Hey everyone! I'm managing a fleet of over 300 computers at my workplace, but most of them aren't compatible with Windows 10. Thankfully, there's a workaround using "Setup.exe /product server" that lets us install Windows 11. The catch is that this method requires a GUI to proceed and doesn't have any silent mode options like /s to automate the process. I've attempted to create an unattend file for the ISO, but it hasn't worked. I'm aiming to have these systems automatically select the in-place upgrade option while keeping all files intact, without needing any manual interaction. Has anyone figured out a way to achieve this? Thanks!
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Just a heads up, after doing this, you'll need to keep an eye on feature updates since your machines won't receive them automatically. We've had clients in the past who didn't realize this and ended up with a lot of outdated systems, even when Windows Update claimed they were all set.
I remember seeing a PowerShell script here a few months back that could run everything silently. If you search for it, you might find the solution you're looking for!
I looked through, but I only found scripts that just run setup.exe, which don't bypass the hardware checks like the /product server option does.