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UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR error in Windows 10/11 [FULL FIX]

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Updated onMarch 19, 2024

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Blue Screen of Deatherrors are troublesome since they restart your computer in order to prevent damage to your PC, and thus there’s the risk of losing work-related progress or school projects.

These types of errors can be caused by problematic software, or in a worst-case scenario, faulty hardware. It is important to keep track of your hardware and software to prevent such problems from occurring.

Since these types of errors are rather serious, today we’re going to show you how to fix the UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR BOsD error onWindows 10.

How can I fix UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR BSoD error

1. Be sure that your processor meets the hardware requirements

Many users reported an UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error while installing Windows 10, and in order to fix this error, you need to be sure that your processor supports PREFETCHW instruction.

According to users, in order to install 64-bit version of Windows 10, your processor needs to have support for PREFETCHW instruction.

If your processor doesn’t support PREFETCHW, you can always install the 32-bit version of Windows 10, and it should work without any problems.

2. UpdateWindows 10

As previously mentioned, BSoD errors such as UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR can be caused by hardware or software compatibility issues, therefore it’s crucial to run Windows Update frequently.

Many of these updates bring various improvements and fix issues with both hardware and software.

Therefore you can see why it’s important that you update Windows 10 as often as you can in order to avoid BSoD issues.

3. Update your drivers

Drivers are often the cause for BSoD errors since they are used by Windows in order to communicate with your hardware.

If a certain driver is out of date, Windows 10 won’t be able to work with specific hardware, and that will give you UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR or any other BSoD error.

In order to avoid these types of problems, it’s recommended to update your drivers.

Updating your drivers is simple, and all you need to do is to visit your hardware manufacturer’s website and download the latest drivers for your hardware.

Alternatively, you can use device Manager to update all the necessary drivers. To update drivers by using Device Manager you need to do the following:

4. Use a third-party restoration tool

One way to definitely get rid of any Blue Screen of Death errors is downloading aspecialized toolthat can do it for you.

5. Run the BSOD Troubleshooter

If none of the previous solutions resolved the issue, let’s try a few troubleshooting tools. The first troubleshooter we’re going to try is Windows 10’s built-in BSOD troubleshooter.

As you can probably tell, this tool can address all sorts of BSOD problems. Hopefully, the UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error is one of them.

6. Run the SFC scan

The next troubleshooting tool we’re going to try is the System File Checker. This tool scans your computer for potential issues and resolves them automatically (if possible).

So, if the UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error is caused by a corrupt system file, the SFC scan will deal with it.

7. Run DISM

And the third troubleshooting tool we’re going to try is DISM. Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM), as its name says, re-deploys the system image, and resolves potential issues along the way.

So, it could also resolve the UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error. We’ll walk you through both standard version, shown above, and the procedure that utilizes the installation media below.

7.1With the Windows installation media

8. Check the hard drive

If your hard drive is damaged, BSOD issues are more than possible. To eliminate the doubt, you should run the chkdsk, which scans all your partitions and resolves potential problems (if possible).

So if the culprit of the UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR is a corrupt hard drive, this tool will likely resolve the problem.

9. Check for problematic software

Often incompatible software can cause UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error and this is why it’s necessary to find the problematic software and uninstall it.

If you installed any new software before this error started appearing be sure to uninstall it. In addition, you can also disable all startup applications in order to find the problematic app.

It’s also worth to note that your antivirus can be the common cause for all sorts of BSoD errors, so be sure to uninstall any third-party antivirus software that you have installed.

Uninstalling antivirus software might not be enough, so you’ll have to download and use a dedicated removal tool such asCCleanerto make sure you wont let any leftover after cleaning uninstalling.

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10. Check for hardware problems

UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error along with many other BSoD errors can be caused by hardware problems.

If you installed any new hardware recently be sure to remove it or replace it and check if the problem is fixed.

If you didn’t install any new hardware, be sure to check your processor, motherboard, and RAM.

To perform this step, you might need some spare components, and possibly some expert help, so you might want to take your PC to the repair shop.

UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR BSoD error usually appears when your processor doesn’t support the necessary instructions required for Windows 10 run properly.

So be sure to check if your processor meets the hardware requirements and if it works properly.

We also suggest checking all of your fans for dust and cleaning them accordingly. Overheating is also a cause for system failure, so you need to watch out for clogged fans.

That’s about it for our article today. We strongly encourage you to leave any kind of feedback regarding the subject in the comment section below.

UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR error in Windows 10/11 [FULL FIX]#

How can I fix UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR BSoD error#

1. Be sure that your processor meets the hardware requirements#

2. UpdateWindows 10#

3. Update your drivers#

4. Use a third-party restoration tool#

5. Run the BSOD Troubleshooter#

6. Run the SFC scan#

7. Run DISM#

8. Check the hard drive#

9. Check for problematic software#

10. Check for hardware problems#