This is only applicable to OEMs, not existing consumers.
No that is a fact. Microsoft removed support for at least a few intel processors for w11 24h2
Before reposting - you may first - check microsoft homepage yourself first.
I think DR DRO postet it on another topic.
I checked microsoft homepage a few hours ago-> than subpage -> than subpage. Which gives you some sort of hardware requirement page for w11 24h2 for intel, amd and, arm?
what i remember
23h2 support ends around november 2025
my sold notebook which i disliked had intel mobile 8550u processor, which was not more on that 24h2 hardware requirement list. That processor was on the 23h2 intel hardware list
I looked over it several times by hand. I used the browser serach feature only on the intel lists for 23h2 and 24h2.
post #5660 shows screenshot of that page i found yesterday myself
Yesterday I started from the buy windows 11 pro page in english from microsoft. than subpage -> subpage -> subpage.
The network connection doesn't need to be connected to the internet does it?
I think you know it anyway by now. I'm a long term gnu getnoo linux user.
I bootup my w11pro 24h2 with the uefi bootloader. W11 pro has only an offline user and is always started without wlan. Wlan is set to metered connection. I only use my smartphone hotspot for the internet.
100% - i checked before - before posting. Without internet that windows 11 update package from computerbase.de/downloads does not install.
You need a working internet connection - I call it online DRM - to install it.
Next bug. Those files do not remove themself
I'm kinda certain that was not there. Lint files which did not remove themself. I doubt I got any meaningful information that ~1GB folder was space wasted on C:
What is the official way to cleanup W11Pro 24H2 Lint files from upgrade packages? roman@Sienna_Cichlid /mnt/windows/35b478bd9a591da4538c31e60dd3 $ ls -alh total 620M drwxrwxrwx 1 roman roman 4.0K Feb 8 19:40 . drwxrwxrwx 1 roman roman 8.0K Feb 13 18:28 .. -rwxrwxrwx 1 roman roman 7.0M Feb 8...
www.techpowerup.com
MY post #5657 shows the same microsoft number - now its 100% sure for myself.
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weekly german language clickbait PCGH - problems with windows 11 - summary issues with the file explorer (that page has a lot of advertisements, random clickbait buy amazon stuff, and quite regularly windows 11 issues articles ...)
Auch das neueste Update für Windows 11 kommt nicht ohne eigene Probleme aus.
www.pcgameshardware.de
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Now when I think about it. Speculation - no facts. When microsoft wants to hard limit those "free update guys" - the only way would be to introduce online checks before accepting offline update packages. Microsoft does it totally wrong. Microsoft should compile the windows kernel for a higher platform with instructions which the unsupported processors do not have.
