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ZoeyAdams
Aug 17, 2025Iron Contributor
How can I force to install Windows 11 on unsupported PC?
I want to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 as I just received the news that it will be end of support soon. It is old DIY-PC but it is still a power horse. When I was trying to install Windows 1...
MateoChen
May 13, 2026Iron Contributor
As far as I know, most Windows 10 PCs and laptops are eligible to run Windows 11. Based on the hardware specs, it is totally possible to install Windows 11 on it.
https://www.smartpcnotes.com/old-pc-run-win11
You can make a clean install or direct in-place upgrade. The later will help keep the files and apps with above suggestion.
P.S. I've installed windows 11 on a Thinkpad T400 laptop (2009) with a 128 GB SSD and Intel Core 2 Duo 2
processor, it run very well!