The list for Windows 11 contains processors that have less capacity and according to helth check the i5-7200U fulfulls all requirements. So why is it not supported?

Question

I'm really confused, First, they say that The CPU must have 2 or more, It must support TPM 2.0 & Secure Boot, The Processor must have 1ghZ speed or more, Must have a minimum of 4 GB RAM & 64 GB Storage. Then It says that my Laptop's Processor "Intel® Core™ i5-7200U" is not Supported, which basically supports every requirement but still It's saying me to buy a new Device or Continue using Windows 10 till 2025.

Answer 1

Hi @Anoop Srivastava ,

Unfortunately there's nothing we can do here on these forums to help you with your processor, let me give you some more information about the processor requirements for Windows 11.

Microsoft first announced that they would only support 8th Generation of Intel processors and newer, however they did later start supporting some of the 7th Generation processors.

The processor you are using is a 7th Generation processor, you can check the compatible list of Intel processors for Windows 11 over here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

The list is still being updated so it is not final, more processors will surely be supported in the near future, but for now your processor is unfortunately not in the supported list.

You can always send feedback by using the Feedback Hub app and file a report and request your processor to be supported.

Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

Another option is to upgrade your processor to a supported one.

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Leon