They updated list of CPUs they officially support for newly build PCs by the OEMs.<p>And Intel discontinued 10th gen desktop 4 years ago. So it is not unreasonable to tell OEMs not build new machines with those parts.<p>The list of supported parts can be found here: <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-24h2-supported-intel-processors" rel="nofollow">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/mi...</a>
Isn't that typical the modern ways. Pressure and control. We'll. Now it's even easier to choose.. I will just stay with win10. . Until September. Hopefully there will be some enlightenment around there.
Hmm, I wonder if they're doing this so they can drop some code for Spectre/Meltdown mitigations? If memory serves the fix was somewhere around the 10th-11th gen for Intel.
What is MS's end game here? The development cost savings seem not worth it. The only plausible reason I can think of is collision with PC manufacturers to boost sales.
Once a consumer friendly Linux distribution hits the market Microsoft is completely and utterly screwed.<p>They do NOT control when someone buys or does not buy hardware. WE ARE.
They also enforce secure shit boot for 25H1 and forward. I don't see Windows being successful aside from office environment. But even here some already look for alternatives because the costs for very buggy software have become substantial.<p>What a shitty policy by them.<p>Given how hard notebook maintenance is for simple things like accessing the HDD, an UEFI password is probably just as safe for many users.