How to Install Windows 11 on Vmware without TPM 2.0

By Dervish / Last update December 10, 2024

Why install Windows 11 on VMWare without TPM 2.0

Since Windows 11 has been criticized since its release, many users are hesitant to upgrade to Windows 11. For this type of user, you may choose to use a virtual machine to try Win11 first. However, when some users try to use a virtual machine to install Windows 11, they will find that the virtual machine cannot be installed at all! Why does this happen? This is because the default installation process of Win11 will detect whether the user's computer supports TPM 2.0 encryption. However, many virtual machine software does not have TPM settings, so the installation fails. This article aims to share with you how to install Win11 in a virtual machine without TPM.

The method to install Windows 11 on VMWare without TPM 2.0

First of all, we follow the normal steps to install, and we will encounter a prompt interface that this PC does not support Win11.

In this interface, directly press and hold "Shift+F10" to call out CMD.

Next, enter the following command in CMD and press Enter to run.

REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassTPMCheck /t REG_DWORD /d 1

After closing CMD, go back to the installation interface and follow the normal installation process, you can find that the installation of Win11 can go on!

Finally, follow the normal steps to install.

If you still encounter the prompt that the PC does not support Win11 during installation, you can open CMD again and enter again:

REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassTPMCheck /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Until the installation of Win11 can go smoothly.

It should be noted that some virtual machine software, such as VMware, can support TPM boot requirements, but others, such as Virtualbox, cannot. If your virtual machine software does not support TPM, try the method in this article.

In fact, the real effect of this line of command is to turn off the TPM check by the Win11 installer. In addition to the virtual machine, if you want to install Windows 11 on VMWare without TPM 2.0, you can also use this method. Users who need it may wish to try it.