Microsoft has updated its Windows 11 minimum system requirements to include more Intel CPUs. Microsoft announced that after Windows Insider testing and exploring options with OEMs the minimum system requirements now include additional older Intel CPUs that will be compatible with Windows 11.
Also the other prerequisites still remain in place.
Microsoft announce there were a few key minimum requirements for running Windows 11.
These include :
- Compatible 64-bit processor,
- 4GB of RAM,
- 64GB of storage,
- UEFI secure boot,
- Certain graphics requirements,
- TPM 2.0.
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This caused a bit of confusion as CPUs older than late 2017 were not supported and to run Windows 11, users would have to upgrade their still fairly capable CPUs.
So now the company is going with the mentioned requirements but it has added a few more Intel CPUs to its compatibility list after testing with Windows Insiders and OEMs.
The new compatible CPU list include :
- Intel Core X-series
- Xeon W-series
Intel Core 7820HQ CPUs are also new to the list but only selected devices running this CPU that ship with modern drivers base on Declarative, Componentised, Hardware Support Apps (DCH) design principles such as the Surface Studio 2 are compatible.
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