According to a leaked Intel document, Wi-Fi 7 should only be supported by Windows 11, ChromeOS and Linux. Devices still running Windows 10 cannot use the new WLAN standard.
The The new WLAN standard is IEEE 802.11be, also called Wi-Fi 7 to call, will be finalized in the first half of 2024 and should ensure significantly faster wireless data transfer rates to the first PCs and notebooks thereafter. The first Wi-Fi 7 products have already been presented, most recently the ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro gaming router from Asus at Gamescom 2023.
Faster WLAN from Windows 11 only
However, users of older systems in particular may gain nothing when switching to the new standard, as an internal Intel document now points out. It was revealed by leaker chi11eddog (@g01d3nm4ng0 on Twitter and X). will be in Only Windows 11, Linux and ChromeOS are supported operating systems listed, Windows 10 is not supportedSince there are no Microsoft-certified Windows 10 drivers according to chi11eddog.
This news will be particularly upsetting for those who have yet to switch to Windows 11 due to hardware restrictions. Nevertheless, it does not come as a great surprise, because Windows 10 will only be supported until the end of 2025. Microsoft announced this in April. After official support ends, no new security updates will be released for the operating system, which is now eight years old.
Apart from Intel, Qualcomm and MediaTek will not support Wi-Fi 7 for Windows 10, the tweet continued.
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