There have been some experiences saying that Home windows 11 will cease supporting Intel processors from the tenth era and earlier. Nonetheless, these claims are overexaggerated.

A recent Microsoft document about supported processors for Home windows 11, model 24H2, was launched, nevertheless it wasn’t essentially for most of the people. The doc focuses on the Intel processors that producers can use for brand new Home windows 11 units, and it contains quite a lot of Intel processors, from Atom to Xeon, masking a number of generations.

What’s essential to notice is that this record is supposed for brand new units and reveals the minimal supported processor generations. It additionally explains that newer processors with the identical design requirements (like safety and reliability) will nonetheless be thought-about supported, even when they’re not particularly listed. Which means units presently utilizing older Intel processors received’t lose entry to Home windows 11.

The processor record received’t at all times embody the newest processors, however Microsoft plans to replace it with every new model of Home windows. The doc would not say that assist for present programs is ending; as an alternative, it is meant to information producers in making new {hardware} that works with Home windows 11. Together with some older processors within the record reveals that there’s nonetheless a concentrate on ensuring customers can use their older units.

The doc states that new Home windows 11 units should use up-to-date drivers that meet particular requirements for compatibility. Clearly, Microsoft would need producers to make use of the newest know-how accessible. This concentrate on drivers is geared toward new units and doesn’t counsel that assist for older programs is altering. The official minimum requirements for Windows 11 have not modified since its launch—you continue to want an eighth gen Intel CPU or AMD Ryzen 2000 sequence processor, paired with least 4GB RAM.

The confusion comes from how the OEM (Unique Tools Producers) pointers are learn. Most assume this implies an entire finish, however that is not the case. Producers being suggested to not use older Intel processors in new units doesn’t imply Home windows 11 will cease engaged on computer systems that have already got these processors.

Anybody with older Intel programs shouldn’t fear about shedding performance or assist, although a possible Home windows 12 replace later this yr or subsequent yr may very well be a unique story.

Supply: Microsoft