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Microsoft a few days back, announced that it was beginning the WHCP hardware certification for the next Windows feature update, version 24H2. This essentially ensures that the Windows 11 24H2 system requirements eligibility of compatible CPUs, and such, are properly maintained by hardware partners like AMD, or Intel, among others. While the system requirements are not expected to change, very old processors would not be able to bypass the Windows 11 24H2 eligibility block as they do not have PopCnt and SSE4.2 instructions.
Interestingly, the same will apply to Windows Server 2025 as well which received official Evaluation ISOs too.
Aside from that, the company also announced Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 this week. The company has also published the minimum system requirements as well as supported processor families. They have been categorized as Preferred and Optional. Interestingly, SSD has been added as a minimum system requirement, which has been a rumour about the client OS since mid-2022.
The minimum requirements of Windows 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2024, both preferred and optional, are given below:
|
Component |
PREFERRED Minimum Requirements |
OPTIONAL Minimum Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Processor¹ | 1 GHz, 2 Cores | 1 GHz, 2 Cores |
| System Memory | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage Size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | Solid‑State Drive (SSD) |
Solid‑State Drive (SSD) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Hybrid Hard Drive (SSHD) Flash (eMMC, SD, USB) |
| System Firmware | UEFI | BIOS |
| TPM | TPM 2.0 | Optional |
| Secure Boot | Enabled | Optional |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 | DirectX 10 / None |
| Display |
9" diagonal 720p HD |
Custom Size / Optional |
Microsoft has also published the list of supported Intel and AMD x86 processors as well as Qualcomm and NXP Arm CPUs.
First up, we have Intel:
| Intel® Processor Platform | Products Formerly Known As (Code Name) |
|---|---|
| Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 1) | Meteor Lake |
|
13th and 14th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors 13th and 14th Generation Intel® Processors |
Raptor Lake |
|
12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors 12th Generation Intel® Pentium® Processors 12th Generation Intel® Celeron® Processors |
Alder Lake |
|
11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Xeon® W-11XXX Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors |
Tiger Lake |
|
10th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Xeon® W-1XXX and W-10XXX Processors Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors |
Comet Lake |
|
8th and 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Xeon® E-2XXX Processors Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors |
Coffee Lake |
|
8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors |
Whiskey Lake |
| Intel® Xeon® Processors | Sapphire Rapids |
| Intel® Xeon® Processors | Ice Lake |
|
Intel® Xeon® Processors Intel® Core™ X-Series Processors |
Cascade Lake |
|
Intel® Xeon® Processor Intel® Core™ X-Series Processors |
Skylake-SP or Skylake-X |
| Intel® Atom® Processors | Amston Lake |
|
Intel® Atom® Processors Intel® Core™ N-Series Processors Intel® Processors |
Alder Lake-N |
|
Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors |
Jasper Lake |
|
Intel® Atom® Processors Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors |
Elkhart Lake |
Up next we have AMD:
| Family | Models |
|---|---|
| EPYC™ Embedded |
EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series EPYC™ 7003 Series EPYC™ Embedded 7002 Series EPYC™ Embedded 7001 Series |
| Ryzen™ Embedded |
Ryzen™ Embedded 7000 Series Ryzen™ Embedded 5000 Series |
| Ryzen™ Embedded R-Series |
Ryzen™ Embedded R2000 Series Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 Series |
| Ryzen™ Embedded V-Series |
Ryzen™ Embedded V3000 Series Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 Series |
The list of supported Qualcomm and NXP processors is available on the support document on Microsoft's website. If you are curious, Microsoft last updated the compatible CPU list for client Windows 11 this March.
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