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Why is Intel Core i3-7100 not support by Windows 11????
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Why Windows 11 does not support Intel Core i3 7th gen processors which are faster than the minimum requirement speed at 1GHz? My Intel core i3-7100 runs at 3.90 GHz that already far exceed this minimum requirement. and it have TPM 2.0 and secure boot and others minimum requirement for windows 11.
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Anonymous
2024-11-12T12:34:34+00:00 Well there are other method.You say you try window 11 on 7 gen processor is it working good and if it work in good on 7 generation I will install in my computer and Thank you for helping me and replying me
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DaveM121 871K Reputation points Independent Advisor2024-11-12T12:23:15+00:00 Microsoft have indicated they have blocked the option now to upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported systems, so that method they previously provided may no longer work, I used that method when Windows 11 was initially released to install Windows on a 7th gen Intel processor and never had any problems, but it may now not work, you can try that method if you wish to see if it still works..
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Anonymous
2024-11-12T12:10:35+00:00 You say it's about security but I say in my post that I enable TPM 2.0 and secure boot and other minimum requirements.You say there is a method to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware and should I install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware??? tell me and if I install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware is the going to decrease my PC performance tell me please
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DaveM121 871K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2024-11-12T11:31:22+00:00 Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.
Microsoft were testing and adding some more processors, and did add some to the list, they indicate they have now completed testing, and no more processors will be added to the official list.
They indicate it is not about the processor speed, it is about the security features supported by the processor model.
There was a method provided by Microsoft on the link below to upgrade to Windows 11 on an unsupported processor, but as far as I know, they have now blocked this method since they released version 24H2 of Windows 11.