Processors still in the process of being approved

Question

Looking to install Windows 11 on 5 laptops with Intel I7-7600U processors

Answer 1

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

Windows 10 is fully supported through October 14, 2025.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows

This list of Intel supported CPU for Windows 11 is dated 01/17/2022:

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

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements

These are Windows 11 known and resolved issues:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-21h2

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/resolved-issues-windows-11-21h2

The selected hardware is not based upon whether Windows 11 can or cannot run but based on desired levels of Compatibility, Performance, Reliability, and Security.

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

Reliability:
Devices that do not meet the minimum system requirements had 52% more kernel mode crashes.
Devices that do meet the minimum system requirements had a 99.8% crash free experience.

Security:
Windows 11 raises the baseline of Windows security by improving the security default configuration to combat increasing cyber-attacks.
These requirements were informed based on trillions of signals from Microsoft’s threat intelligence as well as input from leading security experts like the NSA, UK National Cyber Security Center and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
Additional details on the background and value of Windows 11 baseline are below.

Compatibility:
People continue to increasingly use their PCs for video conferencing, productivity and gaming.
To ensure all Windows 11 devices can run a core set of applications to meet those needs, we set the minimum system requirements to align with some of the most commonly used apps.

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/bypass-windows-11-tpm-2-0-and-cpu-system-requirements.1989/

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