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01-21-2022 02:56 PM
I bought my HP laptop Spectre x360 in 2017. I wish to update Windows 10 to the newest Windows 11. Using the PC Health check, it seems ok except for my processor. My processor is Intel(R) Core (TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.90 GHz.
Is there a solution? Can it be updated? I am heavily dependent on my laptop, and it is not cheap, so I am hoping this problem can be solved.
Kind regards
Sam.
01-21-2022 03:07 PM
Hi:
Unfortunately, your notebook's processor is not a supported processor to run W11 according to the Microsoft processor list below.
Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors | Microsoft Docs
The solution is to bypass the W11 hardware check.
If you want to try out W11 on your PC as is, let me know and I will give you two easy ways to bypass the hardware checks and you will be able to retain your currently installed programs and files, as well as a way to go back to W10 if necessary, after the default 'go back to W10' period expires.
I think that grace period is something like 10 days.