Since the beginning of October, Microsoft’s Windows 11 has again supported most Intel Xeon CPUs that were previously removed from the system requirements for the operating system. This concerns 34 Xeon E-series CPUs.
The processors in question were no longer mentioned in the system requirements in August and were therefore no longer officially supported by Microsoft. Now notes Deskmodder that the CPUs are back in the list of supported processors are included. Of the 44 missing Intel Xeon E variants, 34 have been reinstated in Microsoft’s list. Ten Xeon E-23 variants are still not supported according to Microsoft documentation.
It was not clear why Microsoft initially removed the Intel Deskmodder suggests that it could be an error. Users have not noticed this in practice, but during a function update the operating system checks whether the system meets the system requirements and it is currently unclear whether the missing Xeon processors are officially supported or not.
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Intel Xeon E-2104G |
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 Intel Xeon CPUs in the first three columns are now back on the list of supported processors for Windows 11.