Microsoft’s official design team recently broadcast live on Youtube, showing the new work administrator interface in development for Windows 11. However, in the live broadcast, netizens found that the official staff’s computer used the Intel i7-7660U processor, which attracted the attention and discussion of some netizens.
When Windows 11 was launched, Microsoft set an upgrade threshold. In addition to requiring devices to support TPM 2.0, it also restricted processor hardware.
And the Intel i7-7660U used by this official is not in Microsoft’s “Intel processors supported by Windows 11“List.
This means that Microsoft officials are using a computer that theoretically cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 to demonstrate the new features of Windows 11.
Although Microsoft has always emphasized that there may be problems running Windows 11 on non-standard devices, there have been many users who have upgraded to Windows 11 by bypassing the inspection in various ways. Even not long ago, some netizens successfully installed the Windows 11 system on a 2006 iMac, and it was able to execute normally.
The reason why most netizens don’t want to upgrade the hardware may not be because they can’t afford it. The more reason should be that the machine is still in good condition and not broken. Why should it be turned into scrap metal for a Windows 11?
Now, even officials are running Windows 11 on devices that don’t meet the standards, which undoubtedly makes Microsoft’s claims of adding hardware limits to ensure stability a little embarrassing.
