Z170-A PRO motherboard

[brianshartshor15b002e5]

Is it likely that I could make this motherboard Windows 11 compatible?

 

[RemusM]

Is it likely that I could make this motherboard Windows 11 compatible?

The CPUs you can use on that motherboard (Intel Gen 6 & 7) are not accepted by Microsoft for Win 11.

 

[brianshartshor15b002e5]

Thanks very much for a definitive answer now I know I need to get a new setup.

 

[citay]

You can install Win11 on there with a workaround (example), but it's not officially supported. Right now, it's technically capable of it, you can enable the fTPM 2.0 already in 100-series, the CPU should know SSE4.2, so the latest Win11 24H2 should run fine. However, any future feature upgrades, like the upcoming 25H2, will likely also check the compatibility again before their automatic installation, which will then probably deny installation. So the big updates would have again to be installed using a workaround, be prepared for a bit of manual work to keep this going, once a year or so.

But yeah, i've put Win11 on PCs before where the CPU was not officially supported, it's not something forbidden. You just have to know what you're getting into. And yeah, from a Z170 board, it's probably a good excuse to really upgrade the system from top to bottom (don't forget about the PSU).

 

[brianshartshor15b002e5]

Thanks for the info, I'm not a techy so will look to upgrade the lot when everything settles.

 

[citay]

Well, if you are unsure, just post here about your upgrade plans, we can look over it.