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‎02-26-2022 01:32 AM

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I ran the check program to see if my laptop will run Windows 11 it tells me that i need a duel or quad cpu  Is there a cpu i can install that will work

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‎02-26-2022 02:03 AM - edited ‎02-26-2022 02:06 AM

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@HAROLD321 -- is this your computer: HP ENVY dv7-7250us Notebook PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

 

That web-page indicates that you do have a dual-core (or quad-core) processor, but of a quite-early "generation".

 

So, the short answer is "no" -- you will need additional upgrades, including a quite-new "eighth generation" processor, and a motherboard that supports such a recent processor, to run Windows 11.

 

Instead, keep using Windows 10, through October 2025.  Beyond that date, Windows 10 will become "unsupported", which forces you to purchase a new computer, with Windows 11 preloaded.

 

P.S. Searching, I found online "reviews" of your computer dated 2012 or 2013. So, your computer is quite "old" -- Windows 10 was released in mid-2015.

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‎02-26-2022 02:03 AM - edited ‎02-26-2022 02:06 AM

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@HAROLD321 -- is this your computer: HP ENVY dv7-7250us Notebook PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

 

That web-page indicates that you do have a dual-core (or quad-core) processor, but of a quite-early "generation".

 

So, the short answer is "no" -- you will need additional upgrades, including a quite-new "eighth generation" processor, and a motherboard that supports such a recent processor, to run Windows 11.

 

Instead, keep using Windows 10, through October 2025.  Beyond that date, Windows 10 will become "unsupported", which forces you to purchase a new computer, with Windows 11 preloaded.

 

P.S. Searching, I found online "reviews" of your computer dated 2012 or 2013. So, your computer is quite "old" -- Windows 10 was released in mid-2015.

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