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

Gaetano Schiattarella 46

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.

Shishir Tanwar 46 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 51 Reputation points

2022-09-18T16:57:24.57+00:00
Aamir Sajjad 51 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 36 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!

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Docs 15,516 Reputation points

2022-04-08T05:23:50.397+00:00

So far those with unsupported installations:

1) clean installs of Windows 11

2) upgrades after modifying files or registry

have been able to perform:

a) Windows updates

b) Microsoft Defender updates

c) In place upgrade repairs

One other consideration about current hardware, operating system issues is if and when there will be Windows 12 minimum requirements.

Performance, Reliability, and Security are moving targets.

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Y.Shahab 0 Reputation points

2023-06-23T02:41:15.7766667+00:00

I have same issue, the question is why it doesn't support?
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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.
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Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 12,576 Reputation points MVP

2022-09-20T20:30:01.89+00:00

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.
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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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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).
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