Operating System Installations and upgrades
Whether you are looking to update your machine to the latest operating system, or whether you have experienced corruption or hardware failure, Haslam IT can help. We can upgrade you to the latest supported operating system for your device or we can install a fresh copy of the operating system in the event that your system has become corrupted or you have had to have the hard drive replaced.
We can Install or upgrade:
- Windows systems (Win 10 or 11)
- Mac OS (all versions)
- Ipad / iPhone IOS
- Ubuntu
- Chrome OS
- Raspberry Pi
- Gaming systems such as Sony PlayStation
Requirements for Windows 11
Windows 11 can only be installed on relatively modern hardware (generally an 8th generation or higher processor).
The Official Requirements are:
- Processor: 1 GHz or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit system
- RAM: 4 GB or more (we would recommend at least 8 GB)
- Storage: 64 GB or more available space
- UEFI firmware, secure Boot capable
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) V2.0
- Graphics Card: Direct X 12 or above with WDDM 2.0 driver
- Internet connectivity is required
It is possible to by-pass some of the above requirements, but we would NOT recommend this.
Windows 10
Windows 10 is not officially supported after 25th October 2025.
If you are still running Windows 10 (or older), we would recommend having your system upgraded or replaced.
We can check if your existing hardware will support Windows 11 or whether it would be necessary to replace your system.
We can supply you with a brand new or refurbished computer and will handles the set-up and transfer of your files making the whole process as stress-free as possible.
Older Operating systems
It is no longer possible to install Windows operating systems older than Window 10 - Microsoft has turned off the activation servers for these products.
Below are the official dates when support ended for older Microsoft operating systems:
| Operating System | Release Date | End of Support |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 2000 | 17th Feb 2000 | 13th Jul 2010 |
| Windows XP | 25th Oct 2001 | 8th Apr 2014 |
| Windows Vista SP1 | 30th Jan 2007 | 12th Jul 2011 |
| Windows Vista SP2 | 26th May 2009 | 11th Apr 2017 |
| Windows 7 | 22nd Oct 2009 | 14th Jan 2020 |
| Windows 8.1 | 17th Oct 2013 | 10th Jan 2023 |
| Free Upgrade to Windows 10 | Jul 2015 | 29th Jul 2016 |
| Windows 10 | 29th Jul 2015 | 14th Oct 2025 |
| Windows 11 | 5th Oct 2021 | 13th Oct 2026* |
Legend
= Currently Supported
= No Longer Supported
*This refers to Windows 11 24H2 released in Nov 2024. Source Microsoft's Windows 11 Lifecycle Policy.
Mac Operating Systems
We can upgrade or re-install most Mac operating systems. We can configure Intel-based Mac systems to dual boot into both Mac OS and Windows using Boot Camp.
If you are not sure of the latest version of MAC OS that your system supports, just send us the serial number and we can check for you.
Here is a list of MAC OS systems with release dates that we can generally install:
| Mac OS Version | Release Date | Most Recent Version |
|---|---|---|
| 10.11 El Capitan | 30/09/15 | 10.11.6 09/07/18 |
| 10.12 Sierra | 30/09/16 | 10.12.6 26/09/19 |
| 10.13 High Sierra | 25/09/17 | 10.13.6 12/11/20 |
| 10.14 Mojave | 24/09/18 | 10.14.6 21/07/21 |
| 10.15 Catalina | 07/10/19 | 10.15.7 20/07/22 |
| 11.0 Big Sur | 12/11/20 | 11.7.10 11/09/23 |
| 12.0 Monterey | 25/10/21 | 12.7.6 29/07/24 |
| 13.0 Ventura | 24/10/22 | 13.7.8 20/08/25 |
| 14.0 Sonoma | 26/09/23 | 14.8 26/09/25 |
| 15.0 Sequoia | 16/09/24 | 15.7 15/09/25 |
| 26.0 Tahoe | 15/09/25 | 26.0 15/09/25 |
Legend
= Currently Supported
= No Longer Supported