Is my Dell Inspiron 7000 Gaming laptop able to upgrade to Windows 11?

Hello,

If you installed Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, you might encounter compatibility problems like sluggish performance, driver problems, the inability to receive updates, and other unexpected behavior.

I have Windows 11 installed on an AMD E2-7110 APU, which is not listed on Windows 11's list of approved processors.

It runs; however, it is kind of slow and everything takes a while to load.

Microsoft claims that you might not get updates on unsupported hardware, but I haven't encountered that yet. Microsoft is also not responsible for any of the problems that you might encounter during this process.

To install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, I would first recommend making an entire backup of your system just in case something goes wrong, and then once you are done with that, follow the steps below.

Open Registry Editor and push File > Export and then make sure All is selected under "Export range". Save it to a location anywhere on your computer, and then press Save.

After that is done, at the navigation bar on top, type this: HKLM\System\Setup\MoSetup and push enter. After that, right-click inside that scren and press New then "DWORD (32-bit) value". After it creates, give it the name AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMorCPU exactly as written, and the press Enter. Press enter again and give it the value 1. Make sure that Hexadecimal is selected as the base, and then press OK. Make sure to type everything as written.

Then, restart your computer and then use the Windows 11 Installation Assistant, the Windows 11 ISO, or the Media Creation Tool. All three of these options will get you to Windows 11, version 24H2.

To use the Windows 11 Installation Assistant, download the Windows 11 Installation Assistant and then run it. You should see some prompts telling you about Windows 11 and what it'll install. Let it download and install 24H2.

To use the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool, download the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool, and run the MCT. Once it finishes loading, push "Upgrade this PC Now". Let the MCT install the Windows 11 installation files, and then let it check for updates, and then let it install Windows 11.

To use the Windows 11 ISO, download the Windows 11 ISO, (you can find it here, scroll down to where you see ISO for Windows 11 x64 devices), mount it, and then run setup.exe (if you see a UAC prompt, push yes). Follow the prompts on-screen and then let setup.exe update and install Windows 11, 24H2.

All of these steps will get you to 24H2 and will take a while to install. It's best to do this at night when you're not doing anything important. Just make sure to save your files before you start.

Let me know how this goes.

Now that I re-read what I wrote, I'm going to reply to myself. LOL I don't think it's really worth it to do anything with my old laptop. 7 yrs in the pc world has drastically changed. If I feel a need to walk on both sides of the street, (Windows/Mac), I will just buy a new Dell or Lenova laptop.

Thank you both for your insight. It's helped me a lot.

Thanks for the reply. I have it at home so I can do that later. Not sure if the info below helps.

Dell Inspiron 7000 Series 15.6 Flagship Gaming Laptop VR Ready Edition Intel Quad-Core i5-7300HQ | 8G DDR4 | 256G SSD + 1T HDD | GeForce GTX 1050 4G | Backlit Keyboard | windows 10

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Hi Lou,

I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

The PC Health Check app is reliable however I can double check it for you but I need more information about your laptop because I could not find the exact model of your computer.

Please click Start > Type system information and hit enter > Screenshot it and post it back.

Hello,

Could you open msinfo from the Start Menu, take a screenshot of what you see, and then attach it here?

This way, I can see what specs you have.

Hope to hear back from you.