Can my existing sytem be upgraded to be eligible for Windows 11 and if so, how?

[mavatt]

When I run Microsoft PC Health Check to see if my system can be upgraded to Win11, I receive 2 messages

1) TPM 2.0 must be supported and enabled. ( Is there any point trying to do this considering the second message?)

2) The processor i3 4170 CPU @307 GHZ isn't currently supported for Windows 11. (Can my processor be upgraded or do I have to buy a new HP desktop?)

[Grzwacz]

Hi,

Are you happy using W10? It is supported by Microsoft until 2025.

You are a free person. Do the update if you want. But do this update in a way that does not cause loss of data and harm to your current setup. Don't let folks in this forum discourage your desire to follow your dreams. It's fun to try new things. Don't box yourself into a corner. Have a known good backup of W10. No loss of data if the update fails, easy to get up and running on W10 again.

Check this HP Forum (Link) on updating to W11 on unsupported hardware. Look at Paul Tikkanen's  response. I would not do it If your PC works fine now without having a good operating system backup in place.

In addition to what Paul Tikkanen says I would get a new second storage device. Migrate/copy/clone the current W10 installation to this drive.

Verify you can start W10 with only the new drive connected to the PC.

Now do the update to W11 using the old drive.

Just reconnect the new drive to the PC if the update to W11 on the old drive fails.

Regards

[Prométhée · Accepted solution]

hi

" In addition to what Paul Tikkanen says I would get a new second storage device. Migrate/copy/clone the current W10 installation to this drive. "

easy !!

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Operating-Systems-and-Recovery/TPM1-upgrade-toTPM2/m-p/8232972...

"for a user, uninformed, unfamiliar with a computer, this can be quite tedious
In the maze to try it out it would even be interesting to use another hard drive, (if not an m2 ssd), at least the original bone would be easily preserved. "

@mavatt 

Think carefully, windows 11 does not currently provide anything if you do not have a computer, 100% compatible
Prevention is better than cure !