Microsoft announced the minimum system requirements and CPU list supporting Windows 11 LTSC 2024

A few days ago, Microsoft made an announcement stating that the company is starting WHCP hardware certification for the next Windows feature update: Version 24H2. This will essentially ensure that the Windows 11 24H2 system controls compatible CPU eligibility, and is properly supported by hardware partners such as AMD or Intel. While the system requirements list is not expected to change, processors that are too old will essentially not be able to pass the Windows 11 24H2 qualifying block because they do not have PopCnt and SSE4.2 support.

Notably, the same policy will also apply to Windows Server 2025, which has also just received an official ISO Evaluation.

In addition, Microsoft also announced the launch of Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 version earlier this week, along with a list of minimum system requirements as well as specific supported processor lines. The list is classified into two categories: Preferred and Optional. Below is a list of Windows 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 2024 minimum system requirements, both preferred and optional:

Ingredient	PRIORITY (Minimum requirements)	OPTIONS (Minimum Requirements)
Processor	1GHz, 2 cores	1 GHz, 2 cores
System memory	4GB	2GB
Hard drive size	64GB	16GB
Hard drive type	Solid State Drive (SSD)	Solid state drive (SSD) Hard disk drive (HDD) Hybrid hard drive (SSHD) Flash (eMMC, SD, USB)
System software	UEFI	BIOS
TPM	TPM 2.0	Option
Secure Boot	Have	Option
DirectX	DirectX 12	DirectX 10/None
Screen	9" 720p HD	Custom Size/Optional

Microsoft has also announced a list of supported Intel and AMD x86 processors, along with Qualcomm and NXP Arm CPUs.

First, we have Intel:

Intel processor chip	Codename
Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 1)	Meteor Lake
13th and 14th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors 13th and 14th Generation Intel® Processors	Raptor Lake
12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors 12th Generation Intel® Pentium® Processors 12th Generation Intel® Celeron® Processors	Alder Lake
11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Xeon® W-11XXX Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors	Tiger Lake
10th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Xeon® W-1XXX and W-10XXX Processors Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors	Comet Lake
8th and 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Xeon® E-2XXX Processors Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors	Coffee Lake
8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors	Whiskey Lake
Intel® Xeon® Processors	Sapphire Rapids
Intel® Xeon® Processors	Ice Lake
Intel® Xeon® Processors Intel® Core™ X-Series Processors	Cascade Lake
Intel® Xeon® Processor Intel® Core™ X-Series Processors	Skylake-SP or Skylake-X
Intel® Atom® Processors	Amston Lake
Intel® Atom® Processors Intel® Core™ N-Series Processors Intel® Processors	Alder Lake-N
Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors	Jasper Lake
Intel® Atom® Processors Intel® Pentium® Processors Intel® Celeron® Processors	Elkhart Lake

Next is AMD:

COMMUNICATION	MODEL
EPYC™ Embedded	EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series EPYC™ 7003 Series EPYC™ Embedded 7002 Series EPYC™ Embedded 7001 Series
Ryzen™ Embedded	Ryzen™ Embedded 7000 Series Ryzen™ Embedded 5000 Series
Ryzen™ Embedded R-Series	Ryzen™ Embedded R2000 Series Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 Series
Ryzen™ Embedded V-Series	Ryzen™ Embedded V3000 Series Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 Series

The list of supported Qualcomm and NXP processors is currently listed on Microsoft's documentation page. Previously, the company last updated the compatible CPU list for Windows 11 clients last March.