Microsoft has now added these 7th gen Intel processors to its published list of Windows 11 compatible CPUs, though it hasn't yet added them to the PC Health Check app. Intel Core 7820HQ (only select devices that shipped with modern drivers based on Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Support Apps (DCH) design principles, this includes the Microsoft Surface Studio 2).Now the company claims to have done so, and decided that while AMD Zen 1 CPUs do not meet its expectations for Windows 11, some 7th generation Intel CPUs do - specifically, any CPUs in these ranges: You may recall that when Microsoft took down the PC Health Check app in June, it also promised to test and see if Intel 7th generation and AMD Zen 1-based CPUs - originally missing from the compatibility list - would be capable of running Windows 11 to Microsoft's satisfaction.
