[SOLVED] Is the W11 Intel CPU support list complete yet?

[box o rocks]

Should we assume the list is still not complete? It seems that Intel processors prior to Coffee Lake should be supported, no? If not, there's a whole lot of still good machines that won't be of any use when W10 is no longer supported.

 

[USAFRet]

Should we assume the list is still not complete? It seems that Intel processors prior to Coffee Lake should be supported, no? If not, there's a whole lot of still good machines that won't be of any use when W10 is no longer supported.

By the time Win 10 is no longer supported (2025), those things will be a decade or more old.

This is not the first time this has happened.

 

[Endre]

Should we assume the list is still not complete? It seems that Intel processors prior to Coffee Lake should be supported, no? If not, there's a whole lot of still good machines that won't be of any use when W10 is no longer supported.

Well, the PC will continue to function, and I think that Microsoft will continue to support Win10 with critical security updates even after 2025.
(Windows 7 received some security patches in 2020 that solved a dangerous system vulnerability).

 

[clutchc]

I too have some older PCs I'd like to upgrade to W11 (when officially released and stable) that aren't on the list yet. I suspect the Intel CPU support list will grow to include CPUs prior to CL. As for AMD... there's nothing prior to Ryzen yet.

 

[USAFRet]

I too have some older PCs I'd like to upgrade to W11 (when officially released and stable) that aren't on the list yet. I suspect the Intel CPU support list will grow to include CPUs prior to CL. As for AMD... there's nothing prior to Ryzen yet.

Revisit this concept in 2023-2024.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Should we assume the list is still not complete? It seems that Intel processors prior to Coffee Lake should be supported, no? If not, there's a whole lot of still good machines that won't be of any use when W10 is no longer supported.

The list of supported processors changes, but not for the better For instance, if you look at Microsoft's list of officially supported processors, Windows 7 doesn't have any Core 2 based processors, despite being released at the time those were at their prime.

The problem is that the manufacture of the hardware stops supporting that hardware as well. Microsoft can't offer support for hardware that doesn't have support.

 

[box o rocks]

The list of supported processors changes, but not for the better For instance, if you look at Microsoft's list of officially supported processors, Windows 7 doesn't have any Core 2 based processors, despite being released at the time those were at their prime.

The problem is that the manufacture of the hardware stops supporting that hardware as well. Microsoft can't offer support for hardware that doesn't have support.

That's odd. Those CPUs listed must just be the processors they have actually tested and verified. Kinda like what you see when you look at a motherboard's memory support list. Other memory not on the list works fine, but isn't officially verified. (?)

For example, Win 10 21H2 doesn't list any old Core 2 Quads or Duos, but my ancient Q9400 and Q8400 machines still work fine with Win 10 21H2 .

 

[hotaru.hino]

That's odd. Those CPUs listed must just be the processors they have actually tested and verified. Kinda like what you see when you look at a motherboard's memory support list. Other memory not on the list works fine, but isn't officially verified. (?)

For example, Win 10 21H2 doesn't list any old Core 2 Quads or Duos, but my ancient Q9400 and Q8400 machines still work fine with Win 10 21H2 .

Even if it runs the OS just fine, if the manufacturer isn't going to support it, it's less of an incentive for Microsoft to add it as supported hardware. For instance, when looking at one of ASUS's P45 boards, there's no option to download a Windows 10 version of the drivers (https://www.asus.com/supportonly/p5q/HelpDesk_Download/ ) However, considering the driver model for Windows 10 and previous versions hasn't really changed much (save for the WDDM version, but that's another thing), the Windows 8.1 drivers it does have may work on Windows 10 just fine.

However note that ASUS not supporting Windows 10 for their P45 chipset board implies that Intel is also not offering support for Windows 10 on said chipset. After all, where else does ASUS get the driver from?