Rufus 3.19 Beta can adapt Windows 11 system images in such a way that in addition to various specifications such as TPM 2.0, Secure Boot and 4 GB RAM, there is no need to set up a Microsoft account in the Home Edition, which is aimed at home users. This allows a fresh install with a local account.
Rufus bypasses TPM, Safe Boot, RAM, and Compute
After Rufus 3.16 has already offered initial support for Windows 11 in beta and final version in “extended” mode, all limitations, such as TPM 2.0 and current system firmware, must be UEFI-based and therefore have the ability to signed Secure Boots to be able On bypass, Rufus 3.19 will go a step further and cancel the account requirements for the home version and will be able to create a local account.
According to the official release notes, the now released Rufus 3.19 Beta allows the installation of Windows 11 in Pro and Home Edition without all the mentioned limitations. 4 GB of RAM is no longer absolutely necessary, although less than that is only recommended in rare cases.
- Add a new selection dialog to customize Windows 11 setup:
- Secure Boot and TPM bypass has now been moved to this dialog
- Also allows bypassing mandatory Microsoft account requirements with Windows 11 22H2
- (Note: the network must be temporarily disabled or disconnected for a local account creation to be suggested)
- Also add an option to skip all group questions (set all answers to ‘Don’t allow’/ ‘Deny’)
- Also add an option to set up internal drives offline with Windows To Go
- Class: These customization options are only suggested when using a Windows 11 image.
- Add support for distros using a non-standard GRUB 2.0 prefix directory (openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
- Add the ability to ignore USB (see here for details)
- Change the drive list to the always list in increasing order of size
- Update Red Hat Required Exceptions and Derivatives for 9.x versions
- Updates
UEFI:NTFS Drivers to the latest
- Reassign a letter to drives written in DD mode that do not contain a file
ESP (as CoreELEC)
- Fix Windows refusing to mount Linux MBR partitions on hard drives
Rufus 3.19 Beta release notes
note: To be able to install Windows 11 in Professional Edition or Home Edition with a local account, the network connection must be disconnected before the new installation. However, well-known solutions are not necessary, because Rufus takes care of them.
The new option gives hope, especially with regard to the version of Windows 11 22H2, which has already appeared as a preview. Because Microsoft here wants to extend the computation and online coercion even further.
A nuisance even for experienced users
The restrictions are a major annoyance for many users, which is why the first reactions from the community were very cautious to negative. About 63 percent of readers don’t want to install Microsoft’s new operating system right now.
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Yes, you have already joined Insider Preview
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Yes, I transferred immediately after final approval
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No, but I will move in the next few days
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No, and I don’t intend to do that at the moment
The editors have also addressed this topic several times in reports and published how-to videos and tutorials with which to circumvent Microsoft specifications.
- Windows 11 Update: Prerequisites, Installation, CPU and TPM Requirements
Microsoft itself has already demonstrated how seasoned users can force Windows 11 setup on incompatible PCs by interfering with the registry.
Download on ComputerBase
As usual, the small but powerful system utility Rufus 3.19 Beta can be downloaded from the ComputerBase download area just below this message.
The official website and project page on the GitHub developer platform provide more information.
