Windows 11

Proprietary graphical operating system developed and marketed by Microsoft

Bypass install restrictions

This PC can"t run Windows 11

Shift + F10

regedit

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig

Create new key LabConfig

Create new dword32 entries
BypassTPMCheck 1
BypassCPUCheck 1
BypassRAMCheck 1
BypassSecureBootCheck 1
BypassStorageCheck 1

Bypass install restrictions with registry file

Download and mount bypass.iso prior installation.
SHIFT + F10 on “This PC can"t run Windows 11”.
Type notepad.
Click ‘File’ > ‘Open’.
Set ‘Files of type’ to All files.
Click on ‘This PC’ and navigate to the mounted drive.
Right click the *.reg file, click on ‘Merge’ and confirm.

Bypass network requirements during installation

On the “Oops, you’ve lost internet connection” or “Let’s connect you to a network” page, use the Shift + F10 keyboard shortcut.
In Command Prompt, type the oobe\bypassnrocommand to bypass network requirements and press Enter.
The computer will restart automatically.
You will need to select the region and keyboard settings one more time to get to the network connection page.

Click the “I don’t have internet” option.
Click the “Continue with limited setup” option.

Post installation downloads

Set Active Directory domain server as DNS server

Join on-premises Active Directory domain

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)

Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online

Open a new elevated PowerShell

Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs

Share a Linux host directory with a Windows guest

Enable shared memory

<memoryBacking>
 <hugepages/>
 <access mode="shared"/>
</memoryBacking>

<cpu>
 <numa>
  <cell id="0" cpus="0-5" memory="2097152" unit="KiB" memAccess="shared"/>
 </numa>
</cpu>

Add a virtiofs filesystem passthrough

Add Hardware > Filesystem

Install VirtIO Guest Tools on Windows guest

D:.\virtio-win-guest-tools.exe

Install Windows File System Proxy on Windows guest (WinFsp)

Enable and start VirtioFsSvc service

Restart-Computer

A new drive appeared and now we can read and write files in that directory from either the host or the guest.