Microsoft justifies the CPU compatibility list on three grounds:
Hans held his breath. His transistors were firing rapidly. He looked at his own model number: i7-7700K. 7th Generation. He watched the list scroll past the i7s. It listed the 8700K. The 9700K. But it skipped the 7000 series entirely. windows 11 cpu kompatibilitätsliste
Microsoft provides two official tools:
The Regulator looked down at them. "Enjoy it while it lasts, boys," he said softly. "For now, you run on borrowed time. But today, the user chose you over the compatibility list. That is a loyalty no corporation can program." Microsoft justifies the CPU compatibility list on three
Hans smiled—or at least, he processed the emotion of smiling. He opened Microsoft Edge. He was ready to browse, even if he wasn't technically supposed to be there. 7th Generation
Beside him, Fritz scanned the AMD section. Ryzen 2000 series... listed? No. It started at the 3000 series for some, or the 2000 series for APUs, but the specific list for Fritz was blurry.