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Why doesn't Windows 11 support i7 7500? Is there a way to install it?
Hi, all, I recently encountered a very troublesome problem. I have an old computer with a 7th generation i7 7500U processor, which is usually very easy to use. As a result, I wanted to upgrade to Win...
The Intel Core i7-7500U processor is a 7th-generation Intel Core processor (released in early 2017). According to the Windows 11 system requirements, the processor must be at least an 8th-generation Intel processor or newer to be compatible.
Therefore, you can't official install Windows 11 on this unsupported CPU i7-7500, as it falls short of the minimum requirement of the 8th-generation Intel CPUs. While it may be possible to install Windows 11 using workarounds or unofficial methods, this could lead to compatibility issues and prevent access to future updates and support from Microsoft.