Processor upgrade

[DLESTER56]

what processor to put in a HP6300PRO to upgrade to windows 11

[Paul_Tikkanen]

There are no W11-supported processors you can install in your PC.

The best processor you can install in your PC would be the i7-3770K which is 5 Intel processor generations too old to support W11.

Also, your PC does not have a TPM 2.0 security device, it is only TPM 1.2, another requirement of W11.

If you are happy with your PC, and if you are interested in doing an in-place upgrade from W10 > W11 24H2 on your PC as is, watch this video, which is the easiest way to do it in my opinion, and I have tried many 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 each October when Microsoft rolls out the new builds because a PC that does not meet Microsoft's minimum W11 hardware requirements will never automatically get the update to the next build.

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 for some reason the PC does not work as well on W11 as it did on W10, you have 10 days to easily go back to W10 as long as you don't delete the W11 upgrade files or the Windows.old folder.

See option one at the link below for how to go back to W10:

How to Downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10