I chose to keep all files and apps. The install began. After a few seconds pop up said install failed. Progress never changed. Stayed at 0. Is there an explanation for this?
win Health check says i cant run win 11, but when i go to system - about this is what i see.
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 21H2
Installed on 06/30/2021
OS build 22000.258
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.258.0
Im totally at a loss. 2600k on a H70 PP, 16 gb ram, evga gtx1060 6gb which they say won't run it, but proof is in the pudding. It runs fine better than 10 did for sure.