HP EliteBook 8470p Notebook PC

[ffoorrii]

Hello
How do I upgrade my laptop to Win 11, the processor does not allow more than Win 10

My processor is Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3360M CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz

What processor is it possible to replace it with?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

There aren't any hardware upgrades you can do to your PC to make it meet Microsoft's minimum W11 hardware requirements.

If you are interested in installing W11 on your PC as is, you can read this discussion for how I upgraded several HP and Dell notebook and desktop PC's that did not meet the W11 hardware requirements to W11 22H2/22H3.

You have to use the version of the Rufus utility that I zipped up and attached in the discussion (v3.18).

Re: Issues upgrading to windows 11 - HP Support Community - 8517912

If the in-place upgrade fails, you should be able to clean install W11 using the bootable W11 installation flash drive you made with Rufus.

[ffoorrii]

Thanks for the reply.
I will try to do it but I am not sure if I will succeed.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome. 

I've use the method I gave you to install W11 on HP notebooks older than yours such as the 6910p and the 6930p.

They work fine on W11.

[ffoorrii]

My BIOS Mode is Legacy.

Should I use the same method that you described at UEFI ?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

If your notebook's BIOS mode is Legacy, change the partition scheme setting in the Rufus menu from GPT to MBR.

That is the only change you need to make.

[ffoorrii]

Thank you very much

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

If you are not familiar with W11, the Windows update program has an 'Advanced options' section further down the page.

In that section you may find several driver updates pending to be installed.

So, it works a little differently than Windows update does on W10.