How to remove the “System requirements not met” notice in Windows 11

  • Windows 11 requires certain minimum requirements for installation, such as 1 GHz CPU, 4 GB of RAM, and 64 GB of storage.
  • The 'System Requirements Not Met' message appears if your computer does not meet all the necessary specifications.
  • Despite not meeting the requirements, it is possible to install Windows 11, but with a watermark on the screen.
  • The prompts can be removed by editing the Windows registry manually or by using an automated script.
Daniel Terrasa

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Since Microsoft launched the new version of its operating system in October 2021, Windows 11, there are many users who have updated from Windows 10 without problems. However, in other cases, this path has been more difficult. And even after solving the issue, they encounter the problem of How to remove the “System requirements not met” notice in Windows 11.

The new version came with many improvements, both in the aesthetic section and in terms of performance. In this blog we have been breaking down all these news in different posts. We have also analyzed the different variants of Windows 11 that have been released. Enough information for users to form an opinion about it.

Of course, there are also those who have preferred to continue using the previous version of the operating system. Also who, after testing Windows 11, has decided return to Windows 10, although it must be said that this group only represents a small percentage. We also present at the time a comparison between both options to help those who are undecided:

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Minimum requirements to install Windows 11

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Some users have not been able to make the jump to Windows 11 because their PC does not meet the minimum requirements. When trying to do so, the “System requirements not met” warning that we want to eliminate will continue to appear. Basically, these requirements are the following:

  • Processors/CPUs (central processing units): 1 Ghz or higher, with 2 or more cores.
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Storage: 64 GB or more.
  • System firmware: UEFI.
  • TPM:Version 2.0
  • Graphics Card: DirectX 12 or later compatible with WDDM 2.0 driver.
  • High definition display (720p) of 9 inches diagonal or more, as well as 8 bits per color channel.
  • Internet connectivity and Microsoft accounts.

Why does this message appear?

The truth is that it is also possible to install Windows 11 on computers that do not meet all of these requirements, but in those cases an annoying watermark will appear. A warning that we will be able to eliminate without affecting the performance or functionality of the operating system.

The message in question is not as invasive as the warnings or error messages that are usually seen in Windows. In reality, it takes the form of a simple message located in the lower right corner of the screen. A reminder that persists, no matter what we do. Often, a recommendation is added to the message. Something like “go to settings for more information”.

In any case, you should know that the presence of the watermark does not indicate that our copy of Windows 11 is not genuine. But the best news of all is that removing this annoying watermark is quite easy. We explain it below:

How to remove the “System requirements not met” notice

You can get rid of this warning message by simply making some minor changes to a log file. exist two methods to do it: Access the Registry Editor and manually edit the DWORD value of the corresponding key or run a Registry file (.reg) that will make these changes automatically. Both are fairly easy to implement.

Method 1: Edit the Registry Manually

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In order to eliminate the “System requirements not met” notice in Windows 11, these are the steps we must follow:

  1. First, we open the run dialog box from our PC using the key combination Windows + R.
  2. Then, in the box, we write regedit and click on "To accept".
  3. In Registry Editor, we enter the following path in the address bar: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache and then we press "Enter".
  4.  Next we go to the key UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache and right click on the DWORD SV2 value.*
  5. Then we select the option "Modify".
  6. There we change the field "Value Information" from 1 to 0 and we conform by pressing "OKAY".

For the changes made to be registered, we will finally have to restart the PC. The flag with the warning “System requirements not met in Windows 11” should have disappeared.

(*) Sometimes we find that the Registry Editor cannot find the key UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache on our PC. When this happens, the system asks us to create it manually.

Method 2: Use an automatic registry script

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The process of adding the key UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache in the Registry can be automated using a script. This can be downloaded from this link. When included in a .zip file, it will be necessary that we have some good decompression tool such as WinZip or WinRAR. Once this is done, you must follow these steps:

  1. To begin with, We extract the files and navigate to their location.
    Then we double click on the file named as "remove UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache entry from registry."
  2. We check the box "Yes" to allow changes to be made in Registry Editor.
  3. Then we dial again "Yes" to confirm the changes made.

After these actions, we will restart the PC and check that the watermark with the warning “System requirements not met Windows 11” has already disappeared.