Question Is the i5-7200U capable of running Windows 11 ?

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I'd suggest looking up the support site for your laptop (considering the processor you've mentioned is a mobile part) and see if it has any support for Windows 11.

You might want to read through this;
https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobi...ors/Windows-11-processor-support/td-p/1575063
and this;
but you've been warned that you're only trying to skirt an issue that can't be solved (installing Windows 11 on an unsupported platform).
 
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Wing901 said:
Although i5-7200U is not on the list, I want to know if it is Windows 11 compatible ?
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It is but not officially supported by MS. Just recently they upped requirements for Intel CPUs to 11th generation so to use it you have to "cheat" by using for instance Rufus to bypass requirements. MS tolerates it for now but unknown for how long.
 
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USAFRet said:
No, still goes down to 8th Gen Intel
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...pported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors
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True! I think the requirements had indeed been upped to 11th gen. for the 24H2 update, but after some time they again reverted back to 8th gen. like before.

I don't know why they made the change to 11th gen. only to revert it back some time after to the original requirements.

This may be a hint though that they would shortly, perhaps permanently, up the requirements: maybe with another update, maybe with Windows 12 (entirely speculative).

What you say is true though, the requirements currently stand at 8th gen. and above.
 
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True! I think the requirements had indeed been upped to 11th gen. for the 24H2 update, but after some time they again reverted back to 8th gen. like before.

I don't know why they made the change to 11th gen. only to revert it back some time after to the original requirements.

This may be a hint though that they would shortly, perhaps permanently, up the requirements: maybe with another update, maybe with Windows 12 (entirely speculative).

What you say is true though, the requirements currently stand at 8th gen. and above.
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They rise the requirement for windows 11 will probably force some users jumping to Linux. I am going to install UNIX/Linux on my old but still working well systems once the security update of windows 10 end.
 
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Wing901 said:
They rise the requirement for windows 11 will probably force some users jumping to Linux. I am going to install UNIX/Linux on my old but still working well systems once the security update of windows 10 end.
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"Only a month ago, Microsoft announced that it would extend free security updates for Windows 10 as an alternate path for users who didn’t want to pay the initially announced $30 per-device ESU fee. It’s now possible to sign up for this free ESU program, reports Windows Central."

-- https://www.pcworld.com/article/285...gn-up-for-free-extended-security-updates.html

Maybe there'd be a little more free life for Windows 10 past the October 2025 deadline. Which Linux distro are you thinking of installing on your dated systems?

Debian is most stable, but harder to go about. Debian 13 is said to be released this August.

Ubuntu is cool, but it doesn't support 32-bit like Debian.

Fedora (Beta version of RedHat) used to be very good back in the day, but in current times I have found it has marginally deteriorated.

I had tried Mint too back in the day.

Ubuntu should be cool; it's easy to use and supports software well. You should try it, perhaps, though; see if it runs fast enough.

So, yeah, like I'd asked, would be cool to know which Linux version/versions you are thinking of trying out. 👍
 
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jnjnilson6 said:
"Only a month ago, Microsoft announced that it would extend free security updates for Windows 10 as an alternate path for users who didn’t want to pay the initially announced $30 per-device ESU fee. It’s now possible to sign up for this free ESU program, reports Windows Central."

-- https://www.pcworld.com/article/285...gn-up-for-free-extended-security-updates.html

Maybe there'd be a little more free life for Windows 10 past the October 2025 deadline. Which Linux distro are you thinking of installing on your dated systems?

Debian is most stable, but harder to go about. Debian 13 is said to be released this August.

Ubuntu is cool, but it doesn't support 32-bit like Debian.

Fedora (Beta version of RedHat) used to be very good back in the day, but in current times I have found it has marginally deteriorated.

I had tried Mint too back in the day.

Ubuntu should be cool; it's easy to use and supports software well. You should try it, perhaps, though; see if it runs fast enough.

So, yeah, like I'd asked, would be cool to know which Linux version/versions you are thinking of trying out. 👍
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I will try to install the latest Solaris UNIX, Debian or Ubuntu.
 
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Roland Of Gilead said:
You can install Win 11. It takes some tricks. But easily doable.

I've a Dell 7280 with the same CPU, and it runs Win 11 flawlessly. Updates like any of the other machines I have.

CPU is not supported, I have TPM, but not Secure boot.
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Seems quite a popular CPU since both myself, the OP and yourself have had / are running machines on it.

It was a gray Acer with the GeForce 940MX and the i5-7200U. I changed the HDD with a Samsung 850 Pro 1 TB SSD. Was a very good machine. Sadly it died.

Have had another Acer with GeForce MX130 and the i3-8130U. I eventually transferred the 850 Pro 1 TB SSD to it. The i3-8130U is pretty much on par with the i5-7200U in terms of performance; however, it is on the Win11 CPU Support list, whilst the i5-7200U, as regarded here, is not.

The i3-8130U machine still works. :)
 
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Roland Of Gilead said:
You can install Win 11. It takes some tricks. But easily doable.

I've a Dell 7280 with the same CPU, and it runs Win 11 flawlessly. Updates like any of the other machines I have.

CPU is not supported, I have TPM, but not Secure boot.
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Yes, I upgraded my Lenovo E580 (i5 7200u) to windows 11 but came with some problems , keyboard and speaker do not work. After uninstalling keyboard drivers from device manager and reboot, the keyboard seems to be working again, but the speaker still not working.

My older notebook computer (Dell Precision M6700 Workstation) probably cannot be upgrade to windows 11. Solaris UNIX maybe a good choice.
 
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Wing901 said:
Yes, I upgraded my Lenovo E580 (i5 7200u) to windows 11 but came with some problems , keyboard and speaker do not work. After uninstalling keyboard drivers from device manager and reboot, the keyboard seems to be working again, but the speaker still not working.

My older notebook computer (Dell Precision M6700 Workstation) probably cannot be upgrade to windows 11. Solaris UNIX maybe a good choice.
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Yeah.. Linux is a cool choice. Btw, have you tried installing the audio drivers from the Lenovo website?
 
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Wing901 said:
Thanks.
I will try but the problems seem to be related to keyboard. The light in the "esc" and "F1/speaker" keys always on. The (Fn)speaker key is used for turning on/off the speaker.
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Maybe try this?

"I solved this by rebooting the laptop. While the "lenovo" logo was up I hit the mute button (F1) and the light went out. Apparently Windows was not sending the key to the hdwr. Once windoze came up the sound was working again." -- Bro Dan / same page as the aforementioned link.
 
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jnjnilson6 said:
Maybe try this?

"I solved this by rebooting the laptop. While the "lenovo" logo was up I hit the mute button (F1) and the light went out. Apparently Windows was not sending the key to the hdwr. Once windoze came up the sound was working again." -- Bro Dan / same page as the aforementioned link.
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Thanks.
This is a "once and for all" approach or needed to do very time when turning on the laptop?
 
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Wing901 said:
Thanks.
This is a "once and for all" approach or needed to do very time when turning on the laptop?
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You're welcome! Well, I think it should be once and for all, but am not sure. You'll have to check it out for yourself. Check out whether it works and if it does you'll have to see if you'd need to perform the instructions only once or every time the system boots up. There's no sure way to know, unless you've tried it. 👍
Do write about the outcome if you've the time. 😉
 
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"Only a month ago, Microsoft announced that it would extend free security updates for Windows 10 as an alternate path for users who didn’t want to pay the initially announced $30 per-device ESU fee.
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I've got a couple of i5-7200U laptops and was intrigued to see this extension for support in Windows 10 Home and Professional, provided you're prepared to use Windows Backup to sync your Windows settings with OneDrive. I've tried Windows 11 on an old AMD A8-5600K with Rufus and it works, but I haven't decided to use 11 on my other old systems.

Can anyone explain what Microsoft mean by "sync your Windows settings with OneDrive"? I doubt that any of my machines have exactly the same settings, so I need to keep them separate. I don't store anything in My Documents, Music, Pictures or Videos on each machine, but save stuff outside my profiles.

I can forsee a potential problem with my collection of old laptops and desktop PCs, because they're all running Local Accounts and have never been associated with Microsoft Accounts. I signed up for a single OneDrive account a few years back, but I'm not sure if I can use OneDrive to sync more than one machine. Anyone know?

If I do need multiple free OneDrive accounts, one for each machine, is there a limit?

I've ignored the occasional popup in Windows 10 suggesting I backup my machines, because I don't think I can cram multi-Terabytes of data into a single (free) 5GB OneDrive account. I could easily have more than 30TB of data saved and I'm not paying for extra cloud storage, preferring internal hard disks, RAID-Z2 and LTO tape.

I suspect I may not be taking up Microsoft's kind offer of a free extension for Windows 10 Home/Pro, but at least I can help friends with only one old PC, if they don't want to switch to 11 or Linux.
 
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You're welcome! Well, I think it should be once and for all, but am not sure. You'll have to check it out for yourself. Check out whether it works and if it does you'll have to see if you'd need to perform the instructions only once or every time the system boots up. There's no sure way to know, unless you've tried it. 👍
Do write about the outcome if you've the time. 😉
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I tried to fix the keyboard and audio problems last weekend. It seems to be working now but not sure what will happen later.

After using the automatic update software from Lenovo website and manual downloading the audio driver, the audio is fixed but the keyboard still not working. Finally, I changed the keyboard setting from BIOS (enable F1 - F12 primary function), everything seems to be OK.
 
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I've got a couple of i5-7200U laptops and was intrigued to see this extension for support in Windows 10 Home and Professional, provided you're prepared to use Windows Backup to sync your Windows settings with OneDrive. I've tried Windows 11 on an old AMD A8-5600K with Rufus and it works, but I haven't decided to use 11 on my other old systems.

Can anyone explain what Microsoft mean by "sync your Windows settings with OneDrive"? I doubt that any of my machines have exactly the same settings, so I need to keep them separate. I don't store anything in My Documents, Music, Pictures or Videos on each machine, but save stuff outside my profiles.

I can forsee a potential problem with my collection of old laptops and desktop PCs, because they're all running Local Accounts and have never been associated with Microsoft Accounts. I signed up for a single OneDrive account a few years back, but I'm not sure if I can use OneDrive to sync more than one machine. Anyone know?

If I do need multiple free OneDrive accounts, one for each machine, is there a limit?

I've ignored the occasional popup in Windows 10 suggesting I backup my machines, because I don't think I can cram multi-Terabytes of data into a single (free) 5GB OneDrive account. I could easily have more than 30TB of data saved and I'm not paying for extra cloud storage, preferring internal hard disks, RAID-Z2 and LTO tape.

I suspect I may not be taking up Microsoft's kind offer of a free extension for Windows 10 Home/Pro, but at least I can help friends with only one old PC, if they don't want to switch to 11 or Linux.
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It's probably a good choice for extending the security update. Only one of my laptops/notebooks is using OneDrive. 2 of them were updated to Windows 11,
 
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