In a surprise move, Microsoft announced the list of processors officially supported in the latest update for Windows 11 (update 24H2) that no longer include Intel processors of the eighth, ninth, and tenth generation. This decision comes on the heels of Intel's announcement last December that it was moving integrated graphics support for seventh-generation to tenth generation processors to the legacy support model, raising serious questions about the future of these processors.

Shocking decision for relatively recent processors

Given that some of these processors have not yet completed five years on the market, removing support from them seems like an unexpected and drastic move. For example, the Intel Core i9-10900K processor, which comes with 10 cores and 20 tracks with a speed of up to 5.3 GHz, is still very powerful in terms of performance, however, it is no longer supported, while the Celeron 6305 dual-core processor, which was released in the same year (2020), is still supported in the new update!

So far, Microsoft has not provided any direct explanation for this decision on its official website, adding to the controversy and ambiguity. All the company said was that.