Microsoft on Friday further described Windows 11 hardware requirements, providing an update on questions about possible seventh-generation processor support. Windows 11 is currently available at ...

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, ...

However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that devices with older CPUs can no longer use Windows 11 at all. Versions 22H2 and 23H2 haven’t had their requirements updated to need stronger processors.

Microsoft has detailed the processor requirements for Windows 11, listing separate Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm chips that will be supported. It has also posted "hard and soft floor" system requirements.

In the recently updated minimum requirements page for Windows 11, Microsoft also added helpful links to the processors from AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm, respectively, that are Copilot+ PC-ready. The ...

Windows Latest brings this clarification, complete with word from Microsoft that these older Intel 8th, 9th, and ...

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.

The core requirements to run Windows 11 are unchanged from those that were revealed as part of the original announcement: A PC will need a minimum of 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage; UEFI secure ...

That's why we put together this guide looking at all the requirements for Windows 11. From TPM to disk space, processor, and more, here's what you need to know.

Microsoft’s minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11 have been confusing. The software maker has attempted to clear them up, but at the heart of the changes is a push for security.

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 ...

What you need to know. Microsoft could potentially lower the minimum CPU requirements for Windows 11 to include 7th Gen Intel processors. The company has pulled the PC Health Check app, which led ...