Microsoft Announces Processor Requirements for Windows 10 November 2019 Update

Microsoft has released the processor requirements for Windows 10 November 2019 Update, also known as Windows 10 19H2 or version 1909.

The very same list also concerns Windows 10 version 1903, or May 2019 Update, which debuted earlier this year, and comes with a series of changes.

Basically, Microsoft has added the latest Intel, Ryzen, and ARM processors, but at the same time, it also includes a rather weird mention of Snapdragon 855.

First and foremost, it’s worth noting that Windows 10 version 1909 works on Intel’s 10th Gen chips, and these include the Intel Core i3, i5, i7, and i9 variants that are already running on some PCs.

The updated list also reveals that Windows 10 version 1903 and version 1909 support Intel Xeon E-22xx, Intel Atom (J4xxx/J5xxx and N4xxx/N5xxx), Celeron and Pentium processors.

Mobile chip running Windows 10? Not so fast

At the same time, Microsoft says that you’ll need up to AMD 7th Generation processors, including the following chips: A-Series Ax-9xxx & E-Series Ex-9xxx & FX-9xxx), AMD Athlon 2xx processors, AMD Ryzen 3/5/7 3xxx, AMD Opteron, and AMD EPYC 7xxx.

As far as Qualcomm processors are concerned, Microsoft mistakenly lists the Snapdragon 855, a mobile processor that is already being used by a series of Android flagships, but isn’t supposed to be used on PCs. Most likely, this is just an error on Microsoft’s side and the company will most likely edit the list once again in the future to remove the mention of Snapdragon 855.

As Neowin notes, previous versions of Windows 10, including version 1809 (October 2018 Update), listed the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850, which is indeed a mobile chip and is compatible with Windows 10 on ARM.

Windows 10 November 2019 Update is projected to launch in the coming weeks, and according to a recent leak, this could happen on November 12.