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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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tfl0w
Copper Contributor
Oct 28, 2021

Alaways fun to see that a 2/3 years old computer with an i7-7700k, 32Gb of RAM, 1To NVMe and a GTX 1070Ti isnt compatible with Windows 11 but a celeron is.

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nbelley
Brass Contributor
Oct 28, 2021

tfl0w and what baffles the mind, is that our computers are indeed exceeding by a wide margin the minimum specs for Windows 11, as stated on the MS Website!!

 

Look at that:

 

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    tfl0w
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 28, 2021
    Indeed. That's not normal. Especially during Covid and supply problem around the world...
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      Corei77700korBust
      Iron Contributor
      Oct 28, 2021
      Add that argument as well. It’s time for Microsoft to open communications on this topic. How many customers is Microsoft impacting with this bad decision
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        Sixpiece
        Iron Contributor
        Oct 28, 2021
        It might not be a bad decision a major OS upgrade is inconvenient to say the least.

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