upgrade to win 11?

[Jobe]

morning.
i currently have the following
Skylake i6700K on 1151LGA
Asus Maximus VIII Hero
was looking to upgrade to win 11 but my cpu doesn't meet the requirements.
there are a few threads with workarounds and maybe in the past I would attempt it but I'm too old to get my head around it all now unfortunately.
Is there a cpu out there that I can bung in my machine now or will it be cpu/mobo upgrade?
thanks

 

[ED209]

Having a quick look here

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors

This specification details the Intel processors that can be used with Windows 11 customer systems that include Windows products, including custom images.

learn.microsoft.com

the oldest CPU Windows 11 supported was 9th gen and yours is a 6th gen so no CPU for that generation supports Windows 11.

I would just download the Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft and use Rufus to remove the requirements when burning the ISO to a USB stick

video on how to do it

Download for Rufus - https://rufus.ie/en/

Guide with pictures if you prefer this over the video

How to create bootable USB drive for Windows 11 with Rufus - Pureinfotech

Rufus lets you create a bootable Windows 11 USB for supported and unsupported hardware. Also, it offers the option to download the ISO file.

pureinfotech.com

 

[Jobe]

Having a quick look here

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors

This specification details the Intel processors that can be used with Windows 11 customer systems that include Windows products, including custom images.

learn.microsoft.com

the oldest CPU Windows 11 supported was 9th gen and yours is a 6th gen so no CPU for that generation supports Windows 11.

I would just download the Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft and use Rufus to remove the requirements when burning the ISO to a USB stick

video on how to do it

Download for Rufus - https://rufus.ie/en/

Guide with pictures if you prefer this over the video

How to create bootable USB drive for Windows 11 with Rufus - Pureinfotech

Rufus lets you create a bootable Windows 11 USB for supported and unsupported hardware. Also, it offers the option to download the ISO file.

pureinfotech.com

that seems fairly straight forward. thanks for the info

 

[Threepwood]

just stick with win 10, I don't really get the point od moving onto 11

 

[Tetras]

was looking to upgrade to win 11 but my cpu doesn't meet the requirements.
there are a few threads with workarounds and maybe in the past I would attempt it but I'm too old to get my head around it all now unfortunately.
Is there a cpu out there that I can bung in my machine now or will it be cpu/mobo upgrade?

6th gen CPUs work fine if you have secure boot and TPM enabled, I didn't even need a 'hack'.

 

[opethdisciple]

just stick with win 10, I don't really get the point od moving onto 11

Windows 10 is EOL Oct 14th 2025.