Why Windows 11 does not support Intel Core i7-6500U CPU @ 2.5Ghz Processer ?

NAVEEN KUMAR 86 Reputation points
2021-10-23T06:48:50.407+00:00

I have Dell Inspiration 5559 laptop with Intel Core i7-6500U CPU @ 2.5Ghz,PC Health Check showing error 'The processer isn't supported for Windows 11

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Naveen kumar

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  1. Hamza Husam 111 Reputation points
    2021-11-02T23:32:35.103+00:00

    I have the same problem also.. It's really bad news!
    especially with such expensive and powerful processor!

    I think we must to think seriously about switching to Apple devices, as they are more stable and we can update IOS periodically regardless of the processors or generation of Macbook

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  1. Gr8Beat 1 Reputation point
    2022-01-06T19:39:41.7+00:00

    I also have the same problem! I wonder why Microsoft didn't support Intel core i7 6500u?! Is it maybe because it is old (5 years ago)? This is so disappointing! 162889-kb.png


  2. Everett Rice 1 Reputation point
    2022-01-18T03:23:28.963+00:00

    I'm having the same problem with the i7 6500u 2.50GHz processor. This is very disappointing and didn't think I'd be having this issue anytime soon especially when my girlfriend bought a PC with a slower processor but can upgrade to Windows 11. She doesn't even know anything technical about computers. This reminds me of the "Black Screen of Death" when your computer crashes only this is the "Black Screen of CPU Windows update". I thought I was having system errors until I started reading these comments. This is not good! Microsoft will there be a fix for this?

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  3. Hüseyin EMLİK 0 Reputation points
    2023-01-18T17:35:07.33+00:00

    Ekran Alıntısı

    sorry i can't run it. Will Microsoft make an update for this issue in the future?

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  4. Andrew Doyle 0 Reputation points
    2023-02-11T00:29:57.7033333+00:00

    These Microsoft help pages are so poor and the responses so generic and unhelpful.

    We are not all billionaires who can update our laptops as and when.

    I have the same issue. Thousands of people worldwide will.

    How is it Microsoft has chosen to support much older and worse performing processors than this one?

    What are the reasons meaning this cannot be resolved?

    Will this situation ever be resolved?

    Windows are supporting i3, i5, i7 and more but not some Intel processors...

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-22h2-supported-intel-processors

    Why does Windows 11 work perfectly well for people who are making changes to the registry but Microsoft deem the processor not to be compatible in the PC Health Check? Go figure?

    Please resolve this quickly Microsoft it is a horrible position to put thousands and potentially millions of users in.

    Thank you

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