Asus is testing BIOS changes on some boards to port Windows 11 to older Intel processors

One of the most newsworthy commotions this summer has been the low number of computers compatible with Windows 11 due to very strict requirements that left out even well-known models of the Surface range. Back in June we saw how these requirements could be eased and now Asus is testing BIOS changes to bring Windows 11 to older computers

It was at the end of August when Microsoft published the list of updated requirements that computers must meet to be compatible with Windows 11.A list that included older 7th generation Intel Core processors and now Asus is testing to bringing Windows 11 to even older components

Windows 11 on 6th and 7th generation Intel

Among the compatible Intel processors in Microsoft's latest list are models such as Core i5-7640X, Core i7-7740X, Core i7-7800X, Core i7-7820HQ, Core i7-7820X, Core i7 -7900X, Core i7-7920X, Core i9-7940X, Core i9-7960X and Core i9-7980XE. Models that add to 8th generation and later processors that are capable of officially running Windows 11.

Many teams are left out... something that can change if the Asus experiment comes to fruition. The company is testing BIOS updates that can extend support to some motherboards that use Intel processors even older than those required by Microsoft.

Remember that Microsoft said yes, unsupported computers could use Windows 11 but with performance issues and lost updatesThat is why this movement by Asus is striking, a company that already had a list of compatible motherboards that can be seen expanded.

With BIOS update, Asus tests that motherboards with older 6th and 7th generation Intel processors can run Windows 11 This is the case for several Z270 motherboards for Intel 6th and 7th generation processors, which are not included in the official CPU specification documentation published by Microsoft.

Asus has confirmed compatibility with Windows 11 in the BIOS FORMULA ROG MAXIMUS IX, changes that can be read on the support page as well as in the BIOS on ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING.

This way Windows 11 could reach 7th generation (Kaby Lake) and 6th generation (Skylake) Intel processors on some motherboards from Asus.

Via | Windows Latest