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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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Necromouser
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Nov 16, 2021
Here's a SUPER simple workaround that will get you rolling in less than 5 min (minus iso download time). The only disadvantage is the possibility of future security updates being withheld if the particular CPU begins to give them issues.

https://www.theverge.com/22715331/how-to-install-windows-11-unsupported-cpu-intel-amd-registry-regedit
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    Sixpiece
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    Nov 16, 2021
    Bad idea. If you really want windows 11 you can safely run it through Hyper V if you have Windows 10 professional.

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