How to Bypass TPM to Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 11

"I was recently planning to upgrade my Windows 7 computer system to Windows 11, but after checking my computer I’ve learned that it didn’t meet the requirement of TPM 2.0. Is there any way to bypass TPM to upgrade to Windows 11?"

Of course. This post will walk you through the way how to bypass TPM to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 11.

1. Download tools before bypassing TPM

Before bypassing TPM, it’s necessary to download some useful tools.

Step 1: Download Windows 11 image (ISO) file.

Tips: The version tested in this case is Win11_English_x64v1.iso.

Step 2: Download MediaCreationTool.bat-main.zip file.

Click Code and tap Download ZIP in the pop-up dialog box.

Step 3: Download 7-Zip and install it.

2. Extract files to bypass TPM

After downloading the necessary tools, what we need to do next is to extract these file tools.

Step 1: Extract Windows 11 image file to the current folder.

Right click the Win11_English_x64v1.iso file, choose 7-Zip and Extract to “Win11_English_x64v1\”.

Step 2: Extract MediaCreationTool.bat-main.zip file to the current folder.

Right click the MediaCreationTool.bat-main.zip file, then choose Extract All.

Step 3: Navigate to the MediaCreationTool.bat-main.zip\MediaCreationTool.bat-main\bypass11 folder.

Step 4: Choose the Skip_TPM_Check_on_Dynamic_Update_v3.cmd file, right click it to select the Run as administrator option.

Step 5: Click Yes.

Step 6: After running, the prompt INSTALLED indicates that TPM detection has been bypassed and it can be upgraded to Windows 11.

3. Install Windows 11 after bypassing TPM

Since the TPM detection has been bypassed successfully, now we can upgrade the Windows 7 to Windows 11.

Step 1: In the extracted Win11_English_x64v1 folder, choose the setup.exe file to open.

Step 2: Click Yes.

Step 3: Click Next to check for updates.

Step 4: Click Accept.

Step 5: Choose Keep personal files only and click Next.

Step 6: Click Yes then wait for a while.

Step 7: Click Accept.

Step 8: Click Install then the installation of the Windows 11 system will officially begin.

Tips: You can also choose other versions and options by clicking Change what to keep.

Step 9: Click Accept, or set up your device according to the prompts then the system will be upgraded to Windows 11 successfully.

That's all for bypassing TPM to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 11.

After upgrading to Windows 11, you can roll back to Windows 7 in-place within 10 days by using the GO BACK Function if the new system doesn’t satisfy you. But if it’s out of 10 days or some system files are deleted accidentally, or improper operations occur, resulting in the inability to go back to the Win7 system, CloneGo will be the safest way to help you restore the C (system) drive to achieve the goal of downgrading to Windows 7. You can refer to How to Downgrade Windows 11 to Windows 10 - Clone C Drive for more details. Though it's about downgrading to Windows 10, the method is the same, just change Windows 10 to Windows 7.