Can you verify this using the verification tool? Reports on the internet say the tool reports machines with earlier generation processors are being flagged as not compatible.
I don't have any i8 or later CPUs to test with, but thus far all of my machines with TPMs have reported as not compatible from Microsoft's tool.
There are new minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11. In order to run Windows 11, devices must meet the hardware specifications. Devices that do not meet the hardware requirements cannot be upgraded to Windows 11.
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC)
Following the link for "compatible 64-bit Processor" brings me to:
Windows Processor Requirements
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Windows Client Edition Processors
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Windows 11 Supported AMD Processors Supported Intel Processors Supported Qualcomm Processors
The link for "Supported Intel Processors" brings me back to the original link that you claim is only for system builders and only lists i8 and above. So I'm not sure where the actual list of supported processors is.
Guess what? Last night when I wrote that comment the link said
> TPM 1.2 is a “hard floor” for installing Windows 11 TPM 2.0 is a "soft floor"
Now, presumably because everyone's hotlinking to the one place where they admitted "Well actually you don't *need* TPM 2.0" they cut and paste data from some other page and put that note on the bottom
It's amazing, through sheer will in rejecting a not-very-well-hidden truth, people got MS to bury this even further. Impressive!
One requirement on a requirement list is not orthogonal from another requirement... especially when we're talking something largely tied to CPU/Chipset generations
Just like there was a Soft/Hard for TPM there was one for CPU... but again now that's gone:
This is simple. MS wants the proliferation of features that require TPM 2.0.
So if you use a layperson's tool for identifying Windows 11 install targets, it requires 2.0.
If you use their own documents (which are now hidden) the OS will run on much more hardware.
If I was talking to my mom about if she can install Windows 11 it'd be one thing, but this is HN. If MS is saying "we want this on X, but it runs on Y"... it runs on Y.
> *devices that meet the soft floor will receive a notification that upgrade is not advised*.
> *Security: TPM Version >= 1.2 and SecureBootCapable = True*
Are you just being willfully ignorant of the fact that this is clearly the more accurate page since it breaks down the requirements into two sets, or...
Again, MS, the company that introduced special code paths for Sim City to run on their OS aren't about to lock their OS to a few years of PCs.
This is no different than other versions of Windows that had increased RAM requirements but would still boot up as long as a bare minimum was met.
> Are you just being willfully ignorant of the fact that this is clearly the more accurate page since it breaks down the requirements into two sets, or...
I am running a Ryzen 2200G (1st gen Zen) on an Asus Tuf B450M-Pro S, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD (GPT). I have fTPM (firmware TPM) enabled in the BIOS. My Windows 10 detects a running TPM 2.0.
I just ran the MS "PC Health Check", and it tells me "This PC cannot run Windows 11" .
This is a brand new machine. I built it 2 months ago. It was the only Ryzen APU available to buy online here in Brazil!
I don't have any i8 or later CPUs to test with, but thus far all of my machines with TPMs have reported as not compatible from Microsoft's tool.
https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp