Intel(R) Core (TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz is not compatible for installing Windows 11.

[cooperator]

Hi!

I downloaded and ran the PC Health Check app. But I found this PC doesn't currently meet the Windows 11 system requirements.

Although my pc is now running Microsoft Windows 10 Home version 21H1.

When checking Windows Processor Requirements under the Windows Client Edition Processors, in front of Windows 10 21H1, I didn't find that my Intel(R) Core (TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz listed under the supported Intel processors.

So, why is my Intel(R) Core (TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz compatible for installing Windows 10 21H1, but not compatible for Windows 11?

Also, I read somewhere:

If you're willing to install Windows 11 manually, then the minimal Windows 11 requirements below will come into play which are:

Processor

• 1GHz (64-bit) processor with 2 or more cores

Memory

• 4GB of RAM

Storage

• 64GB

So, I can install the Windows 11 manually since my PC has the requirements above.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Microsoft drew the Intel processor cutoff at the 8th gen core processors.

Your PC does not meet at least two other requirements:

No TPM at all (needs TPM 2.0)

It does not support Secure Boot

This does not necessarily mean you can't install W11 on your PC, but you would have to perform a clean install and reinstall all of your programs and files.

If you want to see if W11 works on your PC, you can make a bootable W11 USB installer from the link below.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows11

See this article.  3rd headline from the bottom.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-windows-11-how-to-get-it-now-or-later/?ftag=TREc64629f&bhid...

If for some reason, W11 does not work correctly on your PC, you can reinstall W10.

I currently have W11 clean installed on two PC's that I have, that do not meet the requirements for the W11 upgrade and they both work fine on W11 so far.

[cooperator]

Thanks a lot,

Do you think it's worth trying to perform a clean install of Windows 11 and reinstall all of my programs and files?
What are the most valuable advantages that make one install the Windows 11?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

It depends on how much work it would be for you to reinstall all of your programs and files.

For me, it takes about two hours to completely get the PC the way I want it.

One thing you can do in case W11 doesn't work right on your PC, would be to first make a system image of your current W10 installation using the free Macrium Refect program.

You want the file on the left side under the Backup at Home section.

Macrium Software | Reflect Free Edition

You save the image on a portable hard drive.

The tool will have you make a bootable DVD or USB flash recovery drive that you boot from to access the system image.

Then in just a few minutes, you can have your W10 installation back just the way it was before you installed W11.