Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU In HP Omen

[pahdr]

I own an HP OMEN desktop computer with an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU.  This is a 4 GHz Quad core processor.  I am extremely disappointed that I am unable to upgrade to Windows 11 as Microsoft states that this processor is not supported for Windows 11. Could HP please get involved and ask Microsoft to add this processor to the approved list for the Windows 11 upgrade?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

This is a peer to peer forum.  We don't work for or represent HP.

You would have to direct your request to the HP executive team at the link below.

Executive Team: CEO email | HP® Official Site

I did not let unsupported hardware stop me from installing W11.

If you want to install W11 on your PC as is:

I would make a system image of your current W10 installation prior to updating to W11, so you can easily reinstall W10 in the future.  I used the free Macrium Reflect software to do that, under the Backup at Home section. 

Along with the system image, make sure you create the bootable DVD or USB rescue drive you boot from to access the system image stored on your portable hard drive.

Macrium Software | Reflect Free Edition

First make this registry change...

https://www.hellpc.net/how-to-bypass-tpm-and-cpu-requirements-windows-11-upgrade-unsupported-pc/

Then download the Windows 11 ISO file (3rd option), not the W11 installation assistant.

Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

Use Rufus and make a bootable USB installer with the ISO file you downloaded.

There is a new option to create an installer that is supposed to bypass the W11 hardware checks. 

Here is the link to the Rufus download.  You want the version 3.17 portable.

Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

See this image link for how to set up the Rufus tool to bypass the W11 hardware checks...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/296479i080A4C679280E055/image-size/large/is-...

Boot from the Rufus installer, and you will be able to install W11.

If your PC has a TPM 2.0 security device, you may be able to do an in-place upgrade to W11 by opening the Rufus installer you made, and click on the Setup application, and see if W11 will allow you to do the direct upgrade without the need to clean install W11.

My unsupported W11 PC's got all of the W11 updates. 

I have upgraded 8 of them to W11, and they seem to run a little better on W11 than they did on W10.

However, I don't know how long they will continue to get all of the updates, or what will happen when the new build of W11 comes out next year in October.

[Prométhée]

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@pahdr wrote:

I own an HP OMEN desktop computer with an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU.  This is a 4 GHz Quad core processor.  I am extremely disappointed that I am unable to upgrade to Windows 11 as Microsoft states that this processor is not supported for Windows 11. Could HP please get involved and ask Microsoft to add this processor to the approved list for the Windows 11 upgrade?

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Hello
it is microsoft's decision!
Hp could not make a request for every user, every processor.
Micorsoft has already announced that it has added a few models, and this may not change much, users need to make their comments directly
I have an article not long ago, and for some microsoft question, say either, that they reflect, and sometimes it will be no or unanswered for the moment

Warning @pahdr 

Windows 11 on devices that don't meet minimum system requirements 
We risk having serious problems, probably updates, security problems, we do not really know what else

If the installation goes well for some, for others it can be complicated
go back to windows 10 - HP Support Community - 8200306

Re: [OMEN 17t-cb000] Windows 11 not fully compatible with BI... - HP Support Community - 8173257

Hp also might not provide any update:

HP PCs – Support for Windows 11 | HP® Customer Supportbr>

Think carefully, before taking the risk, see the experiences of other users, see if it can be interesting, or if you can wait to have a new computer later, 100% compatible!
Windows 10 remains one of the best systems, and can be used for quite a while.

I have performed the installation with a compatible computer ..
And I can not take full advantage of the more or less interesting features, because you have to have a certain material
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications
So far, so there is nothing extraordinary about this system
So if the computer is not compatible, you have little interest in using it ..
In some cases, we can have more problem than something else (performance etc), it is better to wait until most of the bugs are solved.
And even better to have a 100% compatible computer, in order to be able to take advantage of the available features
Now, if you want to give it a try, first plan to use specialized software, and make a ghost copy of your installation.