Confused on modifying standard Win 11 install to bypass TPM and CPU checks?


I really messed up. I did a scan with SuperAntiMalware like usual and it tagged a malware in my registry. It was a false positive due to the File Explorer registry change, but it blew my Windows 11 startup all the hell. It took a while to see if it was actual Malware, but then on boot up it ran the diagnostics and got me into Windows reset. Yeah, back to factory setup. Gue4ss it was okay since I had just made a backup disk and it only took a few hours to straighten things out. I hate backups, updates, upgrades and getting old.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 16 - 5640
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    M.2 2230 PCIe NVMe Class 35 solidstate
    drive 500 GB M.2, PCLe, NVMe, SSD
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3510
    CPU
    Intel Pentium N5030
    Memory
    4 GB
After reading this entire thread, I'm actually glad that I'm lazy, and always look for the easiest way of doing things.
Wanting a version of Windows 11/Pro/64 that I didn't have to fuss with, I found one on my favorite Software Download site.
So I downloaded it, burned it to a Flash Drive, using Rufus, and installed it to several of my (64 bit) PC's, with no muss, no fuss.
My only PC's that refused the install were the ones that only had 32 bit CPU's.
After the install, the fun started! It took a while of poking around and installing the Classic Shell, to finally get Windows 11 to look somewhat like an older and more familiar OS.
Here's one of my Windows 11 installations:
WIN 11 Desktop.jpg
There are actually a couple of 'Tells' that this is really not Windows 7. But it's very user friendly anyway.
It's not my first pick of an everyday OS, but I could live with it, if I had to. It works! lol

:cool:
 

My Computer

System One

I did 2 installs of Windows 11 for relatives yesterday by replacing the appraiserres.dll with a different one ! I did not have to disconnect from the internet !
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2428)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP HP ENVY TE01
    CPU
    2.90 gigahertz Intel Core i7-10700
    Motherboard
    Board: HP 8767 A (SMVB)
    Memory
    16214 Megabytes Usable Installed Memor
    Hard Drives
    1511.52 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
    1418.15 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    M 185 wireless
    Internet Speed
    12 ms Jitter 8 ms Download 10.5 Mbps Upload 1.7
    Browser
    Edge & FF
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I have replaced the start button with the Windows 7 familiar orb icon and also set Open Shell to Windows 7 start menu. I also replaced most system icons with those of Windows 8.1 and the network and sound icons on the taskbar with those of Windows 7. I have even installed 8gadgetpack and Windows Media Center and Winaero old calculator and classic games! The only way to realize it is not Windows 7 is by the extra icons on the taskbar that were not in Windows 7 (such as the search and Store icons) and the different appearance of date/time on the taskbar. Talk about Master of customization.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
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