Introduction:
In this article we will explore if Windows 11 could run on a single core cpu based computer.
For this purpose we will use a single virtual machine that initially has 2 cores, install Windows 11 on it and then remove one of the cores and see if Windows 1 still runs.
1.Installing Windows 11 on a 2 core cpu Virtual machine:
2. A fresh copy of Windows 11 is now installed.
3. Now let's go to Device Manager and see the number of CPU cores. It should be 2:
4. As you can see, this computer has 2 AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS processor cores present:
5. Let's shutdown Windows and change the number of cores from 2 to 1:
6. Notice the single core and notice that Windows 11 booted up without any issues:
7. Conclution:
- Althought Microsoft blocks Windows 11 from being installed on a computer with a single core CPU it by no means blocks it from running on one if deployed to one whether by an image or by clonning a hard drive with a preinstalled version of Windows 11 and connecting to such a computer.
Windows 11 can be run on a computer with a single core, but not installed onto one.