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Why my Intel core I7-6700HQ is not supported by windows 11?

Anonymous
2025-01-19T19:02:00+00:00

reading the minimum requirements for for windows 11, my processor is more than enough, and the healthy centre says the other

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-19T01:51:02+00:00

    I CANT PUT WIN 11 IN A 3000 DOLLAR LAPTOP I HOPE TRUMP PUTS U OUT OF BUSINESSS **** SCUMBAGS

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  2. DaveM121 871K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-01-19T19:36:03+00:00

    Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    Microsoft say it is not about the strength or speed of the processor, it is about the security functions supported by the processor, you have a 6th gen Intel Core i7 processor, the minimum for Windows 11 is an 8th gen Intel processor.

    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 did provide a registry edit to allow Windows 11 to be installed on an unsupported processor, I used that previously and it worked, but since they have released version 24H2 of Widows 11, they seem to have blocked that method.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-08T22:55:58+00:00

    you spent $3000 on a 6700HQ laptop?
    Surely this was 10years ago?

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-19T01:49:25+00:00

    SO IM SITTING HERE WITH A 3000 DOLLAR PIECE OF **** I CANT PUT IN WIN11 U **** SCUMBAGS **** FOR BRAINS HOPE TRUMP PUTS U OUT OF BUSINESS

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