Microsoft Remove Support for 44 Intel CPUs on Windows 11

Windows 11’s list of supported processors is periodically updated by Microsoft. In the previous May update, the company included various new Intel chips, such as the latest Raptor Lake (13th Gen) processors. Nonetheless, in the latest list published on July 25, Microsoft reversed course by removing support for several previously eligible Intel CPUs under Windows 11 22H2.

It’s crucial to grasp that each iteration of Windows 11 (21H2 and 22H2) has its distinct roster of compatible processors. The recent modification record from Microsoft pertains specifically to the Windows 11 22H2 edition.

List of Intel CPUs Removed from MS Windows 11 Support

Among the processors removed, Xeons from Intel’s server lineup are included. The Intel CPUs that Microsoft has taken off the official Windows 11 support list are as follows:

Intel Xeon E-2104G
Intel Xeon E-2124
Intel Xeon E-2124G
Intel Xeon E-2126G
Intel Xeon E-2134
Intel Xeon E-2136
Intel Xeon E-2144G
Intel Xeon E-2146G
Intel Xeon E-2174G
Intel Xeon E-2176G
Intel Xeon E-2176M
Intel Xeon E-2186G
Intel Xeon E-2186M
Intel Xeon E-2224
Intel Xeon E-2224G
Intel Xeon E-2226G
Intel Xeon E-2226GE
Intel Xeon E-2234
Intel Xeon E-2236
Intel Xeon E-2244G
Intel Xeon E-2246G
Intel Xeon E-2254ME
Intel Xeon E-2254ML
Intel Xeon E-2274G
Intel Xeon E-2276G
Intel Xeon E-2276M
Intel Xeon E-2276ME
Intel Xeon E-2276ML
Intel Xeon E-2278G
Intel Xeon E-2278GE
Intel Xeon E-2278GEL
Intel Xeon E-2286G
Intel Xeon E-2286M
Intel Xeon E-2288G
Intel Xeon E-2314
Intel Xeon E-2324G
Intel Xeon E-2334
Intel Xeon E-2336
Intel Xeon E-2356G
Intel Xeon E-2374G
Intel Xeon E-2378
Intel Xeon E-2378G
Intel Xeon E-2386G
Intel Xeon E-2388G

The list of Xeon CPUs not supported includes all Intel Coffee Lake (8th Gen) Core processors. This implies Microsoft has entirely withdrawn server-based CPU support, though desktop counterparts persist. Yet, most Xeon CPUs after Coffee Lake remain eligible for upgrades.

Conversely, the updated roster of supported processors features several fresh Ryzen models, including the unrevealed Ryzen 3 5380. This processor is speculated to be an AMD “Lucienne” lineup SKU, founded on Zen 2 CPU and Vega GPU microarchitectures.