Upgrading to Windows 11

[JI_the1st]

I have an HP Pavilion 14-v124ca with an HP Hexa-Core processor made by AMD. The processor has 4 cores and runs at 2.0 GHz. I was considering upgrading the OS from Windows 10 to Windows 11, and when I was looking at the system requirements on Microsoft's website it mentioned that the processor has to have at least 2 cores, a speed of 1.0 GHz and must be on their list of compatible CPUs. My laptop's processor is not on that list, but it does have the cores and speed needed to run Windows 11. When I was looking at Microsoft's list of compatible processors for Windows 10 my laptop's processor wasn't on that list either, but it runs WIndows 10 without issues, so I was wondering since it has enough cores and speed if it would be able to handle Windows 11

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

If you are happy with your PC and if you are interested in installing W11 24H2 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 24H2 on Unsupported PC (Early Access) 2024 (youtube.com)

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

Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

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.