These Intel CPUs Will No Longer Be Compatible with Windows 11!

Microsoft has been upgrading Windows 11 every now and then with many major updates for the OS that have come out since its release back in 2021. Now, they are updating the system requirements for Windows 11. But why so? PCs get older and if they have obsolete, there will be problems while running the latest operating system. And to ensure a smooth run, these system requirements change. As a result, many Intel CPUs are no longer compatible with Windows 11. Check out the details below.

Intel CPUs That Don’t Support Windows 11 Anymore!

The time has come for Microsoft to update its system requirements for Windows 11 and they will be dropping support for several older-generation Intel CPUs. This mostly includes Intel’s 8th-Gen Xeon processors as reported by Neowin.net.

The list of these Intel Xeon Processors is below, so you can check it to see if your PC is affected by the system requirements change. Since other Intel 8th-Gen CPUs such as the i7-8700K, i5-8400, or laptop CPUs are still supported, this change shouldn’t impact most people.

1. Intel Xeon E-2104G
2. Intel Xeon E-2124
3. Intel Xeon E-2124G
4. Intel Xeon E-2126G
5. Intel Xeon E-2134
6. Intel Xeon E-2136
7. Intel Xeon E-2144G
8. Intel Xeon E-2146G
9. Intel Xeon E-2174G
10. Intel Xeon E-2176G
11. Intel Xeon E-2176M
12. Intel Xeon E-2186G
13. Intel Xeon E-2186M
14. Intel Xeon E-2224
15. Intel Xeon E-2224G
16. Intel Xeon E-2226G
17. Intel Xeon E-2226GE
18. Intel Xeon E-2234
19. Intel Xeon E-2236
20. Intel Xeon E-2244G
21. Intel Xeon E-2246G
22. Intel Xeon E-2254ME
23. Intel Xeon E-2254ML
24. Intel Xeon E-2274G
25. Intel Xeon E-2276G
26. Intel Xeon E-2276M
27. Intel Xeon E-2276ME
28. Intel Xeon E-2276ML
29. Intel Xeon E-2278G
30. Intel Xeon E-2278GE
31. Intel Xeon E-2278GEL
32. Intel Xeon E-2286G
33. Intel Xeon E-2286M
34. Intel Xeon E-2288G
35. Intel Xeon E-2314
36. Intel Xeon E-2324G
37. Intel Xeon E-2334
38. Intel Xeon E-2336
39. Intel Xeon E-2356G
40. Intel Xeon E-2374G
41. Intel Xeon E-2378
42. Intel Xeon E-2378G
43. Intel Xeon E-2386G
44. Intel Xeon E-2388G

These are all workstation-grade CPUs, mostly utilized in servers and professional environments. None of them are part of the CPU lineup Intel intended for normal consumers, so even if you have an older processor, chances are it will still work with Windows 11 just fine.

Apart from these Intel Xeon CPUs, a report by deskmodder.de states that its forum users are unable to use ‘bypass methods,’ which people use to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware such as Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs.

So, on the latest Windows 11 build, they have created additional safeguards against the workarounds used by people for installing Windows 11 on older systems. In the future, (maybe with Windows 12) they could also block completely block OS installation on older CPUs. By the way, you can read everything we know about the upcoming Windows 12 update here.