Ventoy is an open-source tool to bypass requirements check

Oct 19, 2021 07:55 GMT  ·  By

The release of Windows 11 has caused both frustration and confusion in the Windows userbase, as it comes with updated system requirements, therefore blocking some devices from getting it.

And unsurprisingly, many have already expressed their anger online, explaining their devices are perfectly capable of running Windows 11, and yet, the company isn’t offering the free upgrade because it thinks their hardware is not eligible.

Just as expected, it was only a matter of time until someone came up with a way to install Windows 11 even on unsupported computers, and today, I’m highlighting another app that does the whole thing with some extras too.

More specifically, Ventoy is an application that allows you to install Windows 11 while also bypassing the verification for system requirements, which means you can therefore install the operating system no matter if your device is eligible or not.

Open-source app working like a charm

And as reported by GHacks, this little app allows you to copy the image files on the USB drive even without formatting it, while also allowing you to do the same thing for multiple image files and then choose which one to use for installation.

“Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the image files to the USB drive and boot it. You can copy many image files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way. Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way. Most type of OS supported,” the official description of the app reads.

Ventoy is obviously open-source and can be downloaded at no cost from the link above.