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> Is anyone suggesting Win11 won’t run on a 2016 Skylake? Yes, Microsoft is suggesting exactly that: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/m

> Is anyone suggesting Win11 won’t run on a 2016 Skylake? Yes, Microsoft is suggesting exactly that: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/min...

Kuraj 5y ago
This is what kills me most. Not the TPM part, as I can (and have) bought an external TPM module for my motherboard for like $10. But this would basically require of me to build a brand new PC, while this one still does a fine job for gaming, development and audio editing.
alkonaut 5y ago
You misunderstood me: are we assuming that the Microsoft list of supported processors represents all the CPUs that can run Windows 11, rather than the list that Microsoft supports (meaning they promise it works, promise it will continue to work) These at least to me seem like completely different things (and have been in the past). As an example: Windows 10 is not officially supported on Sandy Bridge CPUs like the i7-2600K but it runs just fine.
- floatboth 5y ago
  This looks like a list of processors they *approve for OEMs* that build *new* computers with Windows pre-installed. Everyone is acting completely ridiculously thinking that there will be actual cpuid checks.
  - vetinari 5y ago
    > The specification defines the Windows minimum hardware requirements necessary to: > Boot and run Windows > Update and service Windows > Provide a baseline user experience that is comparable with similar devices and computers It says nowhere that it is for OEMs, this is not the Windows Logo program which is for OEMs; and in fact, some of the CPUs mentioned are not on the market anymore.
    - CryZe 5y ago
      The equivalent list for Windows 10 is missing many CPUs that run Windows 10 just fine... so yeah I don't think this list means anything for the actual consumer.
    - alkonaut 5y ago
      It’s something they can guarantee to some extent at least. Perhaps they want to have an out in order to deprecate support in the future. But just like Win10 doesn’t run CPUID and show a “sorry” dialog on your Sandy Bridge 2600K, I doubt it will for a Skylake in Windows 11.
  - juped 5y ago
    They are literally doing cpuid checks.

Kuraj 5y ago

This is what kills me most. Not the TPM part, as I can (and have) bought an external TPM module for my motherboard for like $10. But this would basically require of me to build a brand new PC, while this one still does a fine job for gaming, development and audio editing.

alkonaut 5y ago

You misunderstood me: are we assuming that the Microsoft list of supported processors represents all the CPUs that can run Windows 11, rather than the list that Microsoft supports (meaning they promise it works, promise it will continue to work) These at least to me seem like completely different things (and have been in the past). As an example: Windows 10 is not officially supported on Sandy Bridge CPUs like the i7-2600K but it runs just fine.

floatboth 5y ago
This looks like a list of processors they *approve for OEMs* that build *new* computers with Windows pre-installed. Everyone is acting completely ridiculously thinking that there will be actual cpuid checks.
- vetinari 5y ago
  > The specification defines the Windows minimum hardware requirements necessary to: > Boot and run Windows > Update and service Windows > Provide a baseline user experience that is comparable with similar devices and computers It says nowhere that it is for OEMs, this is not the Windows Logo program which is for OEMs; and in fact, some of the CPUs mentioned are not on the market anymore.
  - CryZe 5y ago
    The equivalent list for Windows 10 is missing many CPUs that run Windows 10 just fine... so yeah I don't think this list means anything for the actual consumer.
  - alkonaut 5y ago
    It’s something they can guarantee to some extent at least. Perhaps they want to have an out in order to deprecate support in the future. But just like Win10 doesn’t run CPUID and show a “sorry” dialog on your Sandy Bridge 2600K, I doubt it will for a Skylake in Windows 11.
- juped 5y ago
  They are literally doing cpuid checks.