- Some reports stated by error Windows 11 24h2 has eliminated Intel 8th, 9th and 10th Gen CPU support
- Microsoft has made it clear that this is not the case
- The confusion arose due to a correct support document, but aimed at PC manufacturers, so it only applies to new, not existing systems, Windows 11.
Windows 11 has not withdrawn the support for some oldest Intel processors with its last incarnation, the update (quite problematic) 24h2, despite some reports that float to affirm that this is the case.
Windows Last brings this clarification, complete with Microsoft’s word that these older Intel 8th, ninth and tenth generation processors are still fully compatible with Windows 11 24h2, and nothing has changed in that regard.
So where did this wandering idea originate? It came from an official CPU list compatible for Windows 11, which in fact was recently updated for 24h2 launch, which eliminated the intelled chips mentioned.
However, the key point is that this is a support document that lists processors that are fine to use for laptop and PC computer manufacturers in their new Windows 11 devices. The text clearly says: “Oems [PC makers] You can use the following CPU for new Windows 11 “devices.
There is a clear difference between the CPU that is recommended to go to the new PCs with Windows 11, and the chips that are on the existing PCs compatible with Windows 11. Something has changed in the previous case: those Intel processors mentioned are now considered too outdated As if included with a new 24h2 packing machine (although they are still technically well), but nothing has changed in the last case with existing devices.
In summary, it will be well to update Windows 11 24h2 if you are using an 8th Intel chip, ninth or tenth generation, there is no need to worry about that score.
Windows Latter received a direct clarification from Microsoft with a statement that the “requirements have not changed” for Windows 11 24h2, and in fact have not been modified since the operating system was launched for the first time.
In a separate support item in the Windows Hardware Development Portal, with respect to the requirements of the CPU for Windows 11 that are provided, Microsoft also points out: “Changes in the listed processors do not indicate or affect the support of existing Windows of a customer and are intended for OEM to determine processors that can be used in new Windows devices “
Analysis: It is easy to see where confusion crawled
That clarifies the matter definitely, then. That said, there is something strange that the Windows 11 system requirements page, the official effort for consumers, is linked to an ‘approved CPU list’ that are the aforementioned recommendations for OEM, not consumers (as Tom hardware was marked).
Therefore, Microsoft could do to order its support literature here, since it is easy to see how someone could be confused. If you do not read the full text of the article, it will not detect the reference to the OEM (and who reads everything in these days?).
What should be supposed to do, then, as a consumer who asks about the exact requirements of the CPU for Windows 11? Well, Microsoft, obviously, does not want you to make a list of compatible processors, and instead recommends that you run the PC Health Check application, which is certainly an easy and without problems seeing if your computer really admits Windows 11. It also verifies All possible requirements, not only the processor).
However, I still recommend that Microsoft cleanses the mentioned support documentation to ensure that any possible confusion is maintained, because clearly, as this episode illustrates, there is some space for shame.
