Upgrade to windows 11

[Divecruiser]

How Can I upgrade HP EliteDesk 705 G4 Microtower PC to window 11

[Paul_Tikkanen]

If your PC does not have the AMD AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 2700X, AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 2700 or the AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 2600 processor, then it does not meet Microsoft's minimum W11 hardware requirements.

You can upgrade to W11 anyway, but you would have to use a workaround that bypasses the W11 hardware checks.

If you are happy with your PC, and if you are interested in installing W11 24H2 via an in-place upgrade 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 or a similar 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 things don't work right on W11, you have 10 days to easily go back to W10 as long as you don't delete the W1 upgrade files or the Windows.old folder.

How to Go Back to Windows 10 from Windows 11 (Tutorial)

You can also upgrade your PC to one of the above listed processors but your PC must have a specific motherboard SSID which would be 8460.

See this discussion:

Solved: Ryzen 7 CPU upgrades for Elitedesk 705 G4 SFF and MT - HP Support Community - 9462127