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Can confirm. And just to double-check, is that 6GB actually showing as fully usable in your system settings?

This. You could also try disabling some of the visual effects in Windows 11, as that can free up resources. Another option is to check your startup programs and disable any you don't need.

+1 I had the same problem with an old Intel chip. The security requirement is a hard stop, so I had to upgrade the CPU.

Yeah, If that doesn't work, can you tell me what the warning actually says or which app is sending it?

This. You could also try using the official Microsoft Media Creation Tool to do a clean install, which sometimes bypasses the checker's quirks.

Agreed. Yeah, that CPU is just shy of the official cutoff. You could try a clean install from a USB, but it's not officially supported.

**Subject: Windows 11 upgrade is a NIGHTMARE**

So my PC meets the RAM and storage reqs, but the Win 11 installer keeps blocking me. My CPU is an Intel Pentium G4560. The error message literally says: “This PC doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements.”

I looked it up and apparently my CPU isn’t ...