Windows 10 is not Wi-Fi 7 compatible, Windows 11 will really become mandatory

 

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Users who are still using Windows 10, and there are still so many of them, will have to make a choice. Wi-Fi 7, the new wireless transmission standard that provides better stability and greater speed, is not compatible with the operating system released in 2015.

Although Windows 10 is not yet obsolete and Microsoft continues to update its operating system regularly, it smells like Pine Tree for the operating system. We already know that the Redmond giant will stop any updates concerning it in 2025. And we learn today that Windows 10 will not support one of the major advances in connection : Wi-Fi 7.

Hard blow for the operating system. If you are hungry for speed, you will therefore need to update the OS. But remember that, if it is still possible to migrate to Windows 11 for free, it is necessary to have a fairly recent PC or to force the update of the OS on an incompatible PC.


WI-FI 7 WILL STOP ON WINDOWS 10

According to a document from Intel and posted on X (Twitter), Wi-Fi 7 should offer a TCP TPT rate of up to 5 Gb/s and a TCP TT rate capable of going up to 3 Gb/s. Something tantalizing of those who rail against the Wi-Fi connection of their box or their router, even if almost all are now compatible with Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E. The other promise of Wi-Fi 7 is above all to use a 3rd frequency band (that of 6 GHz). Even faster and more stable throughput, that's what Wi-Fi 7 has in store for us.

But the essential information that emerges from the Intel document is probably that relating to compatibility with the transmission standard. According to Intel, Windows 10 cannot support Wi-Fi 7, which requires Windows 11. On the competition side, the same is true : neither Qualcomm nor MediaTek chips support Windows 10.

Released 8 years ago, Windows 10 still has the most users. According to Statcounter, this edition of the system is currently used by 71.1% of users, compared to only 23.68% in the case of Windows 11.

On the other hand, still according to the same document, we learn Wi-Fi 7 will be supported by Linux and ChromeOS. What may push some to shun Microsoft, who will purely and simply change the operating system ?


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