TPM add on chip

[BruceBitt]

I have a HP Desktop 700-215XT with a base Board SSID 2AF7. Does this board have the capability to add a TPM add on chip or module for Windows 11? If so what is part number or where can I get one?

Thanks, Bruce

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi, Bruce:

Even if you could (which I highly doubt), none of the supported processors offered in your PC's model series support the in-place upgrade to W11.

If you want to run W11 on your PC as is, you can, but you have to clean install it.

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.

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]

hi

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Operating-Systems-and-Recovery/HP-ENVY-700-215xt-CTO-Desktop-P...

Was the answer here not sufficient?
Unfortunately, I fear that if the computer is not originally equipped, it will be practically impossible.
In my last research, it was necessary to have a particular model of motherboard, which is not the case for HP
unless there is an alternative solution, for the moment, nothing possible.

Warning

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.

[BruceBitt]

Thank you for all the information and it seems to be a lot of work if it does work without complications. I have seen some discussion about Windows 11 may make the TPM requirement an option because large corporations (over 10,000 PCs on on Windows 10) do not want the expense of upgrading the hardware and the software.  So we will see what happens in the next 12 months. 

Thank you,

Bruce Bittenbender

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome, Bruce.

I found a simple way to do in-place upgrades to W11 on any PC currently running W10 and tested it out myself...

Read and follow the easy instructions at the link below.

Windows 11 Upgrade Hack on Any Hardware | Dong Knows Tech

No registry changes needed.  No need to create installation media.  Just download the W11 ISO file, and the guy's zip file.

I used this procedure on Saturday to do an in-place upgrade an old HP Elitebook 6930p notebook made in 2010 to W11, and I was able to keep my old Office 2010 Starter program that came with the notebook when it had W7 on it, along with all of my other programs files and settings.

The notebook met none of the enhanced W11 hardware requirements.