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Jeronimo2440
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Oct 04, 2021

The i7-7700K meet the minimun requierments to run Win11. But its not suported, Why?

Hi, I have an i7-7700K. This CPU have TPM 2.0, It's compatible with Secure Boot, it have 4 core up to 4.2 GHz. It also is 64bit.  I don't know why this CPU is not supported by Microsoft to install W...
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prepstarr
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Oct 21, 2021

SimonRowell you may install Windows 11 if you want but it would be somewhat analogous with installing an internet online available ripped version of Hackintosh on your pc and expect that it will be stable. If you don't care about losing your files and your computer can work any old way, it's a joke, with no expectation, then go right ahead. If you require a secure, stable, reliable and truly functional system then you cannot install it.

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Corei77700korBust
Iron Contributor
Oct 22, 2021
Indeed. The correct answer is not to rely on anything but Microsoft adding the Core i7-7700k processor to the list of supported processors. Full Support or Full Explanation. Silence is not the strategy that understands that this current approach moves collective thoughts to Microsoft's past ways. The best past forward is to acknowledge that the processor works just fine and will be added so everyone put into this situation can move on without being told we must spend thousands of dollars to keep current when our current PCs are more than fine.
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    Sixpiece
    Iron Contributor
    Oct 22, 2021

    It sounds good so you want Microsoft to pay for the extra coders and support staff? Maybe a solution for Microsoft would be to lease Windows 11 like they do with Office but people might not like that either… for example, my Windows Professional cost me 350$ which is going for another 5 years so a total of 10 years, it’s around 35$ per year supported and as long as you want after that but no updates or support… so if instead of selling the unit they could sell it as a subscription, professional with support say 3-5$Cad a month ( canadian dollars with incentive ie. 5 dollars is more expensive but you don’t have to lay down the whole amount at once) , without support (analogous to oem version), 1.5-3$cad , regular version not professional with support -1-2$cad, without support (oem analogous) 50 cents to 1 dollar… Microsoft is a bit of a stickler for money, it’s hard to believe 1 dollar is so important to them but the richer you are the more you seem to be urgent over a dollar, and it’s even a dollar of opportunity that is often times important…

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      nbelley
      Brass Contributor
      Oct 22, 2021

      Sixpiece  What? The CPU already meets all the requirements, besides being chosen by MS to be excluded. It's not a question of coders, the CPU is strong enough, has TPM2.0 on it, there is NO reason no to consider it compatible. You make no sense,

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        Sixpiece
        Iron Contributor
        Oct 23, 2021
        Incorrect the job of the operating system is to make a common platform between computer hardware resources and common software so that a software developer will not have to code for every possible hardware variation. There is code that needs to be written for each and every cpu that the operating system will support in order to keep the system stable. The registers, and many other variances such as optimizing instructions for pipelines, etc. , are just the tip of the iceberg to show you the enormous complexity and testing and support that will not be paid for those using the intel i7 7700k and thus the reason that they have decided not to support the processor in the Windows 11 release. It doesn’t automatically work, but you can go right ahead and bypass this requirement but your system will not be stable, the functionality will be poor and you will not be able to go back.

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