Toshiba Satellite L500D - Windows 11 Upgrade?

Have a Toshiba Satellite L500D Laptop, and it appears windows 10 Pro 18363.1500 is installed.
Have to recover as Windows 8 Most times and the updating continues - on and on...
Under this version, the graphics card isn't compatible - videos load but won't run as videos, just pop, and crackle.

It appears Windows have recognized this and claim Windows 11 install will see this solid (but dated) laptop compatible??
Need suggestions here before I attempt anything 'cause my only option appears to be to attempt all Windows 10 updates before Windows 11 jumps up for and install invite.

Unfortunately, Windows 10 updating is really struggling it get it done.
Laptap continually freezes as it gets rather hot when sitting with all things closed to allow updating to continue.
Any thoughts - especially (having done it) experienced - options anyone?.

Looking to use this laptop as a 'At Home' garage open book manual. Have a classic car that needs constant attention and in my retirement years need to do the maintenance myself. And those manuals are live online with videos as work on this old girl gets harder to keep her on the road. Loving that challenge - can do without the Laptop not being able to work at 100% - or close to it also........ Just saying.

Why this Laptop - It's a solidly built unit, so can stand up to workshop handling, whereas my newish Acer - though good - wouldn't survive in such an environment..... again, just saying.

I have installed Windows 11 on these age laptops. See the respective thread how to install Windows 11 on unsupported computers. Latest version 22H2 requires to stay disconnected from the internet during the upgrade to avoid any online compatibility check or unwanted drivers update failing the upgrade. If you clean install Windows 11 you will be asked to connect to the internet and create a Microsoft account or use your existing one. This is for both Home and Pro versions. If you prefer to use a local account instead you can bypass internet connection requirement, it's all discussed in the thread.

Snapafun said:

Have a Toshiba Satellite L500D Laptop ... It appears Windows ... claim Windows 11 install will see this solid (but dated) laptop compatible??.....

Looking to use this laptop as a 'At Home' garage open book manual. Have a classic car that needs constant attention and in my retirement years need to do the maintenance myself. And those manuals are live online with videos as work on this old girl gets harder to keep her on the road......

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Welcome to Eleven Forum.

If Windows is saying your PC is Windows 11 compatible then it is saying so in error. There is no way a Toshiba Satellite L500D meets the minimum specs. There is no TPM 2.0, no UEFI bios with secure boot, and it's Athlon M320 processor is not on Microsoft's list of Windows 11 supported AMD processors.


Having said that Windows 11 can be installed or upgraded to on almost anything, there are plenty of workarounds to be found elsewhere in this forum. It's only at install time that compatibility gets checked, once installed Windows 11 will run without problems.

I know what you mean about being solidly built. I have a Satellite L750D, a model only a year or so younger than yours and Intel based rather than AMD, having a Pentium B950. I currently have it dual-booting Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Nice car by the way, but I prefer my classics to be a little smaller. Here's mine.....

Snapafun​

I suppose you did a Win 8 to Win 10 upgrade.
The problem with upgrades is that it keeps all the trash acquired over the years and it's never the best choise.
Although you can install Win 11 using the workarounds, I suggest you do a backup of your data and then do a Win 10 clean install.
I can bet that you won't have any more issues after a clean install.

Bree​

I love the Mini Morris. What year is it from?

Megahertz said:

@Bree​

I love the Mini Morris. What year is it from?

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It's a Mk1 Austin Super Deluxe with its original 848cc engine, built in the mid-60's.

An upgrade may keep all the trash, but there are tools to clean it, such as Dism or CCleaner. I prefer a little trash and keep all my data and applications than spend hours to reinstall and reconfigure everything from scratch.

spapakons said:

An upgrade may keep all the trash, but there are tools to clean it, such as Dism or CCleaner. I prefer a little trash and keep all my data and applications than spend hours to reinstall and reconfigure everything from scratch.

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Yes, it demands more time. But, as the name, it's a Clean Install and there is nothing like it to have a healthy and clean installation.

Loving the chat here. Greatly appreciated - Thanks.
Re clean install option - how do I secure my activation key from Windows 10 Pro please?

For a simple PC with only Windows, Office and 2-3 other applications doing a clean installation and reinstalling them is not a big deal. But for a average computer with tons of data abd over 15 applications to backup all these and reinstall from scratch would take hours if not days from our precious limited free time. No, unless the old installation is too buggy to keep. Not all cases are the same.

Snapafun said:

Loving the chat here. Greatly appreciated - Thanks.
Re clean install option - how do I secure my activation key from Windows 10 Pro please?

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There is no need. Just reinstall and it will activate automatically when online. If asked for a key reply you don't have one and select the appropriate version Home or Pro.

Snapafun said:

Loving the chat here. Greatly appreciated - Thanks.
Re clean install option - how do I secure my activation key from Windows 10 Pro please?

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As you already have a Win 10 installed and it is activated, your computer acquired a so called "Digital License" that is valid for Win 10 and Win 11 (The computer specs are on Microsoft servers) so during installation, when asked, skip entering the license key and it will activate.
As it is a OEM computer that came with Win 8.x, the Win 8 type (Home or Pro) is engraved on BIOS and Windows installer won't ask what type to install and will install same Win 10 or Win 11 version (Home or Pro) that is engraved on BIOS.
If you want to do a Win 10 clean install, please open a thread on https://www.tenforums.com/installation-upgrade/ so we can give you specific details on the installation.
It seems you don't have a SSD. A small SSD will cost you around US$20 and will make your old laptop fly.
If you have a ODD (CD/DVD) you can replace it with a caddy to hold HDD.
This is a 10 year old laptop with a SSD.

If you have Windows 8.1 you can skip Windows 10 and upgrade directly to Windows 11 if you bypass compatibility check. I have done it for Windows 8.1 Pro, haven't tested if this also applies in Home, I guess it does.

So......
My system says it is now Windows 10 Pro....
As said - initially - Win 10 Pro has graphic drivers that don't go friendly with this laptop....
Will hang out for the windows 'invite' to upgrade to 11 for now.
Looking at running CCleaner now AND when 11 installs.....
Figures crossed.
As to SSD - need to investigate that further - wasn't aware that that module would retro fit this machine..
Played with Linux a little having made other partitions, and the CD played well - Windows, however, since day one hasn't played well with that hardware ever - therefore something I'm not trusting at all re OS installation.
Again, will need to investigate further.
Please - keep your thoughts coming. all is very helpful and along the way - ideas are formed to succeed with this.

Snapafun​

Forget Win 11. It is basically Win 10 with a different user interface. As your computer doesn't have the requirements to Win 11 you will need to use the workarounds for upgrade or clean Installation and then for every update to a new version. It is for enthusiastic people, not for those who just want to use their computer regardless of the OS on it.
My desktop is 6 years old and I installed Win 11 with the workarounds. I tried for a week or two. I can't stand the new taskbar and start menu. The Explorer patch to make it look and work as Win 10 is under development and has issues. Long story short, I restored Win 10 from a backup.
I don't believe that ATi Radeon 3100 doesn't have a Win 10 driver. I do believe that your issues are due to an Win 8 upgrade. As I wrote before, there is nothing like a clean install to have a healthy and clean installation.

If there is a Windows 10 64-bit driver, the Windows 8 or 7 64-bit will work fine. AMD has made it difficult to locate drivers for such old graphics, you may try here: https://www.amd.com/en/support/grap...aphics/ati-radeon-3xxx-series/ati-radeon-3100