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April 30th, 2025 07:38
XPS 8700, i7-4790 not compatible with Windows 11
XPS 8700
My XPS 8700 is not compatible with windows 11, is there a replacement motherboard I can buy to fix this?
Spec:
Dell XPS 8700
i7-4790 @ 3.6Ghz
32Gb RAM
64-bit
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ispalten
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April 30th, 2025 10:52
Well, not easily done. Dell uses proprietary cases. However, check this subject out, https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/xps-desktops/xps-8700-windows-11-other-dell-motherboard/647f98bbf4ccf8a8debe3fa7?msockid=3b94aade9d9e6dfb30e8bf1a9cc96c48.
Cost might be better put to a new PC, which is what I did in 2020. Suggest stay on W10 until it goes out of support. Maybe there would be some sales then as a lot of people will be wanting new computers.
Chino de Oro
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April 30th, 2025 22:46
Although it is not officially support, I have installed Windows 11 24H2 on XPS 8700 with similar specs and it is running well without any issue. If you run into issue, use Rufus bypass when create USB installer.
Also, installed Win 11 24H2 on an XPS 8500 but I had to use bypass for unsupported hardware. It's also running well and is receiving all updates from Microsoft.