Upgrade to Windows 11, partition resizing
Hello, I am not very tech-savvy, just trying to figure this out. I have spent HOURS, probably days, trying to figure it out...
I am trying to upgrade from Windows 10 Pro 22H2 to Windows 11. I have been trying to do this for months and can't figure it out. My computer is only 2 years old! The PC health check says that my computer meets the requirements. I have 78GB free. When I try to download Windows 11 in my computer's system settings, or from the Microsoft website, it fails and says that "This PC doesn't currently meet Windows 11 system requirements; we couldn't update the system reserved partition." I have followed the command prompts to clear the system reserved partition, and it still won't work. I contacted Microsoft Windows support, and it was no help.. The support chat person told me that I need to buy Windows 11.
Now I am trying on my own again. I believe I have figured out that my computer might not have enough EFI system partition space? In Disk Management, it says it is 100% free (empty), and that it has 100MB capacity and 100MB free space. My research tells me I need close to 500MB?
I believe now I need to either download Windows using a ISO file, or resize my partitions using AOMEI?
Is this correct and safe? Which one should I do? And how? (I'm scared I'll mess something up!) I only have basic tech skills, so step-by-step instructions are appreciated!
If you need more information, please let me know!
OS Build is 19045.6466
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz 2.42 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)
Storage 238 GB SSD KBG40ZNV256G KIOXIA
Graphics Card Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics (128 MB)
System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Edit added: HP ProBook 450GB
Thank you so much!!!!