{"id":919,"date":"2025-02-19T01:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=919"},"modified":"2025-02-19T01:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:02:51","slug":"windows-11-24h2-hasnt-raised-the-bar-for-the-operating-systems-cpu-requirements-microsoft-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/02\/19\/windows-11-24h2-hasnt-raised-the-bar-for-the-operating-systems-cpu-requirements-microsoft-clarifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 24H2 hasn\u2019t raised the bar for the operating system\u2019s CPU requirements, Microsoft clarifies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Older Intel CPUs are still supported with 24H2, despite some reports claiming otherwise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cXi2kUEexYJoLBfZNzb2Ae-650-80.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Some reports mistakenly claimed Windows 11 24H2 has dropped support for Intel 8th, 9th, and 10th-gen CPUs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Microsoft has made it clear this isn\u2019t the case<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The confusion arose due to a support document which is correct, but aimed at PC makers, so it only applies to new, not existing, Windows 11 systems<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 11hasn\u2019t dropped support for some olderIntelprocessors with its latest incarnation, the (rather problematic) 24H2 update, despite some reports that are floating around claiming this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowslatest.com\/2025\/02\/17\/no-microsoft-is-not-dropping-windows-11-support-for-intel-8th-9th-and-10th-gen-chips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows Latest<\/a>brings this clarification, complete with word fromMicrosoftthat these older Intel 8th, 9th, and 10th-generation processors are still fully compatible with Windows 11 24H2, and nothing has changed in that respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So where did this errant idea originate? It came from an official list of supported CPUs for Windows 11, which was indeed very recently updated for the 24H2 release, whereupon the mentioned Intel chips were removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the key point is that this is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/windows-hardware\/design\/minimum\/supported\/windows-11-24h2-supported-intel-processors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support document<\/a>&nbsp;that lists processors that are okay to use for laptop and PC manufacturers in their new Windows 11 devices. The text clearly states: \u201cOEMs [PC makers] may use the following CPUs for new Windows 11 devices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a clear difference between CPUs recommended to go in new Windows 11 PCs, and chips that are inexisting PCs which are supported by Windows 11. Something has changed in the former case \u2013 those mentioned Intel processors are now considered too out of date to be included with a new machine packing 24H2 (even though they\u2019re still technically okay) \u2013 but nothing has changed in the latter case with existing devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, you\u2019ll be fine to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 if you\u2019re using an Intel 8th, 9th, or 10th-gen chip, there\u2019s no need to worry on that score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows Latest received a clarification direct from Microsoft with a statement that the \u201crequirements haven\u2019t changed\u201d for Windows 11 24H2, and indeed they haven\u2019t been modified since the OS was first released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate&nbsp;support article&nbsp;elsewhere on the Windows Hardware Development portal, regarding the CPU requirements for Windows 11 which are provided, Microsoft also notes: \u201cChanges to the processors listed do not indicate or impact a customer\u2019s existing Windows support and are intended for OEMs to determine processors which may be used in new Windows devices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Microsoft-1740351-G3HTA065H\">G3HTA065H Battery for Microsoft Surface G3HTA065H<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6Mk9Z4nzDXQfHh7bwNk43R-970-80.jpg.webp\">(Image credit: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Microsoft-1740112-G3HTA062H\">G3HTA062H Battery for Microsoft Surface Book 2nd Generation Keyboard Base<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"analysis-it-s-easy-to-see-where-confusion-crept-in-3\">Analysis: It\u2019s easy to see where confusion crept in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That clears up the matter definitively, then. That said, there is something of an oddity in that theWindows 11 system requirements page\u2013 the official effort for consumers \u2013 links across to a \u2018list of approved CPUs\u2019 which is the aforementioned recommendations for OEMs, not consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, Microsoft could do with tidying up its support literature here, as it\u2019s easy to see how someone might become confused. If you don\u2019t read the full text of the article, you won\u2019t spot the reference to OEMs (and who reads everything these days?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are you supposed to do, then, as a consumer wondering about the exact CPU requirements for Windows 11? Well, Microsoft evidently doesn\u2019t want you poring over any lists of supported processors, and instead recommends you run thePC Health Check app\u2013 which admittedly is an easy and hassle-free way to see if your computer does indeed support Windows 11. (Also checking for every possible requirement, not just the processor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d still recommend Microsoft cleans up the mentioned support documentation, though, to ensure that any possible confusion is kept to a minimum, because clearly, as this episode illustrates, there\u2019s some room for befuddlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Older Intel CPUs are still supported with 24H2, despite some reports claiming otherwise Windows 11hasn\u2019t dropped support for some olderIntelprocessors with its latest incarnation, the (rather problematic) 24H2 update, despite some reports that are floating around claiming this is the case. Windows Latestbrings this clarification, complete with word fromMicrosoftthat these older Intel 8th, 9th, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/02\/19\/windows-11-24h2-hasnt-raised-the-bar-for-the-operating-systems-cpu-requirements-microsoft-clarifies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Windows 11 24H2 hasn\u2019t raised the bar for the operating system\u2019s CPU requirements, Microsoft clarifies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":920,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions\/920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}