win11 and Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz?

it's all about an internal issue with the processor architecture for pre 8th gen...

In 2018 CPUs were affected by a serious design flaws that enabled the Spectre and Meltdown side-channel attacks. Microsoft had to release patches for Windows that slowed down PCs with older CPUs. This let Windows work around the security problems in these CPUs.

CPU manufacturers would have to rearchitect their older CPU designs to truly patch these security weaknesses. (and they won't)

Intel stated that Spectre and Meltdown were addressed with hardware level changes starting with Intel 8th-generation CPUs.

Isn’t it interesting that Windows 11 requires 8th-generation CPUs or newer? I imagine this is totally related.

Of course, Microsoft isn’t screaming from the rooftops that PCs with older CPUs are fundamentally insecure at a hardware level compared to new devices. That wouldn’t be good for business. But it seems like Microsoft wants to quietly move everyone to new hardware so Microsoft knows it only has to support Windows 11 on CPUs with these security fixes.

Just a guess... but I bet I'm 'real' close...

Hi JorgeCastroJACI-

I'm Kevin B. Windows user like you. I do apologize for the inconvenience, let me help you sort things out.

There is no announcement yet if Microsoft will add more CPU's on the list of processor that can upgrade on Windows 11.

There are some users able to upgrade their system to Windows 11 even their running 7th Gen processor however it is not advisable since Microsoft will not be liable to any data loss or system incompatibility.

Microsoft usually offers the upgrade to those devices Microsoft believes are the most likely to successfully install the upgrade. The compatibility checker will determine if the computer is compatible with Windows 11 and will notify its users if the computer passes the hardware requirements. If the computer passes the hardware requirements, windows updates will offer the upgrade in stages until such time that device is ready to install the upgrade.

We are all waiting if there are more CPU's will be added on the list and before that we can use Windows 10 for the meantime and it will be supported until 2025.

Please let me know if you do have questions. Have a blessed day!

Thanks,

Kevin B.