dtrumbower
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Intel i7-920 not supported. Oh well.
Anyone running Windows 11 yet?
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Of course not, its 13 years old at this point. It has to be intel 8th gen or newer.
dtrumbower
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There are many I7 cpus supported, just not this one.
I know that. But again, they have to be 8th gen or newer which means no older then 3 years ago. Official cpu support page. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...pported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors
zappaDPJ
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With the exception of my graphics card which was recently replaced, my self-built PC is 10 years old. It's the workhorse in my recording studio plus it provides storage and playback for over half a million music files. I use it for graphics design and photo editing, video playback and streaming. It will even play most games @120 FPS.
I used to be that person that wanted my software in a box but I reluctantly gave control of my PC's operating system to Microsoft years ago and to date it's not caused me a major issue so it's irritating to say the least that I can't upgrade to Windows 11 on a PC that will probably be good for another 5 years.
I used to be that person that wanted my software in a box but I reluctantly gave control of my PC's operating system to Microsoft years ago and to date it's not caused me a major issue so it's irritating to say the least that I can't upgrade to Windows 11 on a PC that will probably be good for another 5 years.
dilbert
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Windows 11 on devices that don't meet minimum system requirements - Microsoft Support
Installing Windows 11 on devices that do not meet minimum system requirements is unsupported and is not recommended by Microsoft.
support.microsoft.com
zappaDPJ
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That appears to be giving reasons not to do it rather than how to do it. Or am I mistaken?Windows 11 on devices that don't meet minimum system requirements - Microsoft Support
Installing Windows 11 on devices that do not meet minimum system requirements is unsupported and is not recommended by Microsoft.
nrep
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Yep, I'm running Windows 11 and loving it. Been running it as an insider for a long time, as my XF forum is based around W11:
www.windows11forums.com
It's a shame that the hardware requirements exclude a lot of PCs, but they are so easy to workaround that I don't think may people will be excluded if they want to try it. I've upgraded some older machines running Gen 3 Intel CPUs and they work fine
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It's a shame that the hardware requirements exclude a lot of PCs, but they are so easy to workaround that I don't think may people will be excluded if they want to try it. I've upgraded some older machines running Gen 3 Intel CPUs and they work fine
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zappaDPJ
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My worry would be not so much the upgrade itself, but compatibility issues down the line.
dilbert
Member
Oops, wrong link.
Ways to install Windows 11 - Microsoft Support
Learn how to install Windows 11, including the recommended option of using the Windows Update page in Settings.
support.microsoft.com
Still indicates it's not recommended, but Microsoft provides an option to install.
My laptop qualifies, my desktop does not.
I'll hold out on the laptop for a while, I like Win10.
zappaDPJ
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Unfortunately I don't have TPM 1.2 and my motherboard missed out on having the necessary port for it by one iteration. I do appreciate your attempts to help though
I'll probably stick with 10 until it's unsupported or my current PC starts to chug.
I'll just wait and see how it pans out.
Only if its connected via USB. But frankly who in their right mind would connect usb these days?
Brother printers may not work in Windows 11 if connected via USB
Brother is warning that many of their printers may no longer work or display errors when using a USB connection in Windows 11.
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I have a problem with right clicking in file explorer. The menu opens but closes immediately, I have to click several times for it to persist.
Nobody has this problem?
Also I had installed a preview a month or two ago, so I don't know if I really have the stable version of W11. How do you know?
Nobody has this problem?
Also I had installed a preview a month or two ago, so I don't know if I really have the stable version of W11. How do you know?
JRobert
Active member
Someone who still has a perfectly good printer that doesn't have any other connection? (I guess maybe this meets your "not in his right mind" definition).