Microsoft is altering the system necessities of the upcoming Home windows 11 24H2 characteristic replace. When Microsoft launched Home windows 11, it modified the minimal system necessities considerably. This locked out tens of millions of Home windows 10 gadgets from the improve to Home windows 11.
Now it seems, that Microsoft is modifying the system necessities of Home windows 11 once more. That is the primary time that Microsoft is altering the system necessities of an already launched working system.
Here’s what occurred: Again in February 2024, testers of Home windows 11 began to note that the working system wouldn’t set up anymore on sure gadgets. The problem was recognized rapidly as a brand new restriction relating to a tool’s processor.
If the processor didn’t help so-called POPCNT directions, Home windows 11 take a look at construct installations would fail. Upgrades from earlier variations of Home windows 11 would fail as effectively.
In different phrases: the brand new system necessities launched in Home windows 11 24H2 would stop some clients from upgrading their gadgets to the brand new model.
It grew to become clear quickly thereafter that the primary new requirement is SSE4.2. The processor must help SSE4.2 to improve a tool to Home windows 11 model 24H2 or set up the working system on such a tool.
Processors launched within the final decade help the instruction. Processors that don’t help it aren’t formally supported by Home windows 11. Nonetheless, it was attainable, till now, to bypass the necessities and set up Home windows 11 on these gadgets.
Home windows 11 will not boot if the processor doesn’t help SSE 4.2
Twitter person BobPony found that Home windows 11 construct 26080 is now stopping the booting of the working system, if the processor doesn’t help SSE4.2.
Home windows 11 will reboot the machine robotically on unsupported gadgets in accordance with the Twitter person’s exams.
He writes: “UPDATE: Since Home windows 11 Construct 26080, a CPU with the SSE4.2 instruction is ALSO REQUIRED TO BOOT Home windows 11 Model 24H2!!
Making an attempt besides Construct 26080+ on techniques with out the SSE4.2 instruction current will set off an automated reboot as soon as it reaches the boot display screen part.”
Microsoft has added SSE4.2 as a blocker to the compatibility checklist. Which means upgrades to Home windows 11 24H2 will not be provided on techniques that don’t help SSE4.2
Clients are caught
Clients who upgraded their Home windows gadgets to Home windows 11 are caught on Home windows 11 model 23H2, if the system’s CPU doesn’t help SSE4.2.
Home windows 11 model 23H2 reaches finish of help in October 2025. That is additionally the month that Home windows 10 will attain its finish of help. One possibility that affected customers have is to downgrade their gadgets to Home windows 10. Microsoft plans to permit clients to increase help by as much as three years, for a value. This strikes the top of help to October 2028.
Another choice can be to make the swap to Linux between now and finish of help in October 2025.
What about you? Which working system do you employ in the intervening time?
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