Windows 11's supported CPU list restores some of the previously removed Intel processors


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Windows 11 ProIntel Core i9 12900KFCorsair 64GB DDR5 Vengeance C40 5200MhzASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix OC 24GB
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Windows 11 Pro
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PC/Desktop
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Custom Build
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Intel Core i9 12900KF
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ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero
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Completely artificially high standards. W11 would run flawlessly on a 1st gen core i7 if Microsoft didn't intentionally try to render old hardware obsolete.
 

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    Ghost Spectre Windows 11 Pro 22H2/Xubuntu 22....Ryzen 5 5625U24GB DDR4Integrated Radeon
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    Ghost Spectre Windows 11 Pro 22H2/Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
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    Laptop
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    HP Probook G9 455
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    Ryzen 5 5625U
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    24GB DDR4
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    W11 Pro For WorkstationsXeon w9-3495x1 TB (8 x 128 GB) DDR5-48004x NVIDIA RTX A6000 ada (48 GB)
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    HP Z8 Tower G5 Fury
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    Video Editing Box + Media Server
sheesh!
wonder why MS decided back then to remove certain intel xeon cpus from the supported intel processor win11 list and then recently put them back into the list
 

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NonGravis said:
Completely artificially high standards. W11 would run flawlessly on a 1st gen core i7 if Microsoft didn't intentionally try to render old hardware obsolete.
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Yes, 11 can run on almost anything, my System Two has 1st gen i5.

But was not a completely artificial decision to require 8th gen or above. MS had some valid reasons for choosing that cut-off point.

The minimum processor requirements for Windows 11 compatibility are an 8th generation Intel processor or the equivalent from AMD. Microsoft's justification for this cut-off point is that 8th gen and above natively handle core isolation instructions that W11 uses by default, while 7th gen and earlier will have to emulate those instructions, leading to a loss of performance.
 

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    Windows 11 HomeAMD Athlon Silver 3050U8GBRadeon Graphics
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    Windows 11 Home
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    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R9VY
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    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

    UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to mechanical deterioration this PC has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven in 'Other systems' to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.

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    Windows 11 ProIntel® Core™ i5-520M8GB(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
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    0T6M8G
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    8GB
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    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
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    1366x768
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    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
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    Firefox, Edge
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    Defender
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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
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