Laptops are high-value items, so what do you do when their ageing CPUs don't stand up well against newer competition?

Once the only thing blocking the upgrade is the unsupported CPU, there's a registry edit to bypass it, and you can just use the regular Win 11 installation media.

you might be wondering what's the cheapest Christmas upgrade you can give, for as little money as possible. The best gaming CPU at the moment, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, is very expensive but there is a ...