We have told you about the minimum PC requirements for Windows 11, which was announced by Microsoft last week.
Basic PC requirements for operating systems are running like this -> 1GHz, 2-core processor, 4GB memory, and 64GB storage.
But what processor? Because we run the Intel Core i7 system, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD and NVIDIA GEFTY GTX 970M graphics cards and PC health checks, ‘novel’ tools launched by Microsoft which allows you to run a Windows 11 compatibility test, says ‘your processor is not compatible’.
But what’s wrong here, the 6th generation Intel Core i7 is a fairly strong processor itself.
Well, the reason behind it is that there is a line in the sand processor that has been drawn by Microsoft and said, something older than this is not compatible with our ‘latest and largest’ operating system.
It doesn’t matter whether it is octa-core, quad-core or clock on 3.5GHz.
So, what is this processor supported by Windows 11? Fortunately, Microsoft has dropped a complete list of processors from Intel and AMD that will support Windows 11.
We pass the list and find that for Intel processors, it must be anything from the 8th generation or newer and for AMD Ryzen Series, what Even from the second generation will work.
Yes, there are other processors supported such as Intel Atom, Pentium, Xenon and Celeron processor in the list.
You can read the full list here (Intel | AMD).
But the agreement is that most people have recently bought an Intel Core Series laptop or AMD Ryzen laptop and most of them do not update their laptops every three or four years.
So, even if your three-year-old laptop shakes a good and powerful processor that can handle multiple monitors, graphic or Photoshop intensive games, Premiere Pro, etc.
without solving sweat – it’s not good for the Windows 11 operating system.
Microsoft will not allow you to increase Windows 11 is free.
With all the list of broad requirements, there is still a possibility that you can buy a new laptop today and it will not be compatible with Windows 11.