HP Envy X360 not compatible with Windows 11

[TheAdam]

I've seen several references to HP Envy computers and a Ryzen processor.

I have an Envy x360 convertible with Intel. Microsoft's compatibility checker says my computer should work, but no matter how many updates I do, there is never an opportunity to download Windows 11. 

Is the Ryzen an alternate to the intel processor or is it referencing something else? 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

If your notebook passed the W11 compatibility check, you should be able to get the upgrade to W11 today by clicking on the blue Windows 11 Installation Assistant button at the link below...

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11?ranMID=24542&ranEAID=nOD/rLJHOac&ranSite... 

[PSarge]

Mine has an AMD CPU that is not a Ryzen and therefore not compatible apparently.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

OK, so you have an AMD 'A' series processor...

If you want to run W11 on your PC as is, you can, but you probably have to clean install it.

I would make a system image of your current W10 installation prior to updating to W11, so you can easily reinstall W10 in the future.  I used the free Macrium Reflect software to do that, under the Backup at Home section. 

Along with the system image, make sure you create the bootable DVD or USB rescue drive you boot from to access the system image stored on your portable hard drive.

Macrium Software | Reflect Free Edition

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)

Use Rufus and make a bootable USB installer with the ISO file you downloaded.

There is a new option to create an installer that is supposed to bypass the W11 hardware checks. 

Here is the link to the Rufus download.  You want the version 3.17 portable.

Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

See this image link for how to set up the Rufus tool to bypass the W11 hardware checks...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/296479i080A4C679280E055/image-size/large/is-...

Boot from the Rufus installer, and you will be able to install W11.

If your PC has a TPM 2.0 device (would be listed under a Security Devices category in the device manager), you may be able to do an in-place upgrade to W11 by opening the Rufus installer you made, and click on the Setup application and see if W11 will allow you to do the direct upgrade without the need to clean install W11.

My unsupported W11 PC's got all of the W11 updates. 

I have upgraded 8 of them to W11, and they seem to run a little better on W11 than they did on W10.

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