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Windows 11 Unsupported on I7-7700
Why doesn't Microsoft Support the intel Core i7-7700 Processor for Windows 11 (22H2), I was checking the PC Health Check App and It said that I met the Requirements for Everything Else, Except for the Processor. I have a TPM 2.0, but an Unsupported Processor. I found this quite ridiculous. No hate to Microsoft or anything like that but I feel like the I7-7700 would work just fine on Windows 11 (22H2), Because I upgraded on an Unsupported Processor and It was smooth as butter. then I went back to Windows 10 Because My Processor was Unsupported. If possible, could Microsoft make a change? What are your thoughts?
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I don't get it. My core I7-7700 is STILL the fastest computer in my house and the other computers are newer. Makes NO sense.
- Hello,
Unfortunately, i7-7700 processor is not compatible for Windows 11, according to Microsoft.
Please check with official Windows 11 list of supported processors:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors
As per Microsoft:
Installing Windows 11 on PC doesn't meet the minimum system requirements is not recommended and may result in compatibility issues. If you proceed with installing Windows 11, your PC will no longer be supported and won't be entitled to receive updates.
Read more here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/installing-windows-11-on-devices-that-don-t-meet-minimum-system-requirements-0b2dc4a2-5933-4ad4-9c09-ef0a331518f1.
Again, as Microsoft,
Devices that do not meet the minimum system requirements had 52% more kernel mode crashes. Devices that do meet the minimum system requirements had a 99.8% crash free experience.
Read more here: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/
You can drop a feedback to Microsoft about this, using Feedback hub app.
Regards.KapilArya So systems that meet the requirements are 99.8% crash free, and systems that don't experience 52% more crashes, meaning the systems that don't meet requirements are 99.7% crash free? My processor can run anything under the sun, yet Microsoft wants to tell me Windows 11 can't be run on it, even though it has been proven to work. Yes there are workarounds to install it, but I will then have an unsupported system. Thanks Microsoft for the great user experience.
KapilArya This is just not fair you know the i7-7700 is a really good CPU it works smooth on windows 11 So cant you fix that make it a supported CPU please.
- You can surely drop a feedback to Windows engineering team using Feedback hub app.
- Not true!
..from compatible processor page (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-10-22h2-supported-intel-processors)
Windows 10 22H2 Supported Intel Processors
this is a copy/paste:
Intel® Core™ i7-7700
Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ
Intel® Core™ i7-7700K
Intel® Core™ i7-7700T
Intel® Core™ i7-7740X
How is it NOT compatible, when it says it is?This simply says that the i7-7700 processor is compatible with Win 10. If you check under Windows 11 22H2 Supported Intel Processors, you will see that the processor is not supported.
