Can Windows 11 be installed NOW on an incompatible PC?

JaTaVo 115 Mainepisteet
2025-07-10T15:47:04.4266667+00:00

I installed Windows 11 Home in 2022 on one of my computers, a Lenovo (Ideapad 310-15IKB – now 9 years old). The installation was challenging,🤔because the computer did not pass Microsoft's compatibility test = PC Health Check, because its processor, CPU = Intel Core i5 7200U is not compatible with Windows 11.

But … Microsoft itself has pointed out that Windows 11 can be installed on systems that do not meet all system requirements.

So I used the program Ashampoo® Windows 11 Check & Enable developed by a large German software company (the program removes the “lock” of an incompatible component in the test and allows Windows 11 to be installed on an incompatible computer) – see the pictures below.

According to Microsoft itself, the installation on several test computers went without a hitch.

Still, for liability reasons, Microsoft cites theoretical risks and the possibility that future updates may not be available. I downloaded the installation file (5.1 GB – v. 22H2) from the official Windows 11 download page:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 (3rd installation option)

So I downloaded the “virtual disk” or *.ISO file (right-click on the downloaded *.ISO file and select “open in application” --> select “Resource manager” --> click SETUP) and installed from there – the download took less than an hour and the installation took more than an hour, it went quite well.

**Updates started arriving immediately after the installation was complete!**👍So at least the fact that updates stopped arriving wasn’t true.

My computer has been working all these years WITHOUT PROBLEMS!

Compatibility test result first:

Compatibility test result first

Compatibility test result after LOCK removal:

Compatibility test result after LOCK removal

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  1. JaTaVo 115 Mainepisteet
    2025-07-26T12:19:31.7566667+00:00

    Now, especially when Windows 10 support ends on Oct 14, 2025, it's worth remembering this:

    It's difficult to pinpoint the exact number of computers incompatible with Windows 11 in 2025, but a significant portion of Windows 10 PCs will not be eligible for a direct upgrade due to hardware limitations - most common is CPU.

    Estimates suggest that around 40% or less of Windows 10 PCs meet the minimum system requirements for Windows 11. This could translate to hundreds of millions of devices that cannot be officially upgraded. 

    Potential for e-waste: Incompatibility could lead to older PCs being discarded or left unused, potentially contributing to e-waste.

    If you have a well functional but Windows 11-incompatible PC and you still want to give it more life, you can do, for example, as I did succesfully.

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    Tämä vastaus on poistettu, koska toimintasääntöjämme on rikottu. Vastaus raportoitiin tai tunnistettiin manuaalisesti automaattisen tunnistuksen avulla ennen kuin ryhdyttiin toimiin. Lisätietoja on toimintaohjeissamme.

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  4. JaTaVo 115 Mainepisteet
    2025-07-22T11:28:10.3566667+00:00

    A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION:

    I also updated my incompatible Lenovo💻Oct 18, 2024 to the big update 24H2 using the ISO file (Win11_24H2_Finnish_x64 5,29Gb) - I downloaded it from the official Windows 11 download page - all suceeded without any problems.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 (3rd installation option)

    It is introduced by replacing the entire operating system with a newer version and is the biggest Windows 11 update since 2021. 🙄 It took 1 h 28 min to install the update!

    And Windows updates have also arrived normally.

    UPDATE

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