Windows 11 does not support Intel Core i3 7th generation

Question

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 i3-7100T runs at 3.4 GHz that already far exceed this minimum requirement. What is the true reason behind this illogical incidence?

Answer 1

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

Answer 2

Hi MANU,

I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

Windows 11 only runs on the computers that have 8th generation processors or above, your computer's processor is 7th generation.

Why Windows 11 only runs on the the computers that have 8th generation processors or above?

New Windows 11 devices must use modern device drivers which have passed the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program for Windows 11 or the latest available modern device drivers based on Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Support Apps (DCH) design principles. Compatible future generations of CPUs will be added as they become available.

More clarification from the links below:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardw...

https://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/micros...

If your computer does not meet W11 system requirements, Installing Windows 11 is not recommended. If you choose to install Windows 11 on ineligible hardware, you should be comfortable assuming the risk of running into compatibility issues.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ins...

Ways to install Windows 11:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/way...

Please let me know if you need further assistance and have a nice day.

Stay safe

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Answer 3

Why Windows 11 does not support Intel Core i3 7th gen processors ...

You're asking the wrong question, my friend. The correct question is: Why doesn't the Intel Core i3 7th gen processor support Windows 11? And the answer is: Because it lacks hardware features needed to run Windows 11 without crashing.

If you want to know why it lacks the hardware features needed to run Windows 11 without crashing, the answer is that Intel's 7th generation processors were designed before Microsoft designed Windows 11.

It is possible to run Windows 11 on a processor that doesn't support Windows 11. But if you do that, you run the risk that Windows will crash - which is what Microsoft discovered when it was testing Windows 11 on 7th generation processors. And if Windows 11 crashes on your processor, there are no official solutions, because Intel didn't design that processor for Windows 11.

So while you can run Windows 11 on your processor, I hope you'll understand why Microsoft is unable to give its approval in that case.

You may ask the perfectly legitimate question: Why doesn't Microsoft simply change Windows 11, so that it will run successfully on Intel's 7th generation (and earlier) processors? And the answer is: The most critical improvement in Windows 11 is its ability to fight off the current generation of malware. It would be irresponsible for Microsoft to weaken Windows' defenses to make it compatible with older hardware. It wasn't Microsoft's choice to exclude older hardware from Windows 11. Rather, its hand was forced by today's malware writers.

Answer 4

hey microsoft please make supprt win 11 in inatl i3 7020U/7100U/7120U most computer have intal i3 7020U please support win 11

Answer 5

Bonsoir, je suis assez novice mais toutes ces histoires de fonctionnement et d'exigences me paraissent parfois totalement erronées ... Ainsi, à l'instant, je vous écris avec un vieux portable Packard Bell sur lequel je viens d'installer sans aucune difficulté Windows 11 Pro acheté chez DestockInformatique. J'avais précédemment installé sur le même portable un Win 10 Famille basculé depuis Win 7 ...un grand classique. Mon processeur sur cette vieille machine est un B960 Intel cadencé à 2.2 GHz ... Je ne saisi pas très bien la pertinence, dès lors, des "nécessités" d'avoir des processeurs ayant telle ou telle capacité quand de "vieilles bécanes" y arrivent très très bien ...J'affirme que mon Packard ne rame absolument pas, je suis avec une RAM de 8 Go et tout se passe à merveille ... Alors, les "générations" et les "Icore" etc tout cela me fait quand même un peu sourire ... Bonne soirée.