![]() ![]() Windows 11 Zero-Touch USB This is similar to the 2nd option, but it will install with an autounattend.xml file that allows for zero-touch install (no clicking through Windows Setup screens) Windows 11 Installation Assistant Additionally, you can use this to import into deployment tools like SCCM or MDT to do imaging. Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) Use this to create bootable media in ISO format that can be any language or version. The next option is for downloading the ISO directly so really just use this if you want to setup a normal, bootable USB drive. ![]() ![]() Create Windows 11 Installation Media (ISO) Use this to create bootable USB or ISO install media. Here is a quick summary of each and why you should use them: Windows 11 Installation Assistant Use this to upgrade the system you are currently on. I’ll be walking through each of these methods including a bonus method for even faster deployment. Microsoft has released an updated page that includes links to download and setup Windows 11. We actually have quite a few ways available to us and I’d like to walk through each one. Ok, now let’s move onto the fun part - actually installing Windows 11. Look for the value under “returnResult” and if it says CAPABLE you are good to go. After running, you should see a small table as well as a json output.Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force Thanks to Frank Lesniak on Twitter for pointing this out! You can follow the steps in the blog on how to run the script or follow an even simpler way. Microsoft just recently published a blog detailing a new hardware readiness report in Endpoint Analytics as well as a handy PowerShell script that can be run on the client. Run Windows11HWReadiness.ps1 with PowerShell Now let’s move on to running Microsoft’s hardware readiness PowerShell script to check for compatibility. If it successfully runs but you have a blocker, you may see a message like this one: If so, skip to the next section about running the PowerShell script. You may, like me, get this message after running the app. This tool is primarily meant for consumer PCs and may not work on enterprise-managed PCs where you are managing windows updates. Simply download and run the MSI file to install it. The PC Health Check App is an easy way of checking eligibility. There are a couple of useful tools available that can tell you if your hardware will run Windows 11. While I’ve highlighted two of the more common blockers for installing Windows 11, let’s still do a full check. How to add TPM to a VSphere VM (coming soon) How to add TPM to a Hyper-V VM (coming soon) How to add TPM to a VMware Workstation VM Check out my other blogs on how to do that: Here are some handy links for guides to each:Īdditionally, installing a virtual TPM for testing on either VMware Workstation or Hyper-V is simple to do as well. The quickest way to check is by launching tpm.msc (either from Win + R or searching windows)Īnd check the “Specification Version” toward the bottom.Įach vendor has its own tools for updating the firmware to version 2.0. If you try to upgrade a Windows 10 PC without a compatible TPM 2.0 chip, you’ll see this message: Even if your systems have TPM chips, not all may have the newer 2.0 firmware type (some may still be on 1.2). The second requirement is having a Trust Platform Module 2.0 (TPM) chip. However, if you upgraded from Windows 7 and never “converted” to UEFI mode, then this may be an issue. The majority of new systems that have shipped in the last few years or so should have already been set to this mode. The first is that your system must be running in UEFI mode. Most are not ones you’ll need to worry about too much but there are a couple, in particular, that might be a blocker. Windows 11 has a number of minimum hardware requirements. I don’t know about you, but I am very excited about this! In this blog, I’ll detail some of the new pre-requisites Windows 11 has that Windows 10 didn’t and how to install the official version of Windows 11. It brings an updated UI (and start menu), new security enhancements, as well as performance improvements. Windows 11 was officially released on October 5th, 2021. ![]()
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