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Perez
Oct 17, 2025Iron Contributor
How can I bypass windows 11 upgrade requirements for tpm and cpu
Hi all, I downloaded the latest Windows 11 25H2 ISO on my PC and plan to upgrade this PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11. The windows 11 setup wizard runs well at first and it pops up an error after c...
ArloHuck
Oct 17, 2025Iron Contributor
Your CPU must be from the following generations or newer to be officially supported for a clean installation or upgrade via Windows Update.
- Intel 8th Gen (Coffee Lake) and newer Examples: Core i3-8100, i5-8500, i7-8700
- AMD Ryzen 2000 series and newer Examples: Ryzen 3 2300X, Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen 7 2700X
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and newer For Always Connected PCs (e.g., Microsoft SQ1, SQ2)
Important Notes:
- Some Intel 7th Gen processors are officially supported, but only specific Xeon and Core i models from the 7820HQ, found in certain Microsoft Surface Studio 2 devices.
- Atom, Celeron, and Pentium processors from the "Jasper Lake" and "Elkhart Lake" families (e.g., N4500, N5030) are also supported.
- You can no longer officially install Windows 11 on a 1st Gen Ryzen (e.g., 1600) or a 7th Gen Intel Core processor (e.g., i7-7700K), even if they are powerful enough.
The Windows 11 processor requirements are intentionally strict to push the ecosystem towards modern hardware security. If your PC is from 2018 or later, it likely supports Windows 11 officially.
If your CPU is older, you have to bypass windows 11 upgrade requirements or replace with an Windows 11 supported CPU.
- PerezOct 17, 2025Iron Contributor
Unfortunately, it is an Intel i5 6700K processor, 4.0 Ghz, 4 cores and 8 threads, one of the most powerful cpu released in middle 2015, lol