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The early days of Windows 11 and its hardware requirements were just a mess. According to a brand-new prospective discovery, the approaching Windows 11 24H2 may be a little easier– older PCs just will not boot.
And by old PCs, we imply old PCs. A Twitter user claims that he has actually found a difficult stop on PCs going back to the last years, based upon a CPU guideline that’s now needed.
Big discovery discovered in Windows 11 Version 24H2, because develop 25905.
A CPU with the guideline “POPCNT” IS NOW REQUIRED!
There are different system submits needing the POPCNT CPU guideline, from the Windows 11 kernel to the USB XHCI chauffeurs.Without POPCNT, it does not boot! pic.twitter.com/vCWYvzfu6k
— Bob Pony (@TheBobPony) February 11, 2024
The guideline in concern is POPCNT, or population count. Why Microsoft’s Windows needs this guideline isn’t understood.
What we do understand, nevertheless, is that POPCNT debuted 15 years earlier in 2008 as part of the Nehalem architecturethough it likewise appeared in modern AMD CPUs of the time. Within Intel’s Core processors, the direction was advertised within the second-generation Core chip, referred to as Sandy Bridgewhich released in 2011. Intel is delivering its 14th-gen Core chips this year. Even if you do not have the current hardware, you likely have a PC that’s within variety.
If you do not, nevertheless, the ramifications are basic: It merely will not boot, according to the findings. (We’ve asked Microsoft for remark, however the business hasn’t reacted by press time.) Windows 11 24H2, which obviously will not be referred to as Windows 12, is because of introduce this fall.
When Windows 11 released, the market weathered a series of succeeding reports on whether Windows 11 would work on your hardwareNow, the response might be much clearer. Opportunities are your PC nearly definitely will work.