Windows 11 enforces three hardware requirements that trip up old AMD chips:
If you install Windows 11 on an unsupported AMD CPU: windows 11 cpu compatibility list amd
You can verify your compatibility without searching through lists: Windows 11 enforces three hardware requirements that trip
| Family | Generation | Architecture | Examples | |--------|------------|--------------|----------| | (except some Athlon) | 2nd Gen | Zen+ | Ryzen 3 2200G, Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen 7 2700X | | Ryzen 3000 | 3rd Gen | Zen 2 | Ryzen 3 3100, Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 7 3700X, Ryzen 9 3950X | | Ryzen 4000 (mobile/APU) | 3rd Gen | Zen 2 | Ryzen 5 4500U, Ryzen 7 4700U | | Ryzen 5000 | 4th Gen | Zen 3 | Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 7 5800X, Ryzen 9 5950X | | Ryzen 6000 (mobile) | 5th Gen | Zen 3+ | Ryzen 5 6600H, Ryzen 7 6800U | | Ryzen 7000 | 6th Gen | Zen 4 | Ryzen 5 7600X, Ryzen 7 7700X, Ryzen 9 7950X | | Ryzen 8000G (APU) | 7th Gen | Zen 4 | Ryzen 5 8500G, Ryzen 7 8700G | | Ryzen 9000 | 8th Gen | Zen 5 | Ryzen 5 9600X, Ryzen 9 9950X (support via update) | | Threadripper 3000/5000/7000 | — | Zen 2/3/4 | 3960X, 5975WX, 7970X | | EPYC 7002/7003/9004 | — | Zen 2/3/4 | (Server, but supports Win11) | Ryzen 5 2600