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2025 and still no solution.
Can´t believe this processor has been left behind.
Why Intel Core i7-7820HK CPU @ 2.90Ghz is not supported for Windows 11
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Devng Gndhi
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Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ1
Intel® Core™ i7-7820X
This 2 CPU from the same series are compatible but
Intel® Core™ i7-7820HK is not compatible for windows 11. HK is in terms off performance batter than 7820HQ and 7820X.
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Anunay Sharma 11 Reputation points2021-10-21T07:35:05.217+00:00 
Check the Specifications where 7820HK doesn't support vPro Tech,Trusted Execution Test and Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) whereas 7820HQ does, these might be the requirements for stable functioning of the current iteration of Windows 11. I think this might be bypassed virtually later on.
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Richard Kokes 36 Reputation points2021-10-21T23:28:26.007+00:00 The thing is I am already running windows 11 as part of the windows insider program and I haven't experienced any problems. So I cant see
why there would be a problem supporting this processor. Unless there are more recent builds that have come out that I wasn't offered.
According to System - About my version is 22000.282 Windows 11 Pro -
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Neff stephens 21 Reputation points2021-12-07T18:57:41.147+00:00 Intel: Core i7-7820HQ is not supported either, Why ?
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Neff stephens 21 Reputation points
2021-12-07T18:57:57.423+00:00 Intel: Core i7-7820HQ is not supported either, Why ?
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Jimmy Ramírez Guzmán 0 Reputation points2024-05-07T22:33:41.7466667+00:00 2024 and still no change it seems, I can't believe some Intel Celeron processors can upgrade and this Core-i7-7820HK can't do it.
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Jimmy Ramírez Guzmán 0 Reputation points
2024-05-07T22:33:13.45+00:00 2024 and still no change it seems, I can't believe some Intel Celeron processors can upgrade and this Core-i7-7820HK can't do it.
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Frank Menrath 0 Reputation points2025-02-19T21:34:19.28+00:00 I think so too. It's unbelievable that they can't manage that. You buy a notebook for a lot of money with a supposedly modern processor and then it's less future-proof than the old processors.
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Leon Laude 86,221 Reputation points2021-09-15T17:24:26.27+00:00 Hi @Devng Gndhi ,
During the summer of 2021 Microsoft made it clear that only Intel 8th Gen and beyond CPUs were officially supported, however the list may still change.
If you're willing to install Windows 11 manually, then the minimal Windows 11 requirements below will come into play which are:
Processor
- 1GHz (64-bit) processor with 2 or more cores
Memory
- 4GB of RAM
Storage
- 64GB
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Wulfstryke - 31 Reputation points2021-10-06T19:07:52.557+00:00 You are incorrect, as the OP stated Microsoft added new chips to the compatibility list
Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ[1]
Intel® Core™ i7-7820Xthese have been added, as the OP stated the i7-7820HK is a superior Chip compared to those two and yet it is not considered compatible. The OP is wondering, As am I, why the better of the three chis is considered incompatible.
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Leon Laude 86,221 Reputation points
2021-10-06T19:22:15.657+00:00 The OP asked specifically about the i7-7820HK processor, which is not on Microsoft's list of supported processors. The list of supported processors however will continue to be updated with more supported processors.
It is true that Microsoft changed their minds about the minimum of 8th generation of Intel processors, this is also mentioned in the blog post below:
We did identify a set of PC models that meet the principles while running on Intel 7th Gen processors that we did not originally include in our minimum system requirements. Based on those findings, we have expanded the list of compatible 64-bit processors to include the following:
Intel® Core™ X-series, Xeon® W-series
Intel® Core™ 7820HQ (only select devices that shipped with modern drivers based on Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Support Apps (DCH) design principles, including Surface Studio 2) -
Richard Kokes 36 Reputation points
2021-10-06T21:09:17.523+00:00 For me I believe the 7820HQ is on there is because Microsoft's own product uses that Processor. Why not have both Processors supported, they are basically the same.
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