However, it’s also possible to bypass these requirements and install Windows on unsupported hardware. These workaround methods are not recommended by Microsoft. So when you install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware using workarounds, Windows 11 will display a watermark on the device that the ‘System requirements are not met.’ This message will appears as a watermark in the bottom-right corner of the screen and the Settings app, under the hero controls. If you don’t want these messages to display on your device, the steps below show you how to remove them.
How to remove system requirements not met watermark in Windows 11
As mentioned above, Windows 11 will display a watermark on the device that does not meet Microsoft Windows 11 requirements with the message ‘System requirements are not met.’ Below is how to remove that watermark in Windows 11. First, click the Start menu, then search for and open the Windows registry. When Windows registry opens, navigate to the folder keys below: Once there, right-click the SV2 DWORD key and select Modify or double-click to open. Change the SV2 DWORD (32-bit) value from 1 to 0. If you don’t see the ‘UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache‘ key, right-click the Control Panel folder, then create the ‘UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache‘. You’ll also need to create the SV2 DWORD (32-it) inside the ‘UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache‘ key. Then change the value for SV2 DWORD value to 0. Click OK and restart your computer. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to remove the unsupported hard requirement not met watermark in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
