Windows 10: Inquiry Regarding Microsoft Patch Compatibility with Different Processor Architectures

Hi,I have a question regarding the catalog of Microsoft patches and their applicability to different machine processors. In the catalog, we see patches listed for AMD and ARM processors, but there is no information about Intel processors. Additionally, some patches show the architecture as "N/A." Does this mean these patches are applicable to all architectures? Lastly, are ARM patches applicable to Intel processors?Thank you.

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how compatible are AMD processors?

To avoid any confusion:
AMD64 does not refer to an AMD processor but to the current 64 bit architecture.

Intel's entry into 64 bit was the Itanium processor. It showed promise but was a commercial failure. Today there are relatively few such computers and few operating systems that will run on it. This is high end server and workstation hardware.

AMD went a different route by designing 64 bit extensions to the 32 bit CPU instructions. AMD quite naturally called this architecture AMD64 and that is the name Microsoft uses.. It is also referred to as x86-64. Intel later obtained a license to produce processors with this architecture, as AMD had earlier for the x86 architecture.

There are significant differences between AMD and Intel processors but they matter primarily at the hardware level. They use different sockets. It isn't difficult for software to tell the difference but most doesn't have the need.

Software compatibility between AMD and Intel processors is near 100%. The biggest class of software that won't run on AMD systems is utility and information software designed specifically for Intel motherboards and processors. Of course with an AMD system you have no use for such.

 

windows 11 compatible processors

Hello,

Unfortunately, i7-6700 processor is not compatible for Windows 11, according to Microsoft.

Please check with official Windows 11 list of supported processors: Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors

You can drop a feedback to Microsoft about this, using Feedback hub app.

Regards.

 

Will Microsoft be adding additional CPUs that are compatible with Windows 11.

Hi MorrisWaller,

I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

At the moment, there is no evidence that the list of compatible processors will be updated. Mainly the addition of 4th generation processors. They are already considered old. So I suggest not creating expectations.

Microsoft has indicated that the list of compatible processors is final.

If you'd like to provide your feedback to Microsoft, I suggest using the Feedback Hub (Windows + F).

Feel free to ask back any questions.