Intel Core i7-6700HQ Not Getting The Windows 11 Update?

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If you want to know why Microsoft has these CPU requirements for Windows 11, read this:

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/

Also, performance isn't the only thing that a CPU has. Windows 11 requires some extra features like virtualization, TPM, secure boot, etc. which probably aren't available in older processors.

For sure, even in new 'Pentium' & 'Celeron' based processors for low powered computing, certain upgrades exist which support elements of new basic language used by Windows 10 / 11 & other platforms to aid performance. Let's face it, these budget CPU's need it, as they struggle with simple computing & multi- tasking.

HOWEVER, the i7-6700 Quad Core/8 thread processor in a general Windows environment is a beast even today, fast enough & then some... At its release this was a serious gaming CPU, & its not that old & still faster & smarter than entry level gaming CPU's on todays market.

There is absolutely NO CHANCE Microsoft found creditable negative results in running Windows 11 alongside this processor.

And sorry Joe13 B-) 2.0 2.0") , your defence regarding security platforms sounds like a highly logical reason to support MS's decision, however, aside from nanostructure changes & gen- to- gen performance boosts, the list of approved CPU's issued by Microsoft do not support your theory and are inconsistent. Plus Windows security can be handled within BIOS & in other ways.

So, I put it to a qualified Microsoft technician (not sales, admin, customer services or similar) to assist in this thread & please, share the test results for the i7 6700 & demonstrate the exact area where performance was unstable?

In this retail dominated industry there are many building their own PC's & systems, who should be able to keep up with OS advances & tune- up around them.

I left OSX for Windows, 10 years ago due to Apple's clear strategies of force- voiding $3,000+ personal computers after 3-5 years via software bullying.

I would hope for better responsibility from the worlds preferred operating System, so please issue the proof; before many have to part with serious money on new CPU's & motherboards, or an entire new PC.

We don't work for MS. We're normal users like you.

You may have thought that Celeron doesn't have any new processors of 8th gen and above. Of course it does have newer processors in the series which is why MS chose them.

Win11 needs at least an 8th gen processor while the 6700HQ is a 6th gen. The reason why they selected only processors above 8th gen and a few 7th gen is because the older processors don't support several security req. like the Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) that Windows 11 needs to protect the OS and the device from vulnerabilities and malwares.

Totally agree that it is not clear because if the i7-6700HQ (which has quad core processor) can't run windows 11 stable enough then how is it that Celeron processors are capable of running windows 11? New laptops with Celeron processors shouldn't be able to run Windows 11, yet here we are with those running Windows 11. Doesn't make sense at all and arbitrary. Heck I even have a Nvidia Geforce GTX 950M graphics card, so it should more than be capable of running Windows 11 with no issues. Microsoft what are you doing?!

I don't know which tests they performed, as I don't work with/for them.

If you read the blog, in the Reliability section, they have said:

Devices that do not meet the minimum system requirements had 52% more kernel mode crashes. Devices that do meet the minimum system requirements had a 99.8% crash free experience.

This might be the reason why they didn't include older processors.

To get more about the processors, just go to the blog that I gave, press Ctrl+F and type processors.

Regards,