Microsoft Win8.1 system can directly upgrade Win11 by replacing install.wim files
CTOnews.com, July 22 (Xinhua) Microsoft terminated its support for Win8.1 on January 10, 2023 and restricted users from upgrading directly from Win8.1 to Win11.
Since Microsoft released the Win11 Build 25131 preview image in May this year, users cannot upgrade to Win11 directly by installing the image in the Win8.1 system.
Windows enthusiast XenoPanther recently found that in the Win11 Build 25126 preview installation media, you can successfully upgrade Win8.1 to the Win11 system by replacing the install.wim file in the Win11 Build 25905 preview update. CTOnews.com attached the video as follows:
