Windows 11 may be installed on a variety of older CPUs

People who have an older PC or laptop will be able to install Windows 11 in the near future in a vast majority of circumstances. Microsoft has announced that it will make a third-party download available for purchase.

Microsoft announced in June that the new operating system will only be available on devices with processors that are less than three years old. In that situation, the processors in question were from the ninth generation of Intel or newer. Microsoft has now confirmed that the Core X and Xeon W processors from Intel will also be supported.

While comes to the conclusion that the initial system requirements were correct, with the exception of the CPUs listed above. The Intel Core 7820HQ is the only exception, as it is still eligible in systems that have DCH drivers pre-installed on the motherboard. As an example, Microsoft points to the Surface Studio 2 tablet computer. In addition to a certified 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage space, a graphics card that supports DirectX 12, UEFI with Secure Boot, and TPM 2.0 are also required for Windows 11.

Microsoft will make a third-party download available. Users who have a device with an older processor will be able to upgrade to the new operating system as a result. According to Microsoft, the installation of Windows 11 is done entirely at your own risk. With a third-party download, the tech giant claims that it cannot guarantee software compatibility, overall system reliability, or future updates.

For those who wish to install the operating system from an external download source, Microsoft has also established a set of prerequisites for them. A 64-bit 1 GHz processor with more than two cores is required by users. In addition, the smartphone must have 4 GB of memory and 64 GB of storage space.

Finally, through the Windows Insiders program, Microsoft is making the upgraded version of the PC Health Check App available to everyone. After being taken offline at the end of June due to incorrect information it provided to customers about future compatibility with Windows 11, the Windows utility was reactivated. The updated app should not only deliver the relevant information to the user, but it should also show whether or not the user is required to have the ability to upgrade to Windows 11 in the future.