How to Remove 'System Requirements Not Met' Watermark in Windows 11

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 09/10/2022

If Windows 11 was unsupported and you managed to install it, the geniuses at Microsoft have decided to place a watermark on your desktop that says 'System Requirements Not Met.' Here's how to remove that watermark.

How to Remove 'System Requirements Not Met' Watermark in Windows 11 - Registry Files

Download Remove 'System Requirements Not Met' Watermark in Windows 11 from MajorGeeks, and extract the two files.

Double-click on System Requirements Not Met Watermark - REMOVE.reg or System Requirements Not Met Watermark - ADD.reg (Default).

Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control.
Click Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.
Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.

A reboot is required.

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How to Remove 'System Requirements Not Met' Watermark in Windows 11 - Registry Edit

Advanced users can edit the registry themselves.

Open Regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache

If you don't have UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache, right-click on Control Panel and click New > Key and name it UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache. Next, right-click and create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value and name that SV2.

Double-click on SV2.

Change the Value_data from 1 to 2.

Change it back to the default, 1, if you change your mind.

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