The new POPCNT Instruction-Windows 11 24H2 Strict CPU Requirements

[nRiTeCh]

Windows 11 24H2: Strict CPU Requirements and the new POPCNT Instruction

Many PCs won't be able to run Windows 11 24H2 due to a new POPCNT requirement

With Windows 11 24H2 Microsoft is tightening the screws, leaving even more PCs officially incompatible with the OS. A newly discovered change in hardware

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Windows 11 24H2 goes from “unsupported” to “unbootable” on some older PCs

New Windows version needs CPU features that became common in the late 00s.

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Windows 11 24H2 Update: Strict CPU Requirements and the POPCNT Instruction

Discover how the POPCNT instruction requirement in the latest Windows 11 update impacts older CPUs and learn about potential workarounds.

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[ibose]

Meh, it involves really old H/W almost 15 years or more. I wonder who runs Win 11 on those. And then there will be some bypass like the TPM thingy.