Windows 11 - Intel i7 6700HQ

Question

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

Answer 1

Hello,

I have the same issue than Patrice on a Asus Rog with a Intel i7 6700HQ 2.60Ghz with 32Gb Ram and 2 SSD
But the funny thing is that i can run Vm's with windows 11 on this same computer with no problem

Can you please patch this CPU issue so that we can upgrade our computers
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Answer 2

I have the same issue (Intel 7th gen i7 6700HQ 2.60 Ghz).
Can you solve this problem?
Thank you very much!

Answer 3

I've the exact same i7 processor.

Make Windows 11 available on this processor!

Answer 4

Please send feedback to Microsoft using the feedback hub:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

See these links:

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/ways-to-install-windows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e

Windows 11 can be clean installed on most computers.

Upgrades can be performed in a supported or unsupported fashion.

The unsupported fashion may included modifying the registry and files so that the Windows update agent does not detect the unsupported parameters.

There are many websites reporting the successful upgrades to windows 11 and Windows 11 clean installs on old computers.

These include desktops, laptops, and tablets.

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Answer 5

Hi AJMunzi-3216,

Windows 11 can be installed on most computers in a supported or unsupported fashion.

If the CPU is not on the supported list these are options:

a) Backup important files > clean install Windows 11

b) Modifying the registry of files so parameters are not detected by the Windows upgrade assistant
See this link:
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/bypass-windows-11-tpm-2-0-and-cpu-system-requirements.1989/

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