Why doesn't myAll-in-one PC I bought in 2017 meet the Windows 11 requirements?

[EiF]

Hello,

The Windows Update says "This PC doesn't currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11". I bought this HP Pavilion 27-r045qe All-in-One Desktop PC in 2017. So, it's not a very old PC. Does anyone know why or what part(s) of my PC does not meet the requirements? I don't want to spend time to download, install and run "PC Health Check" if anybody already knows the answer. And probably what PC Health Check reports would be too technical for me to understand and I would ask about that anyway. It says the PC doesn't CURRENTLY meet the requirements. Does it indicate I can easily change the settings or something (e.g. clean the disk space; update software) to meet the requirements?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Desktop: Pavilion 27-r045qe All-in-One Desktop

Processor: Intel Core i7-7700T

Memory: 16GB

Video graphics: AMD Radeon 530 Graphics (4 GB)

Network: Bluetooth 4.2 and Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac featuring Dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz) 2 x 2 technology

Hard drives: 16 GB NVMe M.2 TLC Solid State Drive & 2 TB SATA

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The processor doesn't meet the specs.  Microsoft drew the line at the 8th gen core processors.

Does your PC have a TPM 2.0 security device?  If so, that would show up under a Security Devices category in the device manager.

However...there is always someone out there that has a workaround for just about anything...

Here is an easy way to upgrade any PC currently running on W10, to W11 if you want...

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

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 yesterday to do an in-place upgrade an old HP 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.

That is the 9th unsupported W11 PC I have upgraded to W11, and not one of them have had any issues whatsoever.

They have all gotten all the Windows 11 updates released thus far.

I check those against a PC I have that is fully supported to run W11.