


Updated PC Health Check tool released soon Furthermore, after working with AMD to analyze first-generation AMD Zen CPUs, Microsoft determined that none of them were compatible with Windows 11.

Unfortunately, no other Intel 7th generation CPUs are compatible with Windows 11. While devices that do meet the minimum system requirements had a 99.8% crash free experience," explained Microsoft in today's blog post.

"Devices that do not meet the minimum system requirements had 52% more kernel mode crashes. Microsoft says that CPUs who following the DCH design principles have a 99.8% kernel crash-free experience. For details, see Hardware Support App (HSA): Steps for driver developers and Hardware Support App (HSA): Steps for app developers. You must distribute and update an HSA through the Microsoft Store. The application can be a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) or Desktop Bridge app. An HSA is an optional device-specific app that's paired with a driver. Hardware Support App (H): Any user interface (UI) component associated with a Windows Driver must be packaged as a Hardware Support App (HSA) or preinstalled on the OEM device. As a result, the base driver, which provides only core device functionality, can be targeted, flighted, and serviced independently from the customizations. Don't include co-installers or RegisterDll functions.Ĭomponentized (C): Edition-specific, OEM-specific, and optional customizations to the driver are separate from the base driver package. Microsoft uses the Intel Core i7-7820HQ processor in their $3,500 Surface Studio 2 devices, so it is not surprising to see that this CPU found its way into the compatibility list.Īccording to Microsoft, these additional CPUs were added as they follow Microsoft's DCH design principles:ĭeclarative (D): Install the driver by using only declarative INF directives. Intel Core 7820HQ (only select devices that shipped with modern drivers based on Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Support Apps (DCH) design principles, this includes Surface Studio 2).Microsoft announced today that they had expanded their list of compatible 64-bit processors to include one Intel 7th generation CPU and newer Intel Core CPUs: Windows 11 PC Health Check tool Additional Windows 11 compatible CPUs
