Upgrade to Win 11 for X220 x230 T420s ??

[mpcook]

I am sure there is a simple answer to this question but I cannot find it through search. I would like to upgrade a laptop to Windows 11. I have x220, T420s and X230 to choose from. I have been able to find a few bits of info about a registry change, which I did on the X230. Next I tried (1) download and install the Installation Assistant from MS Website. This results in the error "does not meet minimum requirements". Next I tried to create installation media, it gave me an error as well. Any easy way to do this? I chose the X230 just because it was "slightly" more modern than the other choices.

[axur-delmeria]

Use Rufus to create the Windows 11 installer disk.

[mpcook]

Use Rufus to create the Windows 11 installer disk.

Thanks, any helpful hints on how to set up the install. I downloaded Rufus, created a Windows 11 disk on a memory stick. Tried to install and I am told my drive cannot be used as it is MBR. And now Windows 10 will not boot.

[axur-delmeria]

IIRC Win 11 requires UEFI mode (set the BIOS to either prefer UEFI boot devices or exclude legacy boot entirely) and GPT-formatted disks, so you'll need to convert the disk partition from MBR. I rarely do that because I just wipe the first 100 megabytes of the disk to effectively wipe any boot sector and partition table info (using the dd command on Linux).

That said, here's a guide from Microsoft's website:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... a-gpt-disk

[Puppy]

I did inplace Windows 11 update (from Windows 10) on my X220 last week and was surprised how smooth it was. I was waiting with the update till 2025, because I believe the update process will be more polished now. Everything works, including the WWAN modem and fingerprint sensor. I removed all the Lenovo software long time ago, no crappy 3rd party antivirus software installed.