The VMware screen explained, “The virtual machine must be encrypted and using UEFI firmware.” I gave installation a try but encountered the same warning about not meeting the requirements.Īfter some more flailing, I started examining every virtual machine setting, looking for something about encryption. In the last step, customizing hardware, I tried to add a TPM. This let me choose UEFI firmware with Secure Boot, a good start. I took another run at the problem, choosing to create a virtual machine with custom settings. In their default configuration, my virtual machines don’t support Secure Boot and don’t have a (virtual) Trusted Platform Module (TPM). After several more false starts, I got the bright idea to use the PC Health Check app on an existing virtual machine.

I had barely gotten into the setup process when the installer announced, “This PC doesn’t meet the minimum requirements.” With no further details, that wasn’t very helpful.

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Windows 11 and secure boot