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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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Corei77700korBust
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Oct 05, 2021

We are in the same boat as so many others are. Microsoft should add the Corei7-7700k processor to the  supported group of processors for Windows 11. It's only a 4 year old custom pc costing thousands of dollars and runs extremely well and we have several of them. We will not replace them because Microsoft says so. We will also delay all new PC purchases for our company choosing to remain on Windows 10 including not recommending Windows 11 to our clients. Microsoft has not provided any explanation let alone an acceptable one for their actions and the Windows 11 testers confirm that it runs just fine with Windows 11. Jeronimo2440 

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Necromouser
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Nov 16, 2021

Corei77700korBust  On the plus side, look for a HUGE price drop in 7700k's in the next 12 months!  I've had mine along with a Gigabyte 1080 GPU and they are still going STRONG!

When GPU prices come back to reality and MS makes the big Win 11 push budget gaming\workstations are gonna be within reach of those who've never even used a computer that good.

I'm EXTREMELY happy with my 7700k and I'll be working whatever "mojo" is necessary to keep her alive as long as possible. I've already read threads where people are bypassing the CPU check and I'll go that route LONG before I replace my "Double 7 Double 0" for the sake of a brand new OS! 

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