Microsoft has updated the list of supported processors for Windows 11 version 24H2. For AMD, a number of new processors were added to the list. But the situation with Intel is quite different. Processors of the 8th, 9th and 10th generations were excluded from the list. There have been no official comments on the reasons for the end of support for these units yet.
The decision to drop support for certain Intel processors may be tied to Intel's move to shift 7th-10th Gen integrated GPUs (iGPUs) to a legacy support model in December 2023.
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Microsoft has recently released the first official CPU support lists for Windows 11 24H2 on its Hardware Developer site, clarifying compatibility based on the overall minimum requirements. Initially, users were surprised by the exclusion of older but still viable CPUs, such as Intel's 7th Gen Kaby Lake series, when Windows 11 launched. Now, it seems that Intel's 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen processors are also being phased out of support.
Microsoft's decision to drop support for Intel processors as recent as the 10th Gen Comet Lake series, including the powerful Core i9-10900K, seems harsh. This is especially notable when comparing it to less capable chips like the Celeron 6305 from the Tiger Lake family, which remains supported in Windows 11 24H2 despite having significantly fewer cores and threads.
Microsoft has not provided a detailed explanation for these CPU support decisions. The company simply states that future processor generations meeting the same principles will be considered supported, even if not explicitly listed. Notably, the preamble to the Windows 11 24H2 CPU support list does not mention the removal of support for Intel’s 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen processors, leaving users to speculate about the reasoning behind these changes.
You will find the updated CPU list here.
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If you read the announcement carefully, it says that if an item isn’t included on the list, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s excluded from use with Windows 11 24H2. I blogged about this topic this morning at https://www.edtittel.com/blog/ms-seemingly-drops-intel-gen7-10-24h2-support.html. It cites WindowsLatest’s actual inquiry to MS, and provides precise language from that MS Learn document to show that Gen7 through Gen10 are still included if not explicitly mentioned by name.
HTH,
–Ed–
I see.
Thank you!
WOW, what is this mobile phone nonsense? I am not gonna buy a new PC every 3 years.
WOW, what is this mobile phone nonsense? I am not gonna buy a new PC every 3 years. People always talk about TPM, when the real issue are the insane CPU requirements. All these “unsupported” CPUs have TPM2.0 functionality, including 7th gen Intel.
I don’t see whole article
Please see my screenshot https://i.imgur.com/yotmCLz.png i don’t see a whole article
I see your screenshot but I have no idea what causes this.