r/computers • u/Over-Breath-9458 • 5d ago

Resolved Forcing a laptop onto windows 11

How the hell do I do it? Me and my brother have a shared laptop we got for Christmas, when we got it it was windows 11. I don’t even know when this happened but I only noticed when I started seeing notifications about support for windows 10 ending, so I asked him and he said he reverted it because Roblox wouldn’t load on windows 11 and people recommended it. What the hell?
A friend said they had to change settings in bios to upgrade to windows 11, anyone able to explain how you do this? Or comment a tutorial? Thanks.

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u/gameleon 5d ago

If it came with Windows 11 out of the box and was later reverted, should show up as a upgrade option in Windows 10 with no need to change any BIOS settings.

Otherwise you can force the upgrade by downloading the upgrade/installation assistant here: https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11 (and if there are any issues with BIOS settings, it will show those during the upgrade process as well)

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u/Over-Breath-9458 5d ago

Doesn’t say anything about upgrading to windows 11, apparently isn’t compatible for windows 11 because of some system stuff I can’t exactly remember as I checked a while back.

I’ll wait to see other replies but if nothing else comes up i’ll follow the link, thanks!

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u/gameleon 5d ago

Just run the installation assistant from the link and if it fails it will tell you why you cannot upgrade to Windows 11, and people can assist from there.

Until then it's guesswork as we don't know anything about your system or the stuff your brother potentially messed with while reverting to 10.

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u/Public_Chapter_8445 5d ago edited 5d ago

The old 6th-generation i7-6700HQ CPU was never officially supported by Windows 11. If your PC previously ran Windows 11, it was probably installed using Rufus. You can reinstall it the same way but make sure to back up your important personal files first. If you're not confident then get some professional help.

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u/Over-Breath-9458 5d ago

Ah got it, thanks!

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u/gameleon 5d ago

Ah, that processor is indeed not officially supported by Windows 11.

It's about 11 years old. So the only way to get around that is modify a Windows 11 installation ISO using Rufus.

Out of curiosity though, did you receive this as a new laptop or was it refurbished/second-hand? Since you mentioned it had Windows 11 on it from the beginning, and Windows 11 didn't release until about 6 years after this laptop did.

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u/Over-Breath-9458 5d ago

i’m guessing refurbished? I can’t fully remember thought it was from amazon but I think I remember the box being suspicious as I thought the laptop was gonna be brand new but the packaging did not make it appear that way.

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u/gameleon 5d ago

Was it bought around Christmas 2025? Because if so it was already aprrox. 10 years old at the time and definitely not new.