Windows 10: processor i7-7820HQ is supported by Win 11 - but cannot install it

Hi everyone,I do have a problem with the Windows 10 to 11 upgrade. As I withdraw from the MS website - my processor a i7-7820HQ - Lenovo Thinkpad P51 is supported by Windows 11, but my PC integrity program on PC says that the only thing that is not supported by Win 11 is the processor. An I also did not get Windows 11 as update option under WIndows Update. Can anyone help?Would really appreciate your help!Thanks Matthias

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My processor is on the list Denis mentions

Yes, the i7-7500U is on the list of supported processors for Windows 10 20H2

What you are missing is that the Windows PC Health check is checking against the list of supported processors for Windows 11 - and yours is not on that list.

Microsoft | Windows 11 supported Intel processors

 

Why can't my Processor meet requirement for a Win 11 Upgrade ???

List of supported processors for Win 11:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...tel-processors

Is yours there?

Also note the message has links you can click. Did you do that? 'More about'...

Also note no TPM was detected.

Naturally you can upgrade to Win 11 by one means or another even with 'incompatible' devices, as has been documented on this forum multiple times. Someone's eve written a tutorial on that if you search/look around.

The restriction is implemented by the installer.

There is a nominal risk of so-called 'non-supported' systems not receiving upgrades or updates.

Is Win 11 better? Well, the taskbar is a lot less functional....

 

My processor is on the list Denis mentions

FYI, the Windows 11 Forums are live and well *Wink

@TenGetsYou5, though the checker correctly listed the 17-7500U as unsupported, you can still install the OS as it's still in beta form. However, as noted come October, things may change, and you may be required to revert back to Windows 10. For that reason, you may want to created a Windows 10 image "before" upgrading to 11.

That said, I'm currently running Windows 11 on both a laptop (i7-7600U) and desktop (i7-7700K) running i7 processors.

Good luck *Smile