Installation despite inadequate PC: Microsoft will soon stop this trick

As a Windows expert discovered while experimenting with Windows 11 Insider Build 27686, the server trick mentioned above will soon no longer work. If the hardware does not meet the requirements of Windows 11, this will also be displayed in the server version of the installation in the future.

However, the Windows build mentioned is a very early preview version of Windows 11 for the year 2025, in Microsoft nomenclature Version 25H2. The installation trick should still work until then. This is also important for Windows 10 users, because support for the older operating system will end in autumn 2025 and many users will probably switch by then.

Also important: Other well-known tricks for overcoming the hardware hurdles of Windows 11 still work, as of today. For example, you can use the free tool Rufus to create a Windows installation medium that does not check the device requirements. The game of hare and tortoise continues.