Win 11 upgrade options

[DavyWavyGravy]

Hi, hope you can help

I have an OMEN by HP Desktop PC 880-p0xx

Product ID 1QX03EA#ABU

Processor            Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3601 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

BaseBoard Manufacturer             HP

BaseBoard Product          8308

BaseBoard Version          1.0

The CPU isn’t approved by Microsoft for upgrade from Win 10 to Win 11

What are my options in terms of upgrading CPU and. If required, baseboard ?

Thanks

Dave

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, Dave.

Unfortunately, you have no options to upgrade your PC to have it support W11's hardware requirements.

You can still upgrade to W11 without an Intel 8th gen core processor, but you have to use a workaround to do so that bypasses the W11 hardware checks.

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)

W11 runs just fine on my Dell Optiplex 7050 MT which has the same processor as yours.