avast states several drivers last updated in 2020 need 2024 update yet hp says no update

[keith077]

Avast Security keeps telling me I have several drivers that need to be updated that were last updated in 2020.  When I use HP to search for updated drivers it states all the drivers from 2020 are currently up to date.  Avast is stating there are 6 that are critical, needing the 2024 update.  I cannot update to windows 11 either as my CPU is not able to compatible even though I purchased the computer new from HP in 2020

[BeemerBiker]

You have two problems here.  Problem #1 is whether you want to put up with driver warnings.

Problem #2 is updating to windows 11 from 10 with a supposedly old CPU

This can be easily solved and you can use windows 11 defender instead of avast. If you want to update to windows 11 do NOT boot the USB described below

Reference this article. Windows 11 can be easily installed on just about any windows 7, 8 or 10 system as an upgrade.

I have run it on some really old HP systems with no problem.

Have you created a backup?
Can you pass diagnostics?
Tap the ESC key after powering on and press F2 to run diagnostics.
Do not allow any updates if disk or memory fail, especially a BIOS update.

For a new system that has UEFI bios and GPT but does not meet all requirements, Windows 11 can be installed using the Rufus trick.

Get Rufus here

Download Windows 11 with this link and use an 8gb or larger USB.
Windows 11 does not expire and Microsoft just leaves an activation reminder on the screen.
Otherwise use the windows 10 license.


Configure Rufus to use UEFI boot and select the option that creates a local account
so as to avoid the Microsoft email login. Use options shown below:

Uncheck the "Set regional options" if you are creating the USB on another system that has a different OS than yours.
Do not install 11 Pro if you are licensed for 10 Home.

To do a clean install then boot the USB else just insert it and find and run "setup"

You have to click "start" before those options show up.

If you do an upgrade you may not need to hunt for HP drivers. if you do a clean install of 10 or 11 then your Product ID can be used to find missing drivers.

Let me know what you find out.