Microsoft used the launch of Windows 11 “Moments 3”, the first major system update of the year, to update the list of processors compatible with Windows 11 which the company officially supports.

Rivers of ink flowed around the minimum hardware requirements of Windows 11. Both because of their increased level compared to Windows 10, and because of the requirements for components such as TPM, as well as the chaotic management that Microsoft carries out in the section that ended up penalizing the adoption of the system. We’ve talked about it ad nauseam and we won’t bore you with remembering it, but we recommend reading the special Windows 11 via hardware where we recently reviewed the minimum and recommended levels for warranty operation.

The latest update to the official list removes some older CPUs and adds newer ones. The inclusion of some such as the Intel Celeron J4005 or the Snapdragon 850 is surprising when some of the much more powerful models capable of running the system are gone, but It is an example of improveable management which we talked about.

Even Microsoft is aware and warns that some of these processors may not be installed by default with Windows 11 and it is up to the customer to upgrade if necessary. It also explains that the listed processors represent models that meet the minimum level for supported processor generations, up to the latest at the time of publication.

Microsoft makes it happen “These processors meet design principles regarding security, reliability and minimum system requirements for Windows 11”. Subsequent generations of processors that follow the same principles will be considered compatible, even if not explicitly listed as such Microsoft will not update the list until new major versions of the system are released..

CPU compatible with Windows 11

You should know that in practice Windows 11 can be installed on computers with any modern processor and much older ones that will never be on Microsoft’s official list. Microsoft ended a pragmatic approach to the problem (probably to increase the user base) and it is very easy to skip the requirements, both CPU and TPM and Secure Boot.

This means that the list of processors is very extensive, with a large number of models for the two supported x86 vendors, Intel and AMD, and less for Qualcomm, although there are the main ones used in Windows on ARM:

• processors Intel Compatible with Windows 11.
• AMD processors Compatible with Windows 11.
• Qualcomm processors Compatible with Windows 11.

what was said The above is official… In practice bypassing Microsoft’s blocking requirements (warm for reasons discussed) it is extremely simple and the system can be installed on almost any computer.