Hii everyone I have aroud 4 years old computer(running Windows10) that has the i7-7500U intel CPU.I checked with the "PC health check" app, and the only missing requirment update to windows 11 is the proccessor.Does Micorsoft will update the Windows11 to support this CPU also? thank you very much for helping!

Same problem here. Unbelievable, it supports a Celeron but not an i7 processor?https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

Hi Everyone,I have the same question as Eyal_Elboim .I have intel i7-7500U, 16GB RAM, TPM 2.0 enabled and Secure Boot support.When will we be able to upgrade to windows 11?Why series 7 processors are not supported?Appreciate any help!!Thank you, 🙂

AFAIK, the list of supported processors is almost final. However, I highly recommend you to report this via Feedback hub.

Gonzalo76 it is support "Atom" processors. this is insane.

Eyal_Elboim If anyone is interested, there is a way to make Windows ignore just the CPU generation check. Follow https://www.howtogeek.com/759925/how-to-install-windows-11-on-an-unsupported-pc/ on howtogeek.com and scroll down to "Registry Hack for Unsupported CPUs and/or Only TPM 1.2" to see a registry hack to make Windows allow upgrade to Windows 11 with unsupported CPU. This will only make it skip the CPU generation check (or accept TPM 1.2 instead of TPM 2.0). The Windows 11 installer also checks for CPU speed and number of cores in addition to checking the CPU generation, but since the i7-7500U satisfies minimum requirements for CPU speed and number of cores for Windows 11, this check will not be a problem.

When Windows 11 will support 7gen i7-7500U intel processcor

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vp20212021
Copper Contributor
Oct 05, 2021
Hi Everyone,

I have the same question as Eyal_Elboim .
I have intel i7-7500U, 16GB RAM, TPM 2.0 enabled and Secure Boot support.

When will we be able to upgrade to windows 11?
Why series 7 processors are not supported?

Appreciate any help!!

Thank you, 🙂
- SiliconValleyOfficial
  Copper Contributor
  Dec 17, 2021
  vp20212021 Im in the same boat
- maprivate
  Copper Contributor
  Nov 15, 2021
  I have the type of machine and still is blazing fast with W10, so I don't understand what is the reason why is not now supported for W11.
  To Microsoft Expert team, isn't it one the benefits of W11 to be faster than W10, then how do we test this? Does it mean it will only be fast already in very very fast machines? Or this is just a marketing stunt?
  
  Before I could buy a machine and be confident that within 8 I could still use the best software. Now with a CPU launched Q3'16 Microsoft it is already saying I need to swap it so I can use the latest software.
  
  Fact wise, will a CPU launched in Q3'16 like i7-7500U, 16GB RAM, TPM 2.0 not work with W11? Than imagine that we will have serious problems with W11.

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When Windows 11 will support 7gen i7-7500U intel processcor

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