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.
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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.
A large-scale survey of around 30 million PCs from among 60,000 organizations has shown that the majority of such devices aren't ready for Windows 11 as they do not fulfill the system requirements.
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A GitHub dev has updated its Universal MediaCreationTool for Windows which now supports Windows 11. Interestingly, the new update skips TPM and system requirements checks on Windows 11.
Intel has released a new driver version 21.10.03.11 for its EOL Kaby Lake G CPUs with RX Vega M graphics. But the software isn't for Windows 11 although it still brings many features and changes.
Microsoft claims that it has plenty of changes under the hood in upcoming Windows 11. It has explained how the next-gen OS has been developed to get the best out of available hardware resources.
Microsoft will not be providing any updates for users who install Windows 11 on unsupported systems. This apparently also includes security updates which often patch dangerous vulnerabilities.
Unfortunately, Microsoft is staying firm with minimum system requirements for Windows 11 but has left a loophole for enthusiasts who might want to upgrade their unsupported hardware to Windows 11.
After testing things for a bit, Microsoft has finally updated its list of supported CPUs for Windows 11 with select 7th-gen Intel processors. The new list includes Surface Studio 2's chip as well.
Asus has begun rolling out Windows 11-compatible firmware on some of its LGA1151-based Z270 motherboard models. The new firmware enables TPM 2.0 support on all such compatible models by default.
At its Architecture Day 2021 presentation today, Intel confirmed that it has worked with Microsoft on its Thread Director inside upcoming Alder Lake CPUs that improves the Windows 11 scheduling.
Microsoft has posted a blog clarifying its stance on the system requirements for Windows 11. The firm will also test the OS on seventh-gen Intel and Zen 1 AMD CPUs to consider supporting those chips.
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