Kidorry Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I have an old HP laptop with Linux mint on it. Would it be possible to install the free W11 on it just to give it a try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 What are the specs of the laptop, particularly the RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 It is a very old H.P. G6-0-214EM laptop with I think 4 GB RAM. As for the other specs I do not know and I cannot find out at the moment because the battery is flat, due to non use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) Just had a look at what specs are required for the install and I have got no where near enough. Ah well I will still use Linux. Cheers anyway. You can tell how old it is, it came with Vista installed. Edited December 10, 2021 by Kidorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Grey Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Kidorry said: I have an old HP laptop with Linux mint on it. Would it be possible to install the free W11 on it just to give it a try? Windows 11 has an PC Health Check program that you can download that check your system compatibility Go to the bottom of this page https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-11-specifications#table1 Edited December 10, 2021 by Jack Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 What's the minimum RAM requirement? I'm guessing 16gb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 I think my best option would be to forget it. I still have P.C. and a chromebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 the ram wouldnt be the limiting factor initially tbh.... probably wouldnt pass tpm or cpu criteria to start with ( although theres ways around that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteh1 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Sorry to slightly hijack this topic, but has w11 that much to offer over w10, I ask as my laptop wont pass the tpm / cpu requirements mentioned, so before trying to get round those issues, I'm trying to decide what advantages I would get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I've not yet heard anyone raving about the advantages of W11, most say it runs like crap compared to W10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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