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reddit.com › r/laptops › is it possible to install windows 11 on freedos for free?
r/laptops on Reddit: Is it possible to install windows 11 on freeDOS for free?
July 23, 2025 -

I was looking for a laptop and I found one, but it's freeDOS. Also what does that mean i have no knowledge on these things

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Yes.. if you're a pirate.
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FreeDOS is what manufacturers put on a laptop when they don't want to put Windows on it due to pricing (Windows licenses aren't free). FreeDOS is a commandline OS meant for a very specific purpose, but it's not very useful for a normal user. As for installing Windows: You can just make a Windows installer USB drive on another PC and install Windows onto the laptop, wiping freedos during the installation. During installation, Windows will ask for an activation key, you can just click that you don't have one. Windows will install not activated, and will lock you out of personalization and will put a nag warning on the screen. It will work just fine otherwise. The proper way to solve this is to buy a windows license. The less proper way to solve that is to use microsoft activation scripts from a certain website whose name sounds like a bad cemetary. Notes: Creating the installer drive There are two common tools used to create a Windows installer USB drive. Windows Media Creation tool and Rufus. If you don't mind needing to do the install connected to the internet (sometimes there are driver issues that prevent this) and tying your PC to a Microsoft account, you can just use Windows Media Creation tool (or Rufus) without a care in the world. If you wish to install Windows without having it tied to Microsoft Account and the online stuff, you can download a Windows ISO from Microsoft, and then use Rufus to put it on the USB drive. Rufus will give you some options to bypass various Microsoft-specific things during install. Activation tools Do not use KMSpico as another poster suggested for bypassing the activation, that era is long gone, and you'll only get yourself a virus.
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YouTube
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Cómo Instalar Windows 11Pro en Laptop HP con FreeDOS SIN PUERTOS USB | Método Secreto Paso a Paso - YouTube
💻 ¿Tu laptop HP nueva con FreeDOS no reconoce los USB y no sabes cómo instalar Windows 11?¡Tranquilo! En este video te enseño paso a paso cómo resolver ese ...
Published   October 28, 2025
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HP Support Community
h30467.www3.hp.com › t5 › Sistemas-operativos-y-software-para-notebooks › Instalación-windows-11-en-portatil-freedos › td-p › 1256909
Archived - HP Support Community
July 1, 2022 - Check documents on compatibility, FAQs, upgrade information and available fixes. Windows 11 Support Center. ... Seize the moment! nominate yourself or a tech enthusiast you admire & join the HP Community Experts!
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HP Support Community
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https://h30467.www3.hp.com/t5/Sistemas-operativos-...
Check documents on compatibility, FAQs, upgrade information and available fixes. Windows 11 Support Center. ... Seize the moment! nominate yourself or a tech enthusiast you admire & join the HP Community Experts!
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HP Support Community
h30434.www3.hp.com › t5 › Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery › Help-with-Windows-11-Installation-on-HP-OMEN-16-from-FreeDOS › td-p › 9437763
Solved: Help with Windows 11 Installation on HP OMEN 16 from FreeDOS - HP Support Community - 9437763
July 16, 2025 - This made the entire SSD show as "Unallocated Space," allowing Windows to create new partitions and proceed. Hope this helps anyone else facing similar challenges! ... Just managed to install Windows 11 on my new HP OMEN 16-ap0032ns (BZ1N9EA) that came with FreeDOS.
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reddit.com › r/windowshelp › installing windows on hp laptop proves impossible.
r/WindowsHelp on Reddit: Installing windows on HP laptop proves impossible.
December 30, 2023 -

Born in 96, went through all types of windows and installed windows on 1000 different pcs, never had any issues, but today I’m defeated 😂. Need your help!

Just bought an HP Laptop FREEDOS, more exactly HP 15s-fq5039nq, Intel® Core™ i3-1215U up to 4.40 GHz, 15.6 FHD, 8GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics.

I used the windows media creation file to create a bootable USB with windows 10, however before being able to install it, I’m getting this error “A media driver your computer needs is missing”. After searching online, I found that I should install the Intel rapid storage technology driver. I tried several versions but none worked. I tried all fixes that I could find online with no success. I also tried Rufus, but my pc won’t see the bootable usb when I use it, no matter the bios settings. Any chance you guys could point me to the right driver I need to install for this laptop to be able to install windows? Attaching some images also

Would appreciate your support!

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Reddit
reddit.com › r/pchelp › need help with instalation of windows 11 on new laptop without os
r/pchelp on Reddit: Need help with instalation of Windows 11 on new laptop without OS
August 2, 2024 -

I know this is probably completely stupid but I want to make sure to not do things wrong. I've gotten a new HP laptop with only freeDOS on it and want to install Windows 11. I'm installing it with a USB-Stick and it asks me where to install windows. I've read that here I should delete all partitions and install it on unallocated space.

On a new computer can I just delete all the partitions or do I need to make backups of the files on it? There is HP_TOOL on one of the partitions for example. Can I just delete that? Or is this necessary to keep if somethings wrong with the PC and I want to return it? Also do I keep the HP BIOS if I delete all partitions?

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Guía Hardware
guiahardware.es › hardware guide › buying guides › how to install windows 11 on a computer with freedos
Cómo instalar Windows 11 en un ordenador con FreeDOS
April 15, 2024 - Updated tutorial for installing Windows 11 on a computer running FreeDOS. Step-by-step, including the minimum installation requirements.
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YouTube
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Instalación de Sistema Operativo Windows 11 desde FreeDOS - YouTube
Si te has comprado un equipo con FreeDOS y tienes dudas sobre como instalar tu sistema operativo, en este vídeo te explicamos los paso a seguir para dejar tu...
Published   May 17, 2022
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/computers › ¿cómo instalar windows 11 en una laptop con freedos?
r/computers on Reddit: ¿Cómo instalar Windows 11 en una laptop con FreeDOS?
February 8, 2026 -

Así que donde vivo no encuentro laptops con Windows 11 que sean realmente buenas.

No sé nada sobre cómo instalar Windows 11, nunca lo he hecho, nunca he usado FreeDOS, ¿cómo lo instalo? Entiendo que necesito una memoria USB, pero después de descargarlo, ¿qué pasa? ¿Necesito mantenerla conectada? Porfa, dime qué hacer en corto.

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Reddit
reddit.com › r/laptop › freedos laptop , how to install windows
r/Laptop on Reddit: FreeDOS Laptop , how to install Windows
June 20, 2024 - Hi everyone, i was planning to buy new HP VICTUS laptop which has RTX 3050 (6GB VRAM) from korea (Laptop was cheaper there). I ve noticed FREEDOS options from purchasings(cuz it was cheap). When i switch option to Win11, it makes laptop +60% expensive. I was just searching from YouTube that , it is available to install Windows by Using RUFUS . If its right , which Windows OS u prefer to install, 10 or 11?
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/windowshelp › install windows 11 on lenovo freedos
Instalar Windows 11 en Lenovo FreeDOS : r/WindowsHelp
February 25, 2025 -

Hey you all, I am already for sorry for this post because I am an absolut noob concerning IT. So, my brother gave me the advice to order a Lenovo laptop V15.4 with FreeDOS and told me it’s an absolutely easy method to save money when I install windows on my own.

Unfortunately, he thought about windows 10 and not 11 which cannot be directly installed on the laptop from the bios. So I would need to install windows 10 and then upgrade to the 11. First question: my brother says I can do that without a license for windows 10 - since I only bought for for windows 11… but I cannot really believe this.

Second thing: my Mac book is super old and not capable of even downloading the ISO file for windows. My other laptops from work are windows computer where I could download it, but I cannot use the media creation tool since I would need admin rights to even install it (I guess my IT would not be happy about this).

So now my brother sent me one USB device via mail which has the files on it. I do not know if it would even work to install windows 10 and 11 from the same stick? I thought that if you format the stick it would delete everything else. I did not try yet because I don’t get home until Friday evening.

All I know is that I’m slowly turning desperate due to having bought a laptop for hundreds of euros without being able to use it at all. If someone could just give me some advice or at least answer my questions whether this is possible, I would be so thankful.

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Hi u/FroyoMysterious9046 , thanks for posting to r/WindowsHelp ! Don't worry, your post has not been removed. To let us help you better, try to include as much of the following information as possible! Posts with insufficient details might be removed at the moderator's discretion. Model of your computer - For example: "HP Spectre X360 14-EA0023DX" Your Windows and device specifications - You can find them by going to go to Settings > "System" > "About" What troubleshooting steps you have performed - Even sharing little things you tried (like rebooting) can help us find a better solution! Any error messages you have encountered - Those long error codes are not gibberish to us! Any screenshots or logs of the issue - You can upload screenshots other useful information in your post or comment, and use Pastebin for text (such as logs). You can learn how to take screenshots here . All posts must be help/support related. If everything is working without issue, then this probably is not the subreddit for you, so you should also post on a discussion focused subreddit like r/Windows . Lastly, if someone does help and resolves your issue, please don't delete your post! Someone in the future with the same issue may stumble upon this thread, and same solution may help! Good luck! As a reminder, this is a help subreddit, all comments must be a sincere attempt to help the OP or otherwise positively contribute. This is not a subreddit for jokes and satirical advice. These comments may be removed and can result in a ban. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
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Unfortunately, he thought about windows 10 and not 11 which cannot be directly installed on the laptop from the bios. So That is odd, I would verify that. First question: my brother says I can do that without a license for windows 10 - since I only bought for for windows 11… Yes, they share the same license. Second thing: my Mac book is super old and not capable of even downloading the ISO file for windows. Depends on how old https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-make-a-windows-10-usb-using-your-mac-build-a-bootable-iso-from-your-macs-terminal/ So now my brother sent me one USB device via mail which has the files on it. I do not know if it would even work to install windows 10 and 11 from the same stick? Depends on what your brother used.
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HP Support Community
h30434.www3.hp.com › t5 › Notebook-Boot-and-Lockup › Unable-to-install-Windows-11-on-a-Freedos-laptop-partition › td-p › 9227629
Unable to install Windows 11 on a Freedos laptop partition u... - HP Support Community - 9227629
November 4, 2024 - If so, and if your notebook has an Intel 11th gen or newer core processor, you have to load the Intel storage controller drivers so Windows can find the drive. I zipped up and attached those storage controller files below. The attached file is good for both W10 & W11. Copy all of the files in both folders in the attached file to a USB flash drive. Have the flash drive and your Windows installation media plugged into USB ports.
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Xataka
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Cómo instalar Windows 11 en un ordenador con FreeDOS
January 26, 2022 - Vamos a explicarte cómo instalar Windows 11 en un ordenador que tenga el sistema FreeDOS, un proceso extremadamente sencillo, pero para el que vas a necesitar...
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El Chapuzas Informático
foro.elchapuzasinformatico.com › inicio › foros › zona tecnológica › software
Adquisición de windows 11 para Freedos | El Chapuzas Informático
August 14, 2023 - Última pregunta y ya te dejo en paz Freeman ¿ A cual de las dos opciones le doy ? (A) Crear soportes de instalación de Windows 11 (B) Descargar imagen de disco de Windows 11 (ISO) Muchas muchas gracias por vuestro tiempo !
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HP
support.hp.com › es-es › document › ish_4777240-4841773-16
Instalación de Windows 11 desde una unidad flash USB
Encuentre opciones de soporte y atención al cliente para ayudarle con sus productos HP, incluyendo los últimos controladores y artículos de resolución de problemas.
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Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com › es-es › answers › questions › 3907634 › no-puedo-instalar-w11-en-laptop-hp-amd-ryzen-con-f
No puedo instalar w11 en laptop HP AMD Ryzen con FreeDos - Microsoft Q&A
Según la descripción, parece ... controlador RAID específico del proveedor. Intente desactivar RAID en la configuración del BIOS y vea si puede instalar Windows correctamente....