Can I upgrade my Pavilion 700-230 ea desktop to have a TPM for Windows 11 ?

[NB32]

I would like to upgrade to windows 11 but PC Health check says I do not have a TPM and that my Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz processor is not supported. 

I have done a few modifications to my desktop putting in a new graphics card. a TV card and lately a new 2 TB SSD.

Can anyone help guide me please?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Unfortunately, that would not be possible. 

Not only that, but your PC's i7-4770 CPU is not supported for W11, and there are no W11-supported processors you can upgrade to that would work in your PC's motherboard.

Needs to be an Intel 8th gen core processor or newer.

If you want to upgrade to W11, I can give you two easy ways to bypass the W11 hardware checks.

[itsmyname]

@NB32 -- Is this your computer: HP ENVY 700-230ea Desktop PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

This page lists many alternate processors. 

Unfortunately for you, your current processor seems to be the "second-best" processor on that list, leaving you with only one processor that would be a very-slight upgrade.

You will need to check Microsoft's web-site to see if any of them are compatible with Windows 11.

P.S. Microsoft will support Windows 10 through October 2025.  At that time, or before, replace your motherboard & processor, and repurpose all the other components that you have added-on.

[NB32]

Do you think it is worth upgrading to W11 if I go down the route of bypassing the security checks?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

I think it is worth it, or I would not have upgraded 11 PC's that weren't supported to W11.

But you are not bypassing any security checks, you are bypassing the hardware compatibility checks.

The reason I think it is worth it is because every one of the PC's I upgraded to performed slightly better on W11 then on W10.

Slightly faster boot times, a bit more responsive.

The new user interface...doesn't impress me one way or the other.

If the PC's continue to work as they are now, it also allows them to have operating system security support until 2031.

Mine all have solid state drives and maxed out memory, and they run great.

Worst case scenario, with the system image I created, I can go back to W10 on any one of them in a few minutes.

I would just have to do the Windows updates that were not implemented during the time I was on W11.

Bottom line...if you are happy with your PC, and want to continue using it past October of 2025 when Microsoft quits supporting W10, then you may want to take the plunge.

I have read several posts where folks have upgraded to W11 on supported PC's and are having a considerable number of problems with them--mainly on notebooks which have so many different components that need specific drivers.

Anyway, you will have to decide what you want to do.

[NB32]

Thanks to everyone who has helped out and responded to my question. I have found this invaluable.

Happy New Year and thanks again for taking the time to help another user.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.

Happy New Year to you too!