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How to Remove the “System Requirement Not Met” Watermark in Windows 11

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Microsoft’s Windows 11 comes with pretty solid system requirements, even after unsupported people try to install Windows 11 on their computers. Due to this, Windows started showing “System Requirements Don’t Meet” on the desktop and in the Settings app.

If you wonder how you can remove the unwanted watermark on Windows 11, today in this article we will be sharing how you can remove the “System requirements not met” watermark in Windows 11. So, without further ado, let’s check it out.

How to Remove the “System Requirement Not Met” Watermark in Windows 11 (2022)

Follow the steps carefully and follow the instructions mentioned below.

  • Start by opening the Registry Editor (Regedit) from Windows Search, and run as an administrator.
  • After that, navigate to the following registry: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache
  • Double-click on SV2, and then it will open a value window. Change the value to 0. (As for Windows 11 Insider Dev Builds, SV2 refers to SV1, so do the same for them.)
  • That’s it!

Restart your computer, and Windows will no longer show you the “System requirements not met” watermark on your computer.

Troubleshooting: UnspoortedHardwareNotification Cache doesn’t appear in the Windows Registry.

If you are unable to find the unsupported hardware notification cache, then here is a quick troubleshooting guide to fix this issue. In this situation, you need to manually create a registry. Check it out.

  • Open the Registry Editor (Regedit), and then navigate to the
  • Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\
  • Over there, right-click on Quick Action to create a new key.
  • Now, choose the DWORD (32-bit value) and name it SV1 or SV2 for the insider build.
  • That’s it!

After that, once you create the system requirements, the watermark will not be met. You need it to be disabled using the above-mentioned guide.

Hopefully, this guide remains helpful for you, and you will be able to successfully remove the system requirement not met by the watermark in Windows 11. Thanks for being with us. We would like to know your valuable opinion and feedback. If there is any query, please share it with us in the comment section below.