Windows 11 version 24H2 may enforce a new hardware requirement that will block older processors from running the operating system.
  • Kissaki@feddit.deEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    If the CPU does not support POPCNT, Windows 11 version 24H2 will not boot. The instruction requires a processors that supports SSE4.2 or SSE4a.

    […] Intel launched support for SSE4.2 in Intel Nehalem core processors in late 2008. AMD added support for the instructions in late 2011. Older processors continued to be sold for some time.

    • malios@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      The article may be a bit off on the AMD processors, K10 (Phenom etc) supports SSE4a and was released in late 2007.