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11-25-2024 02:32 PM - edited 11-25-2024 02:34 PM
Your notebook is not supported by Microsoft for W11.
The processor does not meet Microsoft's minimum hardware requirements of needing an AMD Ryzen 3xxx series mobile processor or newer.
If you are still running Windows 7 on the notebook that the product specs indicate it originally came with, you would have to pay for a W11 license and product key, and I don't recommend you spend the money to do that on an unsupported PC.
If you currently have W10 installed and if you are interested in installing W11 24H2 on your PC as is, watch this video:
How to install Windows 11 24H2 on Unsupported PC (Early Access) 2024 (youtube.com)
Download the W24H2 ISO file and use that (3rd option).
Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)
You can download the free 7-Zip file utility from the link below. The top line is for 64 bit.
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.