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by lebrad 1683 days ago
The best technique to do this, which I just used tonight is to use the Windows 10 media creation tool to create a USB installer. Then use the Windows 11 media creation tool to download the Windows 11 ISO. Then copy the install.esd from the sources folder of the Windows 11 ISO over the one on the Windows 10 USB stick.

That creates a Windows 11 installer that works on any PC that meets the requirements for Windows 10. At first this installer will even say that it's installing Windows 10, but it actually installs its esd payload, which is Windows 11.

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I feel like I should create this on a USB stick right now before it stops working (they could change the tools). But I also have no incentive to ever want to install Windows 11, unless they drop the TPM requirements.
why cant they have iso file links on their website like same humans? every hoarder should have the chance to hoard windows isos
if the user agent is linux, they provide the isos. Otherwise they want you to use their creation tool.
a more esoteric version is to boot to the windows 11 iso and use the command prompt to bypass the install wizard and manually install the system through DISM and related friends.