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Nick08650
Copper Contributor
Feb 06, 2022

Windows 11 for 7th generation Intel

Hi, I have learned that Microsoft has excluded all Intel processors prior to 8th generation from their current Windows 11 upgrade. While it is a great way to make millions of PC's obsolete, it is a p...
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JustSumguy
Copper Contributor
Aug 30, 2023

Nick08650 

Stick with Windows 10 for a few more years safely and fully supported.

 

If you still want to stick with the hardware you have at that time, look into Ubuntu.

 

 

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    NewsAngel
    Brass Contributor
    Aug 31, 2023
    JustSumguy's advice is the most UNINFORMED and RISKY advice I ever seen in this forum.

    - Win 10 EXPIRES in Oct 2025
    - Win 11 is way more secure
    - Win 11 is faster than Win 10
    - Win 11 is already on its 2nd generation and the 3rd is on its way
    - Win 12 is expected by 2024
    - Any Intel computer NOT Intel gen 12 or higher has the Downfall vulnerability, where you can loose your most important data if you get hacked

    The best advice is to upgrade to
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      JustSumguy
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 31, 2023

      NewsAngel 

      Interesting perspective.  I would agree except your answer does not address the OP issue at all.

      The OP has hardware that will NOT run windows 11 without hacking.

      Thus my advise points (that you may have inadvertently agreed with) - stand.

      #1) Run windows 10 until EOL - safely as it is supported up to that point. (your dates are correct)

      #1a) Intel microcode updates are included with windows 10 patches that will but supplied up to EOL.

      #2) At that point you may have upgraded the hardware and are able to run 11 (we seem to agree)

      #2a)  ->IF<-  the OP is still on the old hardware with no desire to upgrade - look into Ubuntu.

      As an IT professional that supports hundreds of systems on all three mentioned operating systems, I am quite familiar with the safty aspects and I would only agree with Windows 10 being avoided AFTER EOL, since microcode patches for side channel attacks are included in updates (so I dont really agree with your statment "Any Intel computer NOT Intel gen 12 or higher has the Downfall vulnerability, where you can loose your most important data if you get hacked")

      While I am happy with 11 at this time for mainstream, I do hate the system in other aspects, I recently had to setup a new system in an air gapped environment.  Try that sometime, grab a new out of box Lenovo or Dell as they are both stopping shipment of systems with 10 about now or shortly.

      Try to setup 11 with zero internet connectivity, discover the huge waste of time it can be. 

       

       

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