Windows 11 is the new version of Windows in town. It brings a new and improved UI, improved services, Microsoft Edge integration, and most importantly, the new and improved Start menu. For now, it looks like Windows 11 looks quite similar to Windows 10 under the hood, with many programs performing the same services and tasks as Windows 10.

However, this hasn’t deterred early adopters, who have been facing some compatibility issues here and there with the new operating system. If you too have been getting incompatibility errors or installation failures while installing Windows 11 on your system, you can try one of the solutions below. If you are trying to install the operating system on a VM and are facing issues, we recommend you jump to the ‘VM-specific solutions’ section below. Let’s get started.

If you’re trying to install Windows 11 on a VM or your everyday system, here are a few general solutions that will help you fix installation errors on all types of systems. Let’s start with the first one.

TPM 2.0 or Trusted Platform Module is a small microcontroller on your PC that helps store encrypted information on your system, such as your Windows Hello credentials, Windows PIN, passwords, and more. Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 to function properly. Without this feature, Windows 11 cannot be installed or function securely on a modern system. Let’s check if TPM 2.0 is enabled or disabled on your system.