Why Windows 11 does not support Intel Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60 Ghz Processor ?

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Why Windows 11 does not support Intel Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60 Ghz Processor ?

Gaetano Schiattarella 76

I have a HP Pavilion 15-bc014nl, with a Intel Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60 Ghz Processor, and I can't believe that Windows 11 doesn't support it. I'm very disappointed.

ITHESH RAMDEW 1 Reputation point

2022-04-11T13:59:12.81+00:00

Hiii

I'm having the same issue , I have an HP 17 inch. i7 6700hq processor . And man have I been trying to find someone with a similar or same cpu.
Shishir Tanwar 81 Reputation points

2022-04-26T15:48:43.55+00:00

I don't understand why Microsoft couldn't just switch off the hardware dependent features with a disclaimer.
No one will trust MS after this fiasco.
Aamir Sajjad 61 Reputation points

2022-09-18T16:57:24.57+00:00
Aamir Sajjad 61 Reputation points

2022-09-18T17:15:40.18+00:00

finally i decide, I will sale my system and will move on mac. i will never use window system again. Becasue after buying new system, they can asked you are able to update again, if you want to update again, buy an other one again. now i cant trust on them.
SMC 51 Reputation points

2022-09-20T20:25:41.007+00:00

Same processor on my HP laptop. Spent a pretty penny on it initially and upgrading to SSD, memory etc. Perfectly good specification PC which should have updates post 2025. Would be happy to stay with W10 if upkept after 2025. Not happy about being forced to update my whole laptop to suit W11. Will look for alternative, which also means dropping paid Microsoft subscriptions e.g. Office etc.
Mark Schultz 46 Reputation points

2022-12-18T03:17:06.077+00:00

I have an HP OMEN 17" gaming laptop with this processor and while it is a few years old now, it was not a cheap laptop when I bought it. I spent a lot of cash upgrading the SSD and the Memory only now to be told it won't support Windows 11. So at this point I'm stuck on Win 10 for as long as MS chooses to support it, or migrating to Linux for the future.

I have a iPhone and iPad and at this point if I am going to spend $1500 or more on my next laptop It going to be a MacBook and Microsoft will never see a red cent of my future purchases.
John Stephens 0 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:06:56.54+00:00

But your requirment docs for windows 11 supports this processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz . so why can't i update my Alienware r3 17. TPM turned on. It is a coding issue guys in windows. look at your code. and allow these devices to be supported. Intel only follows your lead so do not say Dell is to blame. Please advise what the issue with the wrong information. If you need a snap shot of your requiremnets I will send it.
John Stephens 0 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:13:38.79+00:00
J DOr 10 Reputation points

2023-11-17T21:15:29.9333333+00:00

@John Stephens I believe that list is for Windows 10, not Windows 11. Here's the list for Windows 11: https://learn.microsoft.com/it-it/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-22h2-supported-intel-processors

The i7-7600HQ is not in the list...
J DOr 10 Reputation points

2023-11-17T21:16:38.88+00:00

And it's been two years since the realese. This means there is not intention of supporting this CPU at all. And it was a pretty good and expensive CPU!
Björn Jansson 0 Reputation points

2024-06-01T07:28:47.7566667+00:00

As a reply to the comment:

Aamir Sajjad • Sep 18, 2022, 7:15 PM finally i decide, I will sale my system and will move on mac. i will never use window system again. Becasue after buying new system, they can asked you are able to update again, if you want to update again, buy an other one again. now i cant trust on them.

Moving to Mac will not help. Apple is known for forcing their users to upgrade the hardware to be able to use the latest OS X version.

Too bad MS is going the same way (when there is no obvious reason for the requirements).
T S 0 Reputation points

2025-04-11T04:30:45.38+00:00

Your all attacking this from the wrong angle. We should be writing our congressional representative on the waste and contribution the pollution and the effects of the millions of computers that will be going into landfills that are perfectly capable of continued operations. The requirements are mostly a gimmick to boost sales between Intel and microsoft.
Jim C 0 Reputation points

2025-04-19T19:11:55.15+00:00

This is disgusting. Absolute BS!
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Victor Silva 0 Reputation points

2025-08-30T21:32:00.6766667+00:00

como es posible que procesadores inferiores si son compatibles y una i7-6700HQ no lo sea. Que pesimo! X eso me paso a linux!
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ITHESH RAMDEW 1 Reputation point

2022-04-11T13:59:12.81+00:00

Hiii

I'm having the same issue , I have an HP 17 inch. i7 6700hq processor . And man have I been trying to find someone with a similar or same cpu.
Shishir Tanwar 81 Reputation points

2022-04-26T15:48:43.55+00:00

I don't understand why Microsoft couldn't just switch off the hardware dependent features with a disclaimer.
No one will trust MS after this fiasco.
Aamir Sajjad 61 Reputation points

2022-09-18T16:57:24.57+00:00
Aamir Sajjad 61 Reputation points

2022-09-18T17:15:40.18+00:00

finally i decide, I will sale my system and will move on mac. i will never use window system again. Becasue after buying new system, they can asked you are able to update again, if you want to update again, buy an other one again. now i cant trust on them.
SMC 51 Reputation points

2022-09-20T20:25:41.007+00:00

Same processor on my HP laptop. Spent a pretty penny on it initially and upgrading to SSD, memory etc. Perfectly good specification PC which should have updates post 2025. Would be happy to stay with W10 if upkept after 2025. Not happy about being forced to update my whole laptop to suit W11. Will look for alternative, which also means dropping paid Microsoft subscriptions e.g. Office etc.
Mark Schultz 46 Reputation points

2022-12-18T03:17:06.077+00:00

I have an HP OMEN 17" gaming laptop with this processor and while it is a few years old now, it was not a cheap laptop when I bought it. I spent a lot of cash upgrading the SSD and the Memory only now to be told it won't support Windows 11. So at this point I'm stuck on Win 10 for as long as MS chooses to support it, or migrating to Linux for the future.

I have a iPhone and iPad and at this point if I am going to spend $1500 or more on my next laptop It going to be a MacBook and Microsoft will never see a red cent of my future purchases.
John Stephens 0 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:06:56.54+00:00

But your requirment docs for windows 11 supports this processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz . so why can't i update my Alienware r3 17. TPM turned on. It is a coding issue guys in windows. look at your code. and allow these devices to be supported. Intel only follows your lead so do not say Dell is to blame. Please advise what the issue with the wrong information. If you need a snap shot of your requiremnets I will send it.
John Stephens 0 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:13:38.79+00:00
J DOr 10 Reputation points

2023-11-17T21:15:29.9333333+00:00

@John Stephens I believe that list is for Windows 10, not Windows 11. Here's the list for Windows 11: https://learn.microsoft.com/it-it/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-22h2-supported-intel-processors

The i7-7600HQ is not in the list...
J DOr 10 Reputation points

2023-11-17T21:16:38.88+00:00

And it's been two years since the realese. This means there is not intention of supporting this CPU at all. And it was a pretty good and expensive CPU!
Björn Jansson 0 Reputation points

2024-06-01T07:28:47.7566667+00:00

As a reply to the comment:

Aamir Sajjad • Sep 18, 2022, 7:15 PM finally i decide, I will sale my system and will move on mac. i will never use window system again. Becasue after buying new system, they can asked you are able to update again, if you want to update again, buy an other one again. now i cant trust on them.

Moving to Mac will not help. Apple is known for forcing their users to upgrade the hardware to be able to use the latest OS X version.

Too bad MS is going the same way (when there is no obvious reason for the requirements).
T S 0 Reputation points

2025-04-11T04:30:45.38+00:00

Your all attacking this from the wrong angle. We should be writing our congressional representative on the waste and contribution the pollution and the effects of the millions of computers that will be going into landfills that are perfectly capable of continued operations. The requirements are mostly a gimmick to boost sales between Intel and microsoft.
Jim C 0 Reputation points

2025-04-19T19:11:55.15+00:00

This is disgusting. Absolute BS!
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Victor Silva 0 Reputation points

2025-08-30T21:32:00.6766667+00:00

como es posible que procesadores inferiores si son compatibles y una i7-6700HQ no lo sea. Que pesimo! X eso me paso a linux!
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Answer 1

To be honest...it just doesn't make sense to me either...especially when you look at what IS required in a processor, the Intel Core i7-6700HQ meets the requirements so I don't know what gives. Unless there is something else I'm missing. I wish we could afford to buy new laptops but that's not our reality.

CPU Specifications
Total Cores = 4
Total Threads = 8
Max Turbo Frequency = 3.50 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡ = 3.50 GHz
Processor Base Frequency = 2.60 GHz
Cache = 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed = 8 GT/s
TDP = 45 W
Configurable TDP-down = 35 W

Answer 2

Pete Dolan 31

After posting my last note, I decided to try the Intel forums to see if maybe they had an answer. Someone did post about and whether it's true or "official" I'm really not sure but, sadly, was surprised at it being an arbitrary decision.

community.intel.com/t5/Processors/Intel-Core-i7-7700-CPU-3-60GHz-does-not-support-Windows-11/m-p/1366071#M56688

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Answer 3

Windows 11 can be installed in most computers in a supported or unsupported fashion.

When installed in an unsupported fashion end users may not benefit from the improvements in performance, reliability, and security.

End users must understand the risks and benefits before installed in an unsupported fashion.

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/installing-windows-11-on-devices-that-don-t-meet-minimum-system-requirements-0b2dc4a2-5933-4ad4-9c09-ef0a331518f1

There are multiple websites that have reported the successful installation in desktops, laptops, and tablets in an unsupported fashion.

Please run the V2 log collector and post a share link into this thread using one drive, drop box, or google drive:

https://www.tenforums.com/bsod-crashes-debugging/2198-bsod-posting-instructions.html

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/bsod-posting-instructions.103/

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Answer 4

Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,451 MVP

I have this experience, that if you do a clean install from Windows 11 OFFICIAL media (not cracked with system requirements), it will not require anymore TPM 2.0 nor 8th gen cpu. It only will require TPM but it can be 1.2. But upgrade still have heavier requirements.

Mark Schultz 46 Reputation points

2025-04-19T20:29:11.8+00:00

From my earlier post back in 2022. I just went ahead and used the Win 11 media creation tool and installed Win 11 from scratch and reformated my SSD. So far so good but I absolutely hate the default GUI setup, went in and changed it to resemble the old Win 7 desktop. I have a Win10 disk backup to restore if Win11 screws me over. Worst case I'll just run Linux and MS can kiss my posterior.

Answer 5

Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,451 MVP

Windows 11 requires officially Intel 8th generation CPU or later. First letter of four numbers in CPU model tells you the generation, like i7-6700 is 6th gen.

Unofficially, this limitation can be easily overridden but then not supported.

Charles Parry 0 Reputation points

2023-05-02T16:49:12.2866667+00:00

What capability, if any, is missing such that Microsoft is unable / unwilling to support 6th generation?

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