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iiTrx
Mar 11, 2023Copper Contributor
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 th...
DavidYorkshire
Jul 12, 2024Steel Contributor
Apple is worse - they only support the latest OSs on a specified list of hardware, and each version normally gets 3 years of support. In practice, this normally works out as computers dropping out of support commpletely about 8 years after the model was released (an actual machine might of course be newer than that, as it depends on release date of the model).
WIndows 11 is the first time Microsoft has pulled a similar stunt. Let's hope it's the last!
WIndows 11 is the first time Microsoft has pulled a similar stunt. Let's hope it's the last!
jsidesjr
Jul 12, 2024Copper Contributor
Thanks David. I believe it is time to move to Linux after being a Microsoft customer since the Early DOS days. I really do not appreciate built in obsolescence.