Windows 10: How to upgrade to Win 11? Error says Processor not approved, but PC Health says it is

I have a HP Envy M7Laptop Win 10 Home x64 with Win update 21H2 with an i7-6500 2.6 ghz, 16gb ram, 1tb HD. But cant upgrade to Win 11 -note says Processor not approved but is listed as approved in PC Health. How to upgrade to Win 11?

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Why can't my Processor meet requirement for a Win 11 Upgrade ???

I'm confused about a notification from Microsoft about upgrading to win 11. The notification said my PC doesn't meet a requirement which makes 0 sense. It says my CPU isn't on an approved list of CPUs. But my processor is crazy fast. How is this possible?

Below is a screenshot of what it claims I require although again it makes 0 sense. Can someone tell me if this is a joke from Microsoft or is this a mistake? Is win 11 all that and better than 10?

 

PC Health Check - Windows 11

To give a short answer, neither PC has a CPU that's on the current approved list.

Your desktop has a Gen 4 CPU. Win11 requires a Gen 8 or later. I hope that changes before release.

 

Why can't my Processor meet requirement for a Win 11 Upgrade ???

No offense but not knowing what 'wtf' is means youre late to 2021.


I built my PC in 2016. All modern motherboards have TPM. I think maybe the error means that its not enabled. I think I need to enable it in the bios.

So non-supported PCs may not receive nominal updates. Is that all or some? Which types are restricted?

So youre saying that 11 isnt worth upgrading I suppose.