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‎10-10-2026 11:17 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion 15-ak003ns Gaming

Good afternoon!

I want to upgrade my HP Pavilion 15-ak003ns Gaming laptop to Windows 11, but when I run the Microsoft PC Health Check tool, it tells me it's not compatible due to the processor. What can I do to resolve this issue?

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‎10-10-2026 12:25 PM

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Hi:

 

There's nothing you can do hardware-wise to have your PC meet Microsoft's minimum W11 processor requirements of an Intel 8th gen or newer processor.

 

The processor is an integral part of the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

 

You can run W11 on your PC as is, but you would have to use a workaround that bypasses the W11 hardware checks.

 

I have found the method in this video to be the easiest way to do an in-place upgrade from W10>W11:

 

This should also work with the new W11 26H2 ISO file which has replaced 25H2.

 

How to Install Windows 11 25H2 on Unsupported PCs (New Easiest Method)

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