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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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ozchamo
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May 29, 2022
I've been running Fedora (Started on F31, already on F36) on my Aurora R6 box with the i7-7700k and it's a dream. Honestly, does anybody really need Windows these days, or Mac OSX for that matter? I will admit that I keep a Windows partition because my VR headset doesn't work with Linux and HL: Alyx is a great game, but for everything else, I reboot back into Fedora. My Thinkpad P1 with an i9-9900 also works a treat with Linux, fingerprint reader and all. The desktop OS is dead, long live the desktop...
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SugarD-x
Brass Contributor
May 29, 2022

You're kidding, right? Most applications will only run on Windows. You're on a MICROSOFT WINDOWS 11 forum. This is definitely not the right place to try and push your favorite flavor of *nix.

 

And before you bring up Windows emulation on Linux, just think about that for a second. You can't break the dependency of needing Windows, yet it's made to say you don't need Windows...

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    ozchamo
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    May 30, 2022

    SugarD-xNo, not kidding. I think you misunderstood my purpose and the thread's. This thread is about NO Windows 11 for i7-7700K which is why I wrote my piece. I certainly do not want to upset the Windows 11 conversation but... the i7-7700k was upset by Windows 11. And so was I, hence my participation. 280+ comments on this thread are precisely about anger, anxiety and frustration at this situation, but if you have a Microsoft supported solution for *our* situation I am all ears!

    And relax - I was done with virtualising or emulating Windows about 4 years ago (not withstanding the use of Proton in Steam!)  In my defence, I got given HL: Alyx as a birthday present, with a loaner HP VR headset, so my Windows needs will end there, but since I had to repartition and dual-boot/install Windows 10 (see... couldn't do 11, right?) I thought I would take a look at Windows 11, and couldn't, so I found this thread to meet with kindred souls.

     

    Luckily, Windows 10 works a charm.

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      SugarD-x
      Brass Contributor
      Sep 21, 2022

      ozchamo, that is not what the topic is about. The title is pretty clear. It's about a specific CPU not being approved to meet the minimum requirements of Windows 11, (which has unusually strict ones). Making alternative suggestions to send people to other OS'es is not a solution. It is fanboy advertising and topic derailing.

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        ozchamo
        Copper Contributor
        Sep 21, 2022

        SugarD-x You OK there dude? You flamed me over this twice in May, why do it again? Ran out of enemies here? In the meantime Microsoft has not addressed anyone's needs here (nor have you) and I found a better way to avoid making great hardware obsolete. Call me a fanboy if you must, but Fedora 36 is better than ever on this ol' hardware, and It's not like this thread is helping me with running WSL on Windows 11, is it? Will we talk again in January? 

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      Immu7795
      Copper Contributor
      Jun 08, 2022

      ozchamoToday I got a Windows Feature update from Windows 10 to Windows 11, I accepted the feature update, and it is now downloading Windows 11 via Windows Updates.

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        GC_Wood
        Copper Contributor
        Jun 08, 2022

        Immu7795 And you're running an i7700k without any registry modifications or hacks to force it to work?

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