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Windows 11 doesn't support Intel® Core™ i7-6850K Processor - released in second quarter of 2016 - only five years ago.

YeahNope 61 Reputation points
2021-10-07T01:54:21.287+00:00

Spent thirty bucks on a TPM module for my motherboard.

Spent another few hours figuring out how to change my partition and enable secure boot. Then another worrying few hours actually doing it.

Then today, when I download the newly-released "PC Health Check" program, I find out that my processor, which was quite expensive and is only about five years old (released in Q2 of 2016, most people didn't buy them the instant they were released so many are less than five years old) is NOT supported.

Yeah? Well Microsoft, this finger I'm holding up is for you.

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  1. Francisco José Moreno Caravaca 96 Reputation points
    2021-10-30T13:19:46.527+00:00

    I have installed it without problem in an Intel Core i5-6200U, for the moment it works without problem. You can use the tool to generate an installation media and modify the windows registry to skip the requirements.

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  2. Thomas Wittemans 6 Reputation points
    2021-11-19T11:15:13.903+00:00

    I found the solution for my pc. Installed Fedora on it and it's an absolute beast now. Thanks Microsoft for opening my eyes to this wonderful solution.

    I'm a c# Dev that uses Microsoft products every day to earn a living. But the recent shenanigans with dotnet 6 hotreload, community repositories and now windows 11 drama make a few things absolutely clear to me. Planned obsolescence is one thing but you really should try to not be Evil...

    I'll keep using Fedora. No reason anymore to use Windows. Started using Jetbrains Rider too now. Might actually start learning Rust next.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-07T01:57:18.143+00:00

    Your question should be directed towards the hardware manufacturer. The burden is on them to test and submit the results to the hardware dashboard to qualify for the Windows Hardware Compatibility
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/compatibility/whcp-certification-process

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  4. Limitless Technology 39,511 Reputation points
    2021-10-07T18:35:13.847+00:00

    Hello @YeahNope

    I can recommend you the next compatibility list in case you are planning a CPU upgrade for Windows 11:

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

    This can save time, and resources, when planning you Windows 11 deployment.

    Hope this helps with your query,

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