Windows 10: Why are AMD CPU's being excluded from Winows 11 Upgrades?

My Pc passes all the minimum standards, apart from having an Intel Processor, it had an AMD anthalon CPU and is excluded from windows 11 upgrade? Why is is so Microsoft?

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Introducing Windows 11

Thanks--when I looked at the list the AMD CPUs hadn't been posted. At least some Athlons are on the list, which might make it simpler for you.

 

How Successful Would A Windows 11 Upgrade Be On This PC

Here is the list of supported AMD CPUs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...amd-processors

The A8-4500M isn't on the list.

It may still be possible to install 11 on the machine. There's a long thread in a sister forum: Let's install Windows 11 on an incompatible hardware | Windows 11 Forum

 

Will Free Windows 10 "Upgrade" work with Clean Install (CMPXCHG16b)?

hi, banger --

"...list of CPUs excluded from win 10?"

Not that I'm aware of, no -

but I do know that a lot of AMD Socket 939 CPUs from the 2005 era, and some intel Pentium D 8XX (and possibly 9XX) dual-core CPUs, and some Core2 Quad CPUs will also have the same problem with this CMPXCHG16b CPU instruction, and will not do Windows 8.1 or Windows (10) Technical Preview in-place upgrades from Win 7 / 8.X. In some cases, even if the CPU isn't the problem, the chipset and/or motherboard itself may be.

This whole CMPXCHG16b instruction thing smells fishy to me. More M$ greed? (in bed with Intel / AMD / motherboard OEM's?)

- Trev