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gravitycoil828
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Windows 11 Compatibility question
Is Windows 11 compatible with a Dell OptiPlex 9010 AIO? Also add a Inspiron 1501 if it counts.
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Posted October 20th, 2021 06:00
Neither system is on the Dell list here. And I would assume neither is compatible with Windows 11 anyway as the 9010 is 8 years old and the 1501 is 15 years old. That would mean both systems would have pre-gen 8 CPUs not to mention the lack of TPM 2.0 or possibly even TPM 1.2.
I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer
Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop
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Posted October 20th, 2021 10:00
Windows 11 works with many machines. HOWEVER the free upgrade only applies to systems that meet minimum requirements.
The models you list will not get a free upgrade.
The app to test is free and will tell you.
https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp
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Posted October 26th, 2021 01:00
Holy fish sticks, thats a lot of replys.. Also thanks for responding! Thanks for telling me, also the OptiPlex is 6 years old and the Inspiron is 15 years old.
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Posted October 26th, 2021 01:00
I have TPM 1.2 on the OptiPlex, unsure of the Inspiron. Well great..
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Posted October 26th, 2021 02:00
First ill check the Inspiron on friday and if it works im gonna do the OptiPlex.
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Posted October 26th, 2021 05:00
You're very welcome.
Glad the method I used to update my unsupported PC's that have UEFI and Secure Boot, also worked for you.
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Posted November 4th, 2021 22:00
Also i might be able to do it on the OptiPlex but not on the inspiron, it is 15 years old and does not have secure boot.
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Posted November 5th, 2021 05:00
If you are running W10 on the Inspiron right now, then you would have to clean install W11 to try it out.
If you download the W11 ISO file and use the Rufus version 3.17 tool to make the ISO file bootable on a USB flash drive, there is a new drop down setting in the utility which formats the USB drive to bypass the secure boot and TPM checks. You would select that option and the MBR disk format option (not GPT), since your PC does not have a UEFI BIOS if it is 15 years old.
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
I installed W11 on a HP dc7800 CMT made in 2008, and everything works fine.
I had to install W7 drivers for 3 devices...audio, and the Intel AMT system.
That PC meets none of the enhanced requirements to run W11. No UEFI BIOS, no secure boot, only has TPM 1.2, no dx12 capable graphics adapter, and the Pentium E8300 processor falls way short of the requirements.
Your notebook would need to have the minimum of 4 GB of memory.
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Posted November 6th, 2021 22:00
Is there a 32 bit version?
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Posted October 24th, 2021 10:00
Hi, @gravitycoil828
If your Optiplex 9010 supports UEFI and secure boot like my Optiplex 7020 does, if you want to try out W11 on your PC, it is relatively easy to do...
I would make a system image of your current W10 installation prior to updating to W11, so you can easily reinstall W10 in the future. I used the free Macrium Reflect software to do that, under the Backup at Home section.
Macrium Software | Reflect Free Edition
First make this registry change...
https://www.hellpc.net/how-to-bypass-tpm-and-cpu-requirements-windows-11-upgrade-unsupported-pc/
Then download the Windows 11 ISO file (3rd option), not the W11 installation assistant.
Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)
Then open the file with Windows explorer, and click on the setup application.
To do that, right click on the ISO file and select 'Open With' and select Windows Explorer.
After you double click to run the setup application, you should get an 'Install Windows 11 window,' and you can now upgrade to W11.
You just have to accept the agreement that comes up during the upgrade process about your PC not meeting the requirements, etc., etc..
My unsupported W11 PC's got all of the W11 updates.
I have upgraded 5 different PC's to W11, and they seem to run a little better on W11 than they did on W10.
However, I don't know how long they will continue to get all of the updates, or what will happen when the new build of W11 comes out next year in October.