Hi, I'm Bernard, a fellow Windows user. I'm happy to help!
Based on the list of supported Intel processors of Windows 11:
The Pentium Gold 4000 Series, Celeron 3000 Series, and all the 8th-generation processors on the list are the oldest.
What is the oldest intel cpu that can possably run window 11 (23h2 and below)
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Mr Andrew
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What is the oldest intel cpu that can possably run window 11 (23h2 and below) for the best chance. the answer is not the recomended minimum that Microsoft officaly publish
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Lester Bernard Reyes 80,780 Reputation points Independent Advisor2026-01-21T06:01:31.5233333+00:00 -
Mr Andrew 60 Reputation points
2026-01-21T10:11:06.8+00:00 note that i need to found the oldest can run it, even if it isnt in the "supported" by windows 11 officaly
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Nayab Khan 0 Reputation points2026-05-19T18:47:27.3366667+00:00 I have Windows 11 running on an intel i7 3770s with 16Gb RAM on a Dell Optiplex 7010 (USFF) that is definitely EOL from Dell. The 3770s was released in 2012.
Hope this helps.
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Lester Bernard Reyes 80,780 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-01-22T05:43:57.3233333+00:00 Hi, thank you for replying. For hardware security reasons, older generations do not meet all the requirements to run Windows 11 securely, such as:
TPM 2.0
Secure Boot
Virtualization-Based Security (VBS)
These are some of the hardware considerations for Windows 11 to help ensure the device runs smoothly and without errors. In addition, you may also submit feedback through the Feedback Hub.
To send Feedback: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-
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Lester Bernard Reyes 80,780 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-01-21T23:27:27.6+00:00 Hi, thank you for replying. Unfortunately, there is no specific data available on that. Windows 11 is designed to run only on these processors to help ensure system stability and provide additional hardware-level security.
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Mr Andrew 60 Reputation points
2026-01-22T05:33:35.84+00:00 why are some capable cpu (before the intel 6th gen) are not met the requirement
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