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Oct 09, 2021

Windows 11 - Surface Pro 5

Hello, I am here to write about Windows 11 on a Surface Pro 5 with i5-7300 , 4gbram, TPM 2.0, Secure boot/UEFI. https://browser.geekbench.com/user/408093 As you can see Windows 11 is tota...

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Reza_Ameri

Silver Contributor

Oct 14, 2021

I got it, basically the blog post saying the reason why they increase the requirement , in any case thank you for sharing your feedback.

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Oct 14, 2021

Yes 🙂

Reza_Ameri
Silver Contributor
Nov 04, 2021
It is not easy to say if your device is compatible or not just from the model.
However, you may run the PC Health Check app to see if your device is ready or not.
Take a look at:
https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp
Mousefluff
Iron Contributor
Nov 03, 2021
Michael_Ma_1980
Your PC does in fact meet the requirements, aside from the glitch with the PC Health Check App, which you can bypass (mine is older than that and easily runs Windows 11, 64-bit processor has TPM 2.x support, etc.)

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/the-i7-7700k-meet-the-minimun-requierments-to-run-win11-but-its/m-p/2906782/highlight/true#M1040
Michael_Ma_1980
Copper Contributor
Nov 02, 2021
Can Surface Pro 5 - Model A 1796 upgrade to Win 11?