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Solved Installation of Win 11 on incompatible Win 10 CPU
Very old saying, "Great minds, like soup, run together". Hi again, Wiz!
I was accused of being a Magician for years, for the things I'd do with a PC, before I took the name "TechnoMage" as my forum handle.
I just love doing things that the self-appointed EXPERTS, will say "You can't do that!!!" or, "That won't work!".
And there are a few of those right here on this very forum. You know who you are!
Hey Wiz.... Got Snow?
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐞𝐤
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Not any more, thank goodness. We had enough, thank you very much.
OS
11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
CPU
i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Lenovo 3132
Memory
32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG E2442
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
Case
Lenovo SFF
Keyboard
Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
Mouse
LogiTech M510 wireless
Internet Speed
Fast (for fixed wireless!)
Browser
Chrome, sometimes Firefox
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
Operating System
11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
CPU
i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Lenovo 3132
Memory
32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
Graphics card(s)
Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
Case
Lenovo Think Centre SFF
Mouse
LogiTech M510 wireless
Keyboard
Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
Internet Speed
Fast (for fixed wireless!)
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
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When an "expert" says that I cannot do that, I laugh because I already know he talks BS and it can be done. In most cases I have already done it
OS
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer Extensa 5630EZ
CPU
Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
Motherboard
Acer Extensa 5630
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
Sound Card
Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
Internet Speed
VDSL 50 Mbps
Browser
MICROSOFT EDGE
Antivirus
WINDOWS DEFENDER
Other Info
Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom-built PC
CPU
Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
Motherboard
Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
Memory
2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
Graphics card(s)
Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
Sound Card
Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
Monitor(s) Displays
Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
Screen Resolution
1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
Hard Drives
WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
PSU
Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
Case
SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
Cooling
Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
Mouse
Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
Keyboard
Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
Internet Speed
100Mbps
Browser
Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Antivirus
Microsoft Windows Defender
Other Info
Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
