Posted 2/12/2024, 1:25:00 PM
Next Windows 11 Update Will Require Old PCs With Processors Over 15 Years Old to Upgrade
- The next Windows 11 version (24H2) will require CPUs to support the POPCNT feature to boot.
- Modern CPUs support POPCNT, so new PCs won't have issues updating.
- PCs older than 15 years likely don't support POPCNT and won't boot Windows 11 24H2.
- Microsoft quietly made POPCNT a requirement in a Windows 11 preview build last year.
- Tricks to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware won't help bypass the POPCNT requirement.