Windows 11 system requirements - Bad news for old PCs

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Windows 11 system requirements - Bad news for old PCs

Many current Windows 10 PC users will have to upgrade their systems before they can update to Windows 11.

Microsoft on Thursday pulled the wraps off its next operating system, which will be released towards the end of the year.

While the update from genuine copies of Windows 10 will be free, the official system requirements of Windows 11 have revealed that not all computers capable of running the current OS will be eligible.

 

[gregmcc]

I'd call that good news. We don't have to upgrade then to Win11

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

TPM chip requirements, or is that something everything now has?

 

[Gudnews]

Some of those folks on Twitter sure loved the opportunity to show off their specs.

 

[UrBaN963]

What does this mean for me running a 3700x on an X570 mobo?

 

[Messugga]

What does this mean for me running a 3700x on an X570 mobo?

Nothing? Unless you don't have 4GB of RAM.

 

[DanDango]

What does this mean for me running a 3700x on an X570 mobo?

Nothing as x570 is a current gen platform.

 

[UrBaN963]

Nothing? Unless you don't have 4GB of RAM.

I'm not aware of having TPM etc.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

Amd asus b550 bios under advanced. Tpm setting there. Flipped it and now it says im good to go

 

[Messugga]

I'm not aware of having TPM etc.

Not included in all x570 motherboards, it seems. Fun times.

 

[Swa]

I'm not aware of having TPM etc.

Most systems from the last 10 years have it. Issue is MS requires 2.0 vs 1.2 for whatever reason. Sure it makes booting slightly more secure but can't see why it should be a requirement.

 

[Vorastra]

TPM chip requirements, or is that something everything now has?

All Ryzen CPUs have an integrated fTPM.
All Intel chipsets that support Intel PTT have an integrated fTPM.

From my 5 minutes of checking, it seems like every Intel desktop motherboard since 2015 has Intel PTT. (H110 and higher)
As for pre-Ryzen CPUs or chipsets, I don't know which have a TPM.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Why SSD not a requirement? windows 10 is basically useless on a normal HDD

 

[Messugga]

All Ryzen CPUs have an integrated fTPM.
All Intel chipsets that support Intel PTT have an integrated fTPM.

From my 5 minutes of checking, it seems like every Intel desktop motherboard since 2015 has Intel PTT. (H110 and higher)
As for pre-Ryzen CPUs or chipsets, I don't know which have a TPM.

So my computer says it doesn't detect a TPM device. I run a 5900x so I doubt it's a CPU problem. Don't see anything in my BIOS about it either. Fun times indeed!

I see there's a TPM socket on my motherboard but it doesn't have anything plugged into it currently.

 

[Vorastra]

Not included in all x570 motherboards, it seems. Fun times.

All Ryzen CPUs have a built-in fTPM. If your X570 doesn't have the option to enable it, then that's purely a UEFI option that they haven't added.

 

[Vorastra]

So my computer says it doesn't detect a TPM device. I run a 5900x so I doubt it's a CPU problem. Don't see anything in my BIOS about it either. Fun times indeed!

I see there's a TPM socket on my motherboard but it doesn't have anything plugged into it currently.

What's the exact name of your motherboard? Ryzen 5600X has an fTPM. I doubt the 5900X doesn't.

 

[Solitude]

TPM chip requirements, or is that something everything now has?

I assume so.

So far I checked my home PC and laptop and my work laptop and they can all install Windows 11. On my home pc I had to go enable fTPM in the bios. Was in the advanced settings, hidden away a couple of menus deep.

 

[Vorastra]

windows 10 is basically useless on a normal HDD

This is an outright lie. What are you smoking, lol

 

[Messugga]

What's the exact name of your motherboard? Ryzen 5600X has an fTPM. I doubt the 5900X doesn't.

Found it. It was just a tad hidden in the BIOS so I glanced over it. Enabled the function and now the Health Check app says Windows 11 is supported.

 

[Vorastra]

EDIT: As of 26/06/21 Microsoft has edited the page below. TPM 2.0 is now a hard requirement.

@Hanno Labuschagne

Apparently TPM 2.0 is not a hard requirement. TPM 1.2 is, which will open up a lot more systems than previously thought.

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