Upgradeable operating system for HP ZBook 17 G2

[Joes9888]

Which operating system can be upgraded to in this laptop below?

Specs for ZBook 17 G2: i7 4940mx, 24GB RAM, 2x 512GB SSD, NVIDIA Quadro K5100m, Windows 10 Pro 64

[Paul_Tikkanen]

The notebook is only supported for up to W10.

It does not meet Microsoft's minimum W11 hardware requirements of an Intel 8th gen or newer core processor and a TPM 2.0 security device and your PC does not support upgrading those hardware components.

The only way you can install W11 on your PC is to use a workaround that bypasses the W11 hardware checks.

If you are happy with your PC, and if you are interested in installing W11 24H2 via an in-place upgrade on your PC as is, watch this video, which is the easiest way to do it in my opinion, and I have tried many different ways to do this during the last 3 years.

How to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported PC in 2025 (New Easiest Method, No CMD)

Download the W24H2 ISO file and use that (3rd option).

Download Windows 11

You can download the free 7-Zip file utility from the link below. The top line is for 64 bit.

7-Zip

You'll have to repeat this procedure each October when Microsoft rolls out the new builds because a PC that does not meet Microsoft's minimum W11 hardware requirements will never automatically get the update to the next build.

Other than that, your PC will continue to get the monthly cumulative and other updates.

That's only a minor inconvenience to have continued OS support beyond October of 2025.

If things don't work right on W11, you have 10 days to easily go back to W10 as long as you don't delete the W1 upgrade files or the Windows.old folder.

How to Go Back to Windows 10 from Windows 11 (Tutorial)

[Joes9888]

Thanks for your help. I did a fresh install of Windows 11 instead of upgrade and it installed successfully

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.