Instead of adding support for future 14th Gen Core processors, Microsoft removed a number of Intel processors from the list of PCs compatible with Windows 11. A new list released late last month, on July 25, removes support for several Intel chips previously supported in Windows 11. Fortunately for consumers, these are 8th generation Xeon server processors from the Coffee Lake family.
Interestingly, the 8th Gen Core Coffee Lake processors are still on the list of supported processors, meaning these chips don't have some client-level features required by Windows 11 (or not). The list is as follows:
- Intel Xeon E-2104G
- Intel Xeon E-2124
- Intel Xeon E-2124G
- Intel Xeon E-2126G
- Intel Xeon E-2134
- Intel Xeon E-2136
- Intel Xeon E-2144G
- Intel Xeon E-2146G
- Intel Xeon E-2174G
- Intel Xeon E-2176G
- Intel Xeon E-2176M
- 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
Different versions of Windows 11 have separate support lists, including one for 21H2 and another for 22H2. Since the launch of the operating system, Microsoft has slowly added new processors to the list of supported processors, not the other way around. It will be interesting to see if any of the 8th generation client chips will also be removed.
Source: Neowin.