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ASRock Z270as Killer MB w/ I7-7700K. Windows 11, Linux, or Windows 10?
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Craig B - WA
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Background:
I built this in early 2018. In early 2022 I found out it would not run Windows 11. I was definitely a little PO’d. But being a very long-time fan & user of Windows, I went ahead and built a new Windows 11 compatible PC (ASRock Z690M PG Riptide) and both that machine and Windows 11 are great!
Recently I had to move the Windows 11 PC down to my old ‘business office’ for more privacy for a new remote job. I moved the Windows 10 machine upstairs to my ‘home office’. It is still powerful and responsive. I’m using it for casual and family financial functions.
Problem:
The financial functions are the problem, probably too risky on a Windows 10 PC once MS drops support. But I’m not replacing this PC or walking up & down a flight of stairs to pay bills, etc. So, do I use some of the ‘tricks’ I’ve heard about getting Windows 11 to run on the I7-7700K or do I convert to Linux? At the turn of the millennium, I remember heated arguments with Linux faction members in our IT department who were trying to convince us Windows was a dying OS and would be virtually dead in 5-6 years. Converting now to Linux is not my first choice.
But what exactly are the risks for the ‘bypass’ methods that would trick Windows 11 into running on the I7-7700K? I’ve heard of the 11% crash rate among unsupported systems. But it sounds like that is the % of systems that have problems and it didn’t sound like those crashes were unrecoverable. Windows 11 would give my PC updates, but would those security updates actually apply to/protect the I7-7700K system?
I’ve made the basic, supported moves for Windows 11. TPM 2.0 is now turned on. UEFI and Secure Boot are now active. Last night I converted my disk from MBR to GPT. All done thru non-bypass methods. Now only the CPU is failing PC Health Check. So, do I research bypass methods to install Windows 11 anyway or move to Linux. Feedback would be appreciated.
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Craig B - WA 20 Reputation points
2025-06-16T02:18:41.33+00:00 This was very helpful, thanks. MS is non-committal about whether it will try to do security updates or not but my guess is it will try and they just don't want to imply they know it will work. It says you will not be entitled to updates but doesn't say you won't get them.
I used Option Two: Bypass Windows 11 System Requirements using REG file. After running the .reg file I ran PC Health Check and it still notified me of an unsupported CPU. I downloaded Windows 11 Installation Assistant to my desktop. I doubled clicked it and it gave the unsupported CPU error. I reran the .reg file and then right clicked the Installation Assistant file on my desktop choosing Run as Administrator. It ran fine doing a Windows 11 upgrade to my current Windows 10 installation.
I went to Windows Update in Settings and checked for updates. The check gave no errors and found several updates including a large Cumulative Update for Windows 11 and an Update for Windows Security Platform that both downloaded and installed without issue. I was glad to see both work!
So far there appears to be no issues that prevent Windows Update from working although there will continue to be a risk that future individual updates could fail because of incompatibility with the CPU. But Windows 11 is now running with all the functionality of my previous Windows 10 system.
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