Microsoft Says Some Older Processors Can Run Windows 11 as Well

The Windows 11 announcement earlier this year took many by surprise, but for some people, what was more unexpected was Microsoft’s confirmation that only some computers already running Windows 10 would support the new operating system. The Redmond-based software giant said only 8th-gen and newer processors would be able to run Windows 11, though the company later started testing some 7th-gen CPUs on the new OS as part of the Windows Insider program. And Microsoft now says it has determined that some older chips can indeed handle Windows 11, so the list of compatible processors is now being updated to reflect that not only 8th-gen processors are supported by the new operating system. “Following the results of our testing, we are making a small number of additions to the compatible processor list, but otherwise will maintain the minimum system requirements as originally set. We have concluded that the compatible 64-bit processors selected, 4GB of memory, 64GB of sto...