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Windows 11 - Intel i7 6700HQ

Patrice JEULAND 56 Reputation points
2021-10-21T21:05:33.047+00:00

Hello,

I just want to provide a feedback about the disappointment that my computer cannot be upgraded to Windows 11.
Actually, I cannot upgrade it to Window 11 purely because my CPU is Intel 7th gen i7 6700HQ 2.60 Ghz (not listed in processor list for W11)

My computer is running really well (Win10 professional 64 bits, Intel Core i7, 16Gb RAM, 1To SSD, 4K UHD ...) and there is really no strong reason for me to buy a new laptop to get Windows 11.

We are many people in this case and we would like to continue to use recent Microsoft OS on our computer.

Can you solve this problem ?

Thank you very much

Patrice

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  1. Docs 15,846 Reputation points
    2022-01-29T05:31:40.723+00:00

    Hi LuDawg94-5550,

    These links may be useful:

    https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/installing-windows-11-on-devices-that-don-t-meet-minimum-system-requirements-0b2dc4a2-5933-4ad4-9c09-ef0a331518f1

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-windows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

    If the computer has at any time updated Windows 10 then licensing information is on Microsoft servers.

    This enables end users to:

    a) Clean install Windows 10 (free)

    b) Clean install Windows 11 (free)

    c) Upgrade to Windows 11 (free)

    d) Replace their disk drive

    It will always remain uncertain whether Windows or Microsoft Defender updates will or will not work.

    Microsoft provides free support for Windows update failures.

    This free support is on supported upgrades.

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  2. Tomas van Hamond 6 Reputation points
    2021-11-29T16:28:13.643+00:00

    I have the same problem with my Lenovo IdeaPad 700-15ISK
    It is a quite good laptop and I have no intention to buy a new one, because it's still really fast and runs W10 perfectly.
    Only thing holding me from upgrading to W11 is the i7 6700HQ processor which is still quite powerfull.

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  3. LuDawg94 1 Reputation point
    2022-01-10T07:21:54.003+00:00

    Totally agree with everyone here stating that the Intel 7th gen i7 6700HQ 2.60 Ghz is more than capable of running Windows 11. I have the same processor on an HP Envy laptop with 16gb RAM and a Nvidia Geforce GTX 950m graphics card. That is beyond capable is laptops with a Celeron processor can run Windows 11. I could understand some i3s but come on top of the line i7s? Makes no sense at all. I hope Microsoft changes it and starts adding in more i5s and i7s to the list that are compatible with Windows 11!

  4. A J Munzi 1 Reputation point
    2022-01-28T23:27:51.48+00:00

    Hi, I have the same problem. Does anyone know when are we going to be able to install Windows 11?

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  5. Shishir Tanwar 81 Reputation points
    2022-04-26T15:52:23.65+00:00

    I don't understand why Microsoft couldn't just switch off the hardware dependent features with a disclaimer.
    No one will trust MS after this fiasco.

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