Microsoft strokes several CPUs from support list

Months after the publication of the current Windows version, Microsoft has finally updated the list of processors officially supported by the operating system. Several CPUs fall from support. The effects on consumers remain unclear.

Supported CPUs under Windows 11

While Windows 11 24H2 was already available for Copilot+PCs in May 2024, the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system started for all other devices in October last year. In order to be able to install the update, however, systems have to meet a few minimum requirements, such as supporting SSE4.2 or Popcn by the built -in processor. In order to give a quick overview of compatible CPUs, Microsoft leads corresponding lists that are on the associated website can be found.

The processors listed represent the processor models that meet the minimum requirements for the supported processor generations up to the latest processors at the time of publication. These processors meet the design principles in terms of security, reliability and the minimum system requirements for Windows 11. Microsoft

Several Intel chips lose support

Usually we update the list of publishing a new Windows version. For Windows 11 24h2, however, this update was still pending. Four months after the broad release of the operating system, the list of the officially supported CPUs has now finally been adjusted. Surprisingly, Microsoft has removed a number of processors, although technically, they meet all the requirements of Windows 11 24H2. In Redmond, the Intel CPUs of the 8th and 9th generation (Coffee Lake), which were produced from 2017 to 2021, are stroked. The ICE Lake processors for use in mobile devices and the COMET-LAKE chips for 10th generation desktop PCs can no longer be found in the list, such as how Neowin has noticed.

Effect still unclear

For hardware manufacturers, this is probably a note not to publish new devices with these chips. What consequences for consumers will follow is not entirely clear. However, users should probably not worry too much with affected processors. Windows 11 24H2 should continue to run on corresponding systems and updates. Only because the CPUs are no longer on the list, does not most likely change that at first. The official support ends at least on paper.