Windows 11 will only support 8th generation and up CPUstwitter.com 2 pointsAshanmaril5 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−anshumankmr5yThis is insane. I bought my laptop for a small fortune in 2017 and I cannot upgrade it cause it is a 7th gen i7?−xaduha5yI don't think supported here means it's not going to run on anything else. Maybe some kind of OEM thing?−anshumankmr5yWe will have to see. I have an HP Pavilion, their customer support is pretty shitty in my country.−xaduha5yhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/min...There are lists for older versions, try to find your processor there. I checked a few and they didn't even have i7-3770, which is nonsense. Rookie mistake by MS employee in that tweet there, click-bait fodder for many FUD spreading sites.−anshumankmr5yIts not there as far as I can see.
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This is insane. I bought my laptop for a small fortune in 2017 and I cannot upgrade it cause it is a 7th gen i7?
I don't think supported here means it's not going to run on anything else. Maybe some kind of OEM thing?
We will have to see. I have an HP Pavilion, their customer support is pretty shitty in my country.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/min...
There are lists for older versions, try to find your processor there. I checked a few and they didn't even have i7-3770, which is nonsense. Rookie mistake by MS employee in that tweet there, click-bait fodder for many FUD spreading sites.
Its not there as far as I can see.