Not able to upgrade laptop to Win11

[JFWilk]

How is that possible that HP is selling PCs/laptops that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11?  I have i5 7th generation on my laptop.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

HP hasn't sold that model notebook in over 6 or 7 years.

At the time the PC was sold, W11 hadn't even been on the drawing board, so how would HP or any other PC manufacturer know what Microsoft was going to do at the time?

When W11 came out Microsoft decided the processor eligibility cutoff would be a PC with Intel 8th generation or newer core processors.

Many folks with PC's that have Intel 7th gen core processors complained to Microsoft about where they drew the line and asked Microsoft to reconsider their requirements and add the Intel 6th and 7th gen core processors to the eligibility list.

Microsoft refused to do so.

I upgraded my Intel 7th gen PC to W11, and it works fine.

If you are happy with your PC, and if you are interested in doing an in-place upgrade from W10 to W11 24H2 on your PC as is, watch this video, which is the easiest way to do it in my opinion, and I have used several different ways to do this during the last 3 years.

How to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported PC in 2025 (New Easiest Method, No CMD)

Download the W24H2 ISO file and use that (3rd option).

Download Windows 11

You can download the free 7-Zip file utility from the link below. The top line is for 64 bit.

7-Zip

You'll have to repeat this procedure if and when Microsoft rolls out the new W11 builds because a PC that does not meet Microsoft's minimum W11 hardware requirements will never automatically get the update to the next build.

They have been releasing new W11 builds each October so far.

Other than that, your PC will continue to get the monthly cumulative and other updates.

That's only a minor inconvenience to have continued OS support beyond October of 2025.

If things don't work right on W11, you have 10 days to easily go back to W10 as long as you don't delete the W1 upgrade files or the Windows.old folder.

How to Go Back to Windows 10 from Windows 11 (Tutorial)