Can I still upgrade by replacing MOBO and CPU?


  1. gremar
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    Can I still upgrade by replacing MOBO and CPU?


    Hello guys at the moment I have windows 10 with 6th generation Skylake processors and I want to upgrade to windows 11.
    Do you think by replacing the motherboard and CPU I can upgrade without issues? Remember the copy of windows 10 I have is not retail.
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  3. Ghot
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    gremar said:
    Hello guys at the moment I have windows 10 with 6th generation Skylake processors and I want to upgrade to windows 11.
    Do you think by replacing the motherboard and CPU I can upgrade without issues? Remember the copy of windows 10 I have is not retail.
    Thank you


    1. You can upgrade using your copy of Windows 10
    2. You can even install Windows 11 on your computer as is, with a few tweaks.
    3. Yes you can also upgrade your hardware, but we would need to know what hardware you have now... to be able to help with that.


    Let's install Windows 11 on incompatible hardware | Windows 11 Forum <---- Lots of examples




    The easiest way to show us your specs is to post a screen shot of Speccy...
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    It will look like this...

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  4. gremar
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    Thank you here is my specs:


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  6. Ghot
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    gremar said:
    Thank you here is my specs:


    Here's an example... Part List - Intel Core i7-11700 - PCPartPicker

    Or this... Part List - Intel Core i7-12700K - PCPartPicker

    Or thi$$... Part List - Intel Core i7-13700K - PCPartPicker\

    Or thi$$$... Part List - Intel Core i9-13900K - PCPartPicker

    Or just go crazy... Part List - Intel Core i9-13900K, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Fractal Design Define 7 Dark ATX Mid Tower - PCPartPicker




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  7. gremar
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    Thank you so much for your help
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  8. Ghot
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    gremar said:
    Thank you so much for your help


    Just found this article... today.

    Ventoy bypasses Windows 11 hardware and online account requirement by default | Windows 11 Forum
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