Win 11 support for Intel Core i7-7500U CPU @ 2,70GHz

i think this is the straw that broke the camel's back for me - i have the intel i7 as well and just put in a SSD drive a year ago on my laptop. i think its time to rip the band aid off for me and move to apple. i didn't think it would happen but if they are going to cost me this much money to buy a new computer after i already have a fast processor and an upgraded laptop that is only a few years old i'd rather give my money to apple and just not look back. who knows MSFT is probably doing me a favor and i don't even know it. maybe ill look back at this after a few year with a macbook and see this as a blessing in disguise. see y'all on the other side. best of luck

I have this same problem and can't believe I'm going to leave Microsoft but bye-bye and HELLO APPLE!

We don't work for MS. We're normal users like you.

I'm almost sure that MS will not add any more processors because processors like yours don't support VBS, a mandatory security requirement for processors.

You still can install Windows 11 but do note that it won't be stable. If you wish to install knowing the risks, you can clean-install Windows which removes all data on the device. So create a backup before trying this: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-make-clean-install-of-windows-11/789f6891-7261-4c40-a632-6a44e53a3e30 (download the non-Insider ISO instead)

If you have Windows 10 installed in GPT -disk, Secure boot is enabled and at least TPM1.2 is available you can upgrade your device (not recommended) without clean install.

• Download Windows 11 ISO from here: Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)
• (Or use Media Creation Tool to create USB installer)
• Edit registry following these instructions: Ways to install Windows 11 (microsoft.com)
• Mount ISO by double click downloaded ISO -file
• On new virtual CD/DVD drive (or USB installer) run setup.exe to start upgrade.

I have Win 11 running on:

• Partially supported UEFI device with i7-6820HQ, Secure boot and TPM2.0 and
• On totally unsupported legacy BIOS device with i5-3350P

So far both devices has received all monthly CU's and that i7 device is running also latest insider previews.

Oldest device where I have tested Win 11 successfully is Acer Aspire 5738g (originally released in 2009) with Intel Core 2 Duo.

my Lenovo has the same cpu, and it works perfect. You have to skip the processor check. there are a lot of little helper you can find in net