Minimum System Requirements for upgrading to Windows 11

Hi - according to their minimum CPU requirements it says 1 Ghz or faster with 2 or more cores and appearing on our list of approved CPUs. The processor in your PC will be a main determining factor for running Windows 11. The clock speed (the 1 Ghz or faster requirement) and number of cores (2 or more) are inherent to the processor design as it was manufactured and are not considered upgradable components. I have Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz, why my laptop doesn't meet Windows 11 system requirements? Please advise.

Thank you,

Helen

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Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Windows 11 minimum system requirements indicate an 8th gen Intel processor and you have a 7th gen processor, they indicate it is not about the speed or strength of the processor, it is about the security features supported on the processor.

They previously provided a registry edit method to install Windows 11 on an unsupported processor, but when they released version 24H2 of Windows 11, they seem to have removed the web page explaining how to use the registry edit.
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Last updated April 17, 2025 Views 143 Applies to: