Windows 11 upgrade not available on my PC

Really?? Thanks for your oh so helpful response! See the one from Brianna below. Maybe try following her example for answering questions.

Hi,

Intel i3/i5/i7/i9-8xxx+ are officially supported with a couple of 7xxx CPUs supported. Your devices have CPUs that are 4xxx and therefore do not meet the minimum threshold for Windows 11. As stated above you can unofficially upgrade to Windows 11 but risk not receiving any updates, including vital security patches, as well as having a degraded experience overall. As aforementioned, Microsoft has committed to supporting Windows 10 until October 14th, 2025 so there is no rush to upgrade if your current device does not meet the minimum specifications.

Whilst lots of devices, which would otherwise be officially supported for Windows 11, miss out due to sporting older hardware, Microsoft has done it this way to push the technology industry forward and make Windows more advanced and secure into the future. I would not recommend upgrading to Windows 11 unofficially and instead either purchase a new device which meets the criteria for Windows 11 or stick with Windows 10 on your current device until, but no later than, October 14th 2025.

Sorry to disappoint.

I hope this helps resolve your problem(s).

• Brianna

Thanks for the response BUT why don't they qualify? They meet the criteria for processors.

These are the specs on the MS Win 11 upgrade page.

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Plus additionally from the Windows 11 Minimum Hardware Requirements.PDF

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Processor Devices that run Windows 11 require a 1 GHz or faster processor that meets the following requirements. • Supports 2 Processor Cores • Compatible with the x64 or ARM64 instruction set • Supports PF_ARM_V81_ATOMIC_INSTRUCTIONS_AVAILABLE instruction set (for ARM64 processor) • Supports PAE, NX and SSE4.1 • Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW • Meets the supported processor generation list

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Both these processors meet those requirements.

The qualifying CPUs list even include lower end chips like the Intel Pentium N6415 @ 1.20GHz. It doesn't make sense.

It seems that all I require is to add a TPM module to my systems and they should run fine.

Is someone (MS/Intel/AMD/Big computer companies) trying to force consumers to buy new PCs?

Can someone please explain?? I have a technical background so please provide details if that is required.

Hello,

Unfortunately, these processors are not compatible for Windows 11, according to Microsoft.

Please check with official Windows 11 list of supported processors:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

You can drop a feedback to Microsoft about this, using Feedback hub app.

Regards.

Hi Kelly,

I am Sumit here to assist you with this question.

Anything below 8th generation is unsupported, except 3 7th gen processors.

The processors not on the list did not have some specific security requirements notably VBS built-in, hence they were not included. There would be no more additions to the list.

Also check:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6VqSImsZxU

Additionally:

1. Windows 10 is supported until 2025.
2. As long as security requirements are met except the processor, you can install Windows 11, offline if you understand the risks including no updates. See:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ins...