Processor Upgrade for HP Paviliion - Intel Core i7-7700

[Mooney22]

I currently have a HP Pavilion Laptop 15-cb62tx with the Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz CPU.
This CPU doesn't meet the minimum requirements to upgrade to Win 11.
I suspect the CPU is an integral part of the motherboard so a motherboard upgrade would be required.
Can someone advise if a motherboard upgrade is possible/feasible/cost effective.
Cheers
Chris

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You are correct.  The processor is an integral part of the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

Chapter 3 has the list of supported motherboards and none come with the 8th gen core processors.

HP Pavilion Power 15 Laptop PC* Model numbers: 15-cb000 – 15-cb099 Maintenance and Service GuideIMPO...

Here is an easy way you can bypass the W11 processor requirements and do an in-place upgrade to W11...

First make this registry change...

https://www.hellpc.net/how-to-bypass-tpm-and-cpu-requirements-windows-11-upgrade-unsupported-pc/

Then download the Windows 11 ISO file (3rd option), not the W11 installation assistant.

Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

Then open the file with Windows explorer, and click on the setup application.

To do that, right click on the ISO file and select 'Open With' and select Windows Explorer.

See the screenshot...this is what you will see when you open the file with Windows Explorer.

After you double click to run the setup application, you will get this window, and you can now upgrade to W11.

You just have to accept the agreement that comes up during the upgrade process about your PC not meeting the requirements, etc., etc..

My PC got all of the W11 updates. 

However, I don't know how long that will continue, or what will happen when the new build of W11 comes out next year in October.

[Mooney22]

G'day Paul,
Thanks for the quick reply and the details provided.
I will give it all a try over the next couple of days and get back to you.
Cheers

Chris

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome, Chris.

Cheers,

Paul

[Mooney22]

G'day,

I managed to install Win 11, with a few warnings and an update to Oracle's Virtual Box.
Lets see how it goes?

Cheers

Chris