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Eyal_Elboim
Brass Contributor
Oct 05, 2021

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

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 ...
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AWMian
Copper Contributor
Aug 25, 2023

On August 24, 2023 I successfully installed Windows 11 on my laptop which has Intel i7-7500U processor (TPM enabled). So far no issues.
I joined Windows insider program and it let me download and install Windows 11 on the the laptop which was otherwise not supported as per Microsoft's website.

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    martinovitch
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 25, 2023

    AWMianI installed it back when Win11 first came out. The biggest problem I encountered was that my ThinkPad System Update software would not find updates for my computer anymore, becaus this model is not listed in their database to run with Win11. And did not want to start looking manually for BIOS or driver or software updates. Besides this, I thought Win10 was better in several ways, and Win11 had a lot of issues at the start. So went back to Win10. I will change to Win11 only when Win10 is not at all updated anymore...

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      AWMian
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 25, 2023
      You are correct. Windows 11 was not very stable back then but now it is much stable and feature enriched. I am hoping soon Microsoft will officially start supporting this processor.
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        pjmckay
        Copper Contributor
        Aug 26, 2023

        AWMian    So...  I did manage to load Win11 on my older surface BUT it didnt end well.  It was so underpowered (absolutely useless) that its returned to its previous state and working fine.  Possibly more than processor related...   I didnt have enough interest to investigate more.

         

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