Intel has confirmed Microsoft’s Windows 11 CPU requirements. “A broad range of Intel-based platforms are expected to support Windows 11: 8th Gen and newer Intel Core processors, ...

Windows 11 is already known for its strict hardware requirements, which Microsoft hasn’t let up on since the OS first released back in 2021. The TPM 2.0 security module requirement has ...

In a separate support article elsewhere on the Windows Hardware Development portal, regarding the CPU requirements for ...

A Microsoft security executive told CRN that the Windows 11 CPU requirements, including for Intel eighth-gen chips and up, ensure security features such as virtualization-based security (VBS) can ...

Microsoft on Friday announced a change to Windows 11 minimum operating requirements, though the loosened restrictions are not likely to impact compatibility — or lack thereof — with Mac.

Minimum & recommended Windows 11 System Requirements & feature-wise Hardware Requirements - For CPU, TPM, GPU, etc. listed here. Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content ...

Windows 11 refuses to install on computers that do not have a “compatible 64-bit CPU” or a TPM 2.0 chip. In reality, this means that even computers bought a few years ago may not qualify to ...

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's insistence on PopCnt for Windows 11 24H2 is likely for its AI capabilities, though there's speculation about the inadvertent activation of newer CPU instruction sets.

In a separate support article elsewhere on the Windows Hardware Development portal, regarding the CPU requirements for Windows 11 which are provided, Microsoft also notes: “Changes to the ...