Windows 10: What criteria is used to add an "approved processor" to the Windows 11 "approved" list?

I took the PC health quiz for windows 11. This is the criteria: 1. PC must support secure boot-check; 2. TPM 2.0 enabled on PC-check; 3. at least 4GB RAM-check i have 20GB; 4. system disk has to have 64GB-check. I have 1000GB; 5. lastly the processor must have at least 1gHz AND be on the approved list.. Mine has 2.7gHz But its not on the list. Can anyone explain to me why that is? When I went to look at the list; there are processors that are running windows 7 on the approved list. Make it make sense...

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Win11 Pro approved processor list

My Computer is less than 1 year old with an AMD processor that meets the performance requirements for Win 11 but my processor (AMD Pro A10-9700 R7 is not listed in your approved list. When will Microsoft include my processor on the approved list for upgrading from Win 10 Pro to Win 11 Pro ?

 

Windows 11 Approved processor list

Hi

I was just wondering if anyone knows what the rules are for being on the 'Approved List' of processors to download Windows 11 via Windows Update.

According to Microsoft, the minimum requirements are:

- 1 Ghz

- 4GB RAM

- 2 cores

- being on approved list of CPUs

My laptop easily meets this:

-Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4712HQ CPU 2.30Ghz

-4 cores

- 8 logical processors

- i7-4712HW 2.3ghz

- 16 GB RAM

But because

- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4712HQ CPU 2.30Ghz



isn't on the 'approved list' I can't download it via Windows update. I know there are various registry changes you can make that apparently bypass this check, but is there a real technical reason for excluding some Intel Core i7 processors or is it a bug? I can't see why my laptop can't run Windows 11?!!

Thanks

Pete

 

Listed approved processor but says not supported

But that is my point. My processor IS on the approved list but the upgrade check program says it's not.