Install Windows 11 on the N42C-4

max506

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I had the message about secure boot unsupported.
To solve this issue you need to execute following steps:
1. Upload MediaCreationTool.exe program from Microsoft official site. Start MediaCreationTool.exe with administrator access and prepare Windows 10 ISO image file. Save preparing ISO image to your MINIX.
Open that ISO image file with Windows Explorer, then copy and save to your hard drive.
Important!!! You need to choice and prepare the same Windows 10 type of version that you have on your MINIX (I mean 64-bit version and corresponding language pack of Windows 10).
2. Upload Windows 11 ISO image file from Microsoft official site.
Important!!! You need to choice the same Windows 11 type of version that you have on your MINIX (I mean 64-bit version and corresponding language pack of Windows 10).
3. Take /Sources/INSTALL.WIM file from Windows 11 ISO image and copy that to /Sources/ directory of the Windows 10 ISO image instead of the same WIM/ESD file.
4. Start installation by the new Windows 10 ISO image file.

The process took more than 1 hour on my MINIX. Be patient!
Don't worry that you see 'Windows 10 install' title through all the installation!
As the result you will have Windows 11 on your MINIX device.
After that you can update your Windows 11 version manually by Settings -> Windows Update Centre.

That's all ) You can try and give some feedback for other colleagues.

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Did anyone else get this to work. My install fails after the first reboot with black screen. I tried to install on a large drive i have added instead of the small eMMC drive as it said that there was not enough free space.
 
Did anyone else get this to work. My install fails after the first reboot with black screen. I tried to install on a large drive i have added instead of the small eMMC drive as it said that there was not enough free space.
** Thanks for message here. N42C-4 is unable to upgrade to Win 11. Thanks
 
I tried to install on a large drive i have added instead of the small eMMC drive as it said that there was not enough free space.
@max506 did you install on the internal eMMC?
Did anyone else get this to work. My install fails after the first reboot with black screen.
Can you confirm you followed every step in @max506 first post. Have you checked in your BIOS to make sure the correct drive is selected for boot?
 
Please read the first post, the OP has installed Win11 on his N42C-4.
Please understand that there will be many ways to upgrade this system to Win 11; however, as R&D confirmed that N42C-4 is not supporting Win 11 Pro, we can't commit any operation and run the Win 11 Pro after this installation and we don't recommend this. Please understand. Tks.
 
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