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Microsoft updates Windows 11 CPU support for OEM systems to include 8th to 10th Gen Intel CPUs

Microsoft updated its support document in mid-February 2025 to list Intel processors compatible with Windows 11 24H2, ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Microsoft says I can’t use my old CPU/laptop with Windows 11, but it’s actually fine

Installing Windows 11 on an unsupported CPU is fairly straightforward. All it took was a few quick Registry changes, followed ...
CRN

Microsoft To Add Intel Processor Option For Surface AI Devices, New Security Copilot Expansion

Microsoft is working with Intel and Qualcomm to bring 'parity of these features to devices going forward,’ says Nancie Gaskill, general manager for Microsoft’s Surface business. Microsoft has new ...

Microsoft begins testing Windows 11 26H1 as it retools the OS for next-gen chips

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 test build is not about eye-catching features, it's about engineering. With the release of ...
GeekWire

Microsoft’s new Surface Copilot+ PCs use Intel’s Lunar Lake chips in push for business adoption

Microsoft’s new Surface Pro (left) and Surface Laptop Copilot+ PCs with Intel processors. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft announced new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices for businesses running on ...
TweakTown

PassMark observes CPUs are slower in 2025 - and no, we don't think this is Windows 11's fault

TL;DR: PassMark has crunched its benchmark data and observed a drop in CPU performance so far in 2025, theorizing about whether this might be down to hardware, or software issues (such as bloatware, ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft updates Intel-based Surface PCs, if you can pay for them

Microsoft switched the Surface Pro tablet and both sizes of Surface Laptop from Intel and AMD’s processors to Qualcomm’s Arm-based processors last summer, part of a renewed hardware and software push ...