Microsoft recently added a compatibility block wherein very old unsupported CPUs like Intel's Core 2 Duo, are no longer able to bypass Windows 11 system requirements during version 24H2 setup.
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Following the recent changes in CPU instruction set requirements in Windows 11, Microsoft revised the list of officially supported chips. The latest addition includes CPUs from Intel but not AMD.
There has been an interesting trick, a single command, that allows unsupported CPUs to bypass Windows 11's system requirements check during setup. That has seemingly stopped working on very old chips.
The first Windows 11 24H2 Insider build was eventful as it brought many new features and improvements while also confirming a shift in CPU ISA support. The next one builds on top of it.
Microsoft is reportedly updating the CPU instruction support on Windows 11 with a new "POPCOUNT" instruction, which means systems with very old PCs won't be able to bypass requirements.
Microsoft recently updated the list of Windows 11-compatible AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm CPUs, such that they now indicate support for Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2. The AMD list remains the same.
Microsoft has added several new Intel desktop and laptop processors to the list of Windows 11-supported CPU models. This is the first such update for the recently released version 23H2.
Microsoft has announced the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) program for the upcoming Windows 11 23H2 feature update. This is to certify compatible hardware and ensure compatibility.
A "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" issue has been affecting Intel chips this week since the latest Windows updates. While trying to address the issue, Microsoft claims its updates aren't at fault.
This past week Intel users were affected by a new Windows update issue which led to an "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" error. While Microsoft is busy investigating, MSI has provided a workaround.
Microsoft has confirmed it has received reports of Windows 11 and 10 blue screening and crashing after a UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error message. The firm explains how it wants you to report feedback.
Microsoft recently published new Intel and AMD CPU support list for Windows 11. Speaking of which, the tech giant may also be working on blocking installs of the OS on unsupported hardware.
While Microsoft removed several Intel chips from the official Windows 11 list, the same isn't true for rival AMD. The tech giant has now added some new Ryzen CPUs including an unannounced one.
Microsoft added some new AMD Ryzens to the Windows 11-supported CPU list. Interestingly, however, the company removed several of Intel's models that were previously on the support page.
Microsoft released WSA as a preview last year, and alongside that, announced its system requirements, which specified AMD's Zen 2 as the minimum. The company may have quietly lowered that.
Microsoft released its Moment 3 feature update towards the end of May. Following that major Windows 11 22H2 update, the tech giant quietly updated its list of supported CPUs from AMD, Intel, Qualcomm.
Unlike Microsoft's Windows 11, next-gen Linux will not only support older AMD Ryzen processors, but they could even get some decent performance boosts too. This is suggested by a recent patch.
HWiNFO is one of the best free hardware monitoring tools. The latest version of the software has fixed legacy CPU usage reading on Windows 11, a kernel-mode hardware stack driver bug, and more.
Microsoft has quietly updated the Windows 11 supported processor lists from AMD, Intel and Qualcomm. This was done to cover the recent release of Windows 11 version 22H2 (2022) feature update.
While the newly released Windows 11 22H2 is apparently having performance issues on supported processors like AMD Ryzen 7000, a Reddit user says their 12-year-old unsupported CPU works "like magic".
Microsoft has issued a warning for those out there running Windows 11 on supported CPUs. The company has found that modern chips with the new VAES instruction are "susceptible to data damage".
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In the second half of the year, if things go well, we are set to see Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake collide with AMD's Ryzen 7000 Zen 4. Interestingly, this also when Windows 11 22H2 releases publicly.
During its Windows 11 Insider Webcast presentation today, a Microsoft employee was spotted running an Intel seventh generation Core processor even though these CPUs are not officially supported.
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The latest Windows 11 Beta and Release Preview channel build 22000.588 (KB5011563) will remind users that they are running Windows 11 on an unsupported computer if they have chosen to do so.
AMD has published an official advisory that explains why Ryzen CPUs have been stuttering on Windows 10 and 11 systems. Aside from that, the firm has also provided a workaround and more.
For those running the Windows 11 Dev Channel build 22557 on unsupported PCs, you may be getting the "System requirements not met" watermark and a notification change. Here's how to remove them.
Microsoft has started displaying a cautionary watermark regarding system requirements not being met on Windows 11 Dev Channel PCs. There is also a similar warning in the Settings app.
Intel at its Innovation event allegedly used an older Windows 11 build - which had issues on Ryzen - to showcase its performance advantages with Alder Lake-S, claims Charlie Demerjian.
Microsoft has released a build 22000.282 (KB5006746) as an optional update before its release with Patch Tuesday. The update has many changes, notably, the L3 cache issue on Ryzen.
AMD has released its new chipset driver for Ryzen processors with version 3.10.08.506. It fixes the issue on Windows 11 that led to incorrect task scheduling depending on the fastest available cores.
Windows 11 requirements can be checked using the PC Health Check app that Microsoft released. However, it seems the app is misidentifying a hyper-threaded Pentium 4 as a CPU officially supported.
The Windows 11 Insider build 22000.282 carries a patch that claimed to fix the poor L3 performance for Ryzen CPUs. AIDA64 tests have confirmed today that the patch indeed works as it says.
Microsoft has put up a simple buyer's guide for shoppers looking to buy Windows 11 PCs. In its recommendations, the company has mentioned Intel's Evo devices but AMD hasn't been brought up.
Microsoft has released the latest Windows Insider Beta and Release Preview channels build version 22000.282. Most notably, it fixes AMD's Ryzen L3 performance issue and has a ton of other changes too.
AIDA64 has confirmed that the massive performance dip on AMD Ryzen CPUs in terms of L3 cache performance on the Windows 11 builds exists even on the newer Zen architectures, like on Zen 3.
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Microsoft released its first-ever Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 yesterday and the new update seemingly makes the L3 cache latency on AMD Ryzen CPUs much worse than it already was before.
Last week AMD stated that even supported Zen-based CPUs are facing performance issues on Windows 11. According to a report, the fix for the problems is landing through a patch starting next week.
AMD has said that its CPUs are taking a performance hit on Windows 11 systems and that it has teams working on the issues. Patches should be released later this month through Windows.
Microsoft officially announces a TPM bypass registry hack that allows users on unsupported PCs to upgrade to Windows 11. The hack has existed for some time and was earlier packaged by a GitHub dev.
Microsoft's David Weston has explained why some of the security-related features in Windows 11, like Virtualization-based Security, TPM 2.0, and more, are so crucial for the OS for now and beyond.
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