The beta version were available no problem.
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All discussions regarding Windows 11 can be done here...
NOTE: - This page was made based upon "Windows 11 should support Intel 7th Gen and AMD Ryzen 1000 series processor" which has now been replaced by the current page.
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2021-10-11T21:27:28+00:00 How did you get the win 11 downloaded? I have an I3-7100 about 4 years old and when I try to get the download, MS won't even let me try it. I've seen comments from people with this same CPU on this thread saying it also works fine.
I'm guessing I need to find a beta version (I am a Windows Insider member) but have no idea how to proceed from here.
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Anonymous
2021-10-11T17:15:28+00:00 I could be wrong but even though TPM 2.0 and secure boot can be turned on in the BIOS in 100 and 200 series boards I'm beginning to think that VBS and Kernal DMA protection may be a determining factor. Whilst any PC with a 64 bit CPU and sufficient RAM and drive space may run win11 with no problems it may not be able to run it securely which I think is what MS is going for this time round with TPM and secure boot and I think 300 series and up support Kernel DMA protection which I think is why MS went for the 8th gen and up or similar for AMD. As I see it at the moment, 100 and 200 series boards will most likely need a bios update which is currently being worked on my most hardware manufacturers to address this. Until we know more though everything is up for speculation.
the problem is that some 100 series boards like Asus Z170 do NOT include the Intel PTT (built in TPM) option in the BIOS and Asus has not issued any new bios updates for those specific boards to enable that option. so those users are totally screwed
for 200 series boards like Z270, there are already new BIOS updates available for most of those boards
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Anonymous
2021-10-11T16:05:37+00:00 I've just found out that my HP laptop with Intel Core i3 7th Gen is not compatible with Windows 11.
8Gb de RAM
256Gb SATA 6Gbps M.2
TPM 2.0 activated
Etc etc etc.
My laptop meets all the requirements except the processor. Looks like Microsoft made a good deal with Intel and AMD to boost PC sales...
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Anonymous
2021-10-06T13:38:36+00:00 Did a quick comparison from a i3-8100 and a i3-6100 just to find a way of finding out why 6th and 7th gen aren't supported in windows 11 but after looking at both in HWinfo there's not really that much in it as both are very similar apart from the enhanced features section, DDR4 speeds and cache info.