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title: "Which CPUs Support Windows 11?"  
description: "Which CPUs Support Windows 11?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-04-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96714/which-cpus-support-windows-11  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "windows-11", "operating systems"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Which CPUs Support Windows 11?

Which CPUs [Support](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82686/benefits-and-features-of-salesforce-support) Windows 11?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

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- Intel processors that are compatible with **[Windows](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94979/how-do-i-fix-windows-10-network-access-denied) 11** date from mid-2017 and no earlier. Consider 8th-generation processors and beyond. The full list, which includes Pentium, Celeron, and Xeon chips, can be found on Microsoft's website. We've pared down the list to just a few of the most common mainstream consumer processors from each generation to make scanning easier.
- Intel Core X-series, Xeon W-series, and the Intel Core 7820HQ (found in the Microsoft Surface Studio 2) have all been added to Microsoft's list of compatible processors.

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