Windows 11 unveiled - Features and release date

AlphaJohn said:
Cause of chip shortages/prices I opted for consoles instead of upgrading my gaming rig.... Think I may have made a good decision.
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If my laptop wasn't so long in the tooth I would have done the same
 
Anybody here already running Windows 11? If so did you manually install that leaked ISO? As far as I understand that was an old ass copy of 11 without half the new features.
 
Everyones-a-Wally said:
Sucker for punishment. If you didn't like the support before you're going to hate supporting a new OS.
Besides... We know it goes in cycles with Windows:

Win 3.0
Win 3.1
Win 3.11 & Wfw
Win 95
Win 95b
Win 98
Win 98b
Win ME
Win XP
Win Vista
Win 7
Win 8
Win 8.1
Win 10
Win 11

AFAIK we're not due a stable / easy to support version just yet
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I'll consider it thanks.
 
InternetLuddite said:
So it looks like my trusty old Dell laptop which I bought when win8 came out and has been running flawlessly since then (I upgraded the primary drive to SSD 4 years ago) will be end it's life on win10. It was the best spec consumer laptop you could buy at the time

It runs 24/7 and has been on insider builds since that program was announced.

It doesn't have a TPM chip , but both drives Bitlocker encrypted so I have to put password on boot up. It was time to replace it anyway. However , will upgrade to win11 for insider testing until it's release as they said it will allow it but not when win11 is released

I really hope Microsoft doesn't fall to pressure and remove the TPM requirement for Windows 11 . They need to bring the entire industry forward and we need all our PCs (desktop and laptops) to have best security possible. We all should have our drives encrypted by default, etc, etc. The TPM chip with secure enclave, enables this.

My desktop PC (enterprise spec) does have a TPM chip BTW, to someone's point earlier above. That HP PC is about 2016 model
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TPM is not a requirement for encryption and indeed there are better solutions out there. Truecrypt refused to implement it for that reason as it doesn't contribute to and indeed provides a false sense of security. This just looks like MS trying to push their proprietary Bitlocker again.
 
InternetLuddite said:
So it looks like my trusty old Dell laptop which I bought when win8 came out and has been running flawlessly since then (I upgraded the primary drive to SSD 4 years ago) will be end it's life on win10. It was the best spec consumer laptop you could buy at the time

It runs 24/7 and has been on insider builds since that program was announced.

It doesn't have a TPM chip , but both drives Bitlocker encrypted so I have to put password on boot up. It was time to replace it anyway. However , will upgrade to win11 for insider testing until it's release as they said it will allow it but not when win11 is released

I really hope Microsoft doesn't fall to pressure and remove the TPM requirement for Windows 11 . They need to bring the entire industry forward and we need all our PCs (desktop and laptops) to have best security possible. We all should have our drives encrypted by default, etc, etc. The TPM chip with secure enclave, enables this.

My desktop PC (enterprise spec) does have a TPM chip BTW, to someone's point earlier above. That HP PC is about 2016 model
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I have a home built PC.
Disk encryption is not a requirement for me and IMHO not a good thing as it prevents data recovery in the event of a serious crash.

Explain again how TPM stops WannaCry.ransomware.
 
system32 said:
I have a home built PC.
Disk encryption is not a requirement for me and IMHO not a good thing as it prevents data recovery in the event of a serious crash.

Explain again how TPM stops WannaCry.ransomware.
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Secure Boot, UEFI and the TPM et al. are all useful in theory but I detest all of them simply because of the end goal of control over your hardware by Microsoft / Apple / OEMs.

Disk encryption I find infinitely more useful for portable machines but otherwise I do sympathize with you on that front.
 
system32 said:
Same here Skylake i7-6700K 4.0Ghz, 16GB RAM, SSD can't run Win 11 - no reason given.
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Could be that you are not running as UEFI?

EDIT: I am running a 8th gen i7 rig with a TPM 2.0 chip (probably just not enabled somewhere, never bothered with it) and I am not compatible either.... I boot legacy like any sane person.
 
www.techpowerup.com

Thanks to Windows 11, Scalpers Buy Out Add-on TPM 2.0 Modules

Most modern PC platforms include an fTPM (firmware trusted platform module) of some form. Those that don't, have a TPM 2.0 compatible header on the motherboards. Microsoft's requirement of a hardware TPM for Windows 11 has scalpers go after add-on TPMs, which are typically priced around $20, but...
www.techpowerup.com
 
dualmeister said:
www.techpowerup.com

Thanks to Windows 11, Scalpers Buy Out Add-on TPM 2.0 Modules

Most modern PC platforms include an fTPM (firmware trusted platform module) of some form. Those that don't, have a TPM 2.0 compatible header on the motherboards. Microsoft's requirement of a hardware TPM for Windows 11 has scalpers go after add-on TPMs, which are typically priced around $20, but...
www.techpowerup.com
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The best part is the comments referring to the global chip shortage..... good play M$.... we always thought your bosses were morons.
 
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RedViking said:
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I have the Intel® Core™ i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz 4.01 GHz


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Check it with this tool,

github.com

GitHub - rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11: Detection Script to help identify why your PC is not Windows 11 Release Ready. Now Supporting Update Checks!

Detection Script to help identify why your PC is not Windows 11 Release Ready. Now Supporting Update Checks! - rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11
github.com github.com

then run this tool,

github.com

GitHub - mq1n/Win11SysCheck: Windows 11 compability check with user friendly output

Windows 11 compability check with user friendly output - mq1n/Win11SysCheck
github.com github.com

Also, laptops are required to have precision touchpads to be Windows 11 compatible.

BTW, Skylake isn't supported, but it isn't hard capped. Intel 8th gen and higher is supported.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
Check it with this tool,

github.com

GitHub - rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11: Detection Script to help identify why your PC is not Windows 11 Release Ready. Now Supporting Update Checks!

Detection Script to help identify why your PC is not Windows 11 Release Ready. Now Supporting Update Checks! - rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11
github.com github.com

then run this tool,

github.com

GitHub - mq1n/Win11SysCheck: Windows 11 compability check with user friendly output

Windows 11 compability check with user friendly output - mq1n/Win11SysCheck
github.com github.com

Also, laptops are required to have precision touchpads to be Windows 11 compatible.

BTW, Skylake isn't supported, but it isn't hard capped. Intel 8th gen and higher is supported.
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Think I'll just wait when it is finally ready. Either it will work or it wont. Was gonna upgrade my PC , but the prices for hardware and lack of stock is pathetic.
 
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