How to Remove System Requirements Not Met Watermark in Windows 11

You remove the “System requirements are not met” watermark in Windows 11 by disabling a specific registry key.

This watermark appears when you install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, like PCs without TPM 2.0, to remind you of the unmet requirements. Microsoft officially states that unsupported hardware may experience instability, but this watermark is purely cosmetic.

This tutorial shows you how to make that annoying “System requirements are not met” message disappear from your desktop and settings for good. After applying the simple registry tweak, your Windows 11 experience will look clean and professional, as if your PC met all of Microsoft’s checklist items. You won’t need to worry about this constant visual reminder anymore.

Steps to remove the watermark

Note: You must have admin privileges to change these settings. Please be careful when editing the registry, as it is an important part of your system.

1. Click the Start button and type regedit to open the Registry Editor.
2. Use the sidebar to navigate to this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache
3. If you do not see the folder named UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache, 🖱️ right-click on the Control Panel folder, select New, and name the new key UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache.
4. Inside that folder, look for a file named SV2.
5. If SV2 is missing, right-click in the empty space, select New, then choose DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it SV2.
6. Double-click the SV2 file. Change the “Value data” box from 1 to 0.
7. Click OK and 🔄 restart your computer to apply the changes.

Summary

You can hide the “System requirements are not met” watermark by editing a specific key in your Windows Registry. By changing the SV2 value to 0, you tell Windows to stop displaying the warning. Always remember that your computer is running on unsupported hardware, so keep your files backed up regularly.