*** Microsoft Windows 11 Thoughts & Discussion Thread ***

[No-One]

I guess my 4790k system and Z97 board isn't supported by the looks of it

 

[JohnG7]

Your CPU has support for the Bios version of TPM (Haswell onwards) but your Mobo may not, look for Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) in your Bios.

 

[thenewoc]

Roll on W12 this W11 seems like a regressive step if you can't even install it.

 

[JohnG7]

 

[scrivz69]

Have a look at this video is you have managed to get a copy. No idea if it works but worth a try. If this is not allowed please delete it mods. I don't want to be banned for encouraging piracy or anything.

 

[No-One]

Your CPU has support for the Bios version of TPM (Haswell onwards) but your Mobo may not, look for Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) in your Bios.

Had a look but couldn't see anything. The board has a socket for a TPM module....

 

[throwaway4372]

someone's scalped all the modules, so that ain't gonna be the solution

 

[thenewoc]

Have a look at this video is you have managed to get a copy. No idea if it works but worth a try. If this is not allowed please delete it mods. I don't want to be banned for encouraging piracy or anything.

I wouldn't use something sourced from anywhere other than Microsoft otherwise it might work. Joking aside if it's not from Microsoft it might have rogue code slipped into it somewhere.

 

[Bomberh]

I just downloaded the PC Health Check App, to see if my PC meets the system requirements to run Windows 11...........

'This PC can't run Windows 11.' what a joke

My PC:

Windows 10 Professional 64Bit

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula (AMD AM4 DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard (BIOS Version 3602 04/06/2021)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Sixteen Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor.

NZXT Kraken X73 AIO CPU Water Cooler – 360mm, with 3x Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB, 120mm RGB LED PWM Fans.

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800CL18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit.

Seagate Firecuda 520 1TB PCIE 4.0 NVME M.2 Solid State Drive (Main Drive)

Samsung SAM 850 Pro 1TB 2.5 inch SATA III Solid State Drive

Crucial CT512M550SSD1 512GB M550 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive

Western Digital Black WD4005FZBX 4TB desktop 3.5 inch SATA Internal Hard Drive

Western Digital Black WD101FZBX 10TB desktop 3.5 inch SATA Internal Hard Drive

Asus TUF Gaming RX6900XT 16 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

ASUS ROG STRIX XG32VQR 32” Monitor.

Corsair HX1200i 1200W '80 Plus Platinum' Digital Modular Power Supply (CP-9020070-UK) with Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit-Red.

Lian-Li 011 Dynamic XL (ROG Certified) Aluminium Midi Tower – Silver. Containing 10x Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB, 120 mm RGB LED PWM Fans (including the fans on the AIO) and a NZXT Internal Magnetic USB Hub.

1x Corsair iCUE Commander PRO Smart RGB Lighting and Fan Speed Controller with 2x Corsair iCUE Lighting Node Cores

ASUS ROG Strix Scope TKL Deluxe RGB USB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard.

ASUS ROG Chakram Ergonomic RGB Optical Qi Wireless Gaming Mouse.

Bose ® Companion ® 5 Multimedia Speaker System

If my PC can't run Windows 11, their system requirements, to actually run Windows 11, must be absolutely phenomenal !!??

 

[chroniclard]

I just downloaded the PC Health Check App, to see if my PC meets the system requirements to run Windows 11...........

'This PC can't run Windows 11.' what a joke

Likely whats mentioned loads in the last few pages, TPM turned off in the bios or UEFI/CSM/secure boot thing.

 

[thenewoc]

I think you need some new quantum CPU

 

[scrivz69]

I wouldn't use something sourced from anywhere other than Microsoft otherwise it might work. Joking aside if it's not from Microsoft it might have rogue code slipped into it somewhere.

Fair point. it was just something I saw yesterday.

 

[Bomberh]

Likely whats mentioned loads in the last few pages, TPM turned off in the bios or UEFI/CSM/secure boot thing.

I enabled the AMD CPU fTPM and as if by magic, my PC will now run Windows 11.......I can' remember seeing this in any of the stuff regarding the app checks or the results. No doubt there will be a lot of people scratching their heads wondering why they can't run it??

 

[antijoke]

Can I even boot into an intel bios?

Im running a Z97X Gaming 7 motherboard and every time I load it up it just goes to the Gigabyte bios…any help?

 

[thenewoc]

I enabled the AMD CPU fTPM and as if by magic, my PC will now run Windows 11.......I can' remember seeing this in any of the stuff regarding the app checks or the results. No doubt there will be a lot of people scratching their heads wondering why they can't run it??

Where did you find fTPM? I already have TPM showing as enabled in the BIOS and now also my 'Device Security' within 'Windows Security' shows 'Your device meets the requirements for enhanced hardware security.' as I also switched 'Memory integrity' on in 'Core isolation'.

 

[thenewoc]

I wonder if the PC Health Checker is picking up the wrong variable for the TPM check.

Under 'Windows Security' > 'Device security' > 'Security processor details' it shows TPM details but although the 'Specification version' shows '2.0', there's also a 'PPI specification version' = '1.3', 'TPM specification sub-version' = '1.16 (9/21/2016)', 'PC client spec version' = '1.00'.

Under 'Status';

'Attestation' = 'Ready'
'Storage' = 'Ready'

 

[opethdisciple]

So am I understanding this correctly.

Even people with modern systems (me for example with an X570 AORUS ELITE mobo) will need to go out and buy TPM 2.0 module as it seems the mobo doesn't have one?

Also the mobo website says this: 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)

So I have to find a specific module? "GC-TPM2.0_S"

Blooming hell this is confusing!

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I am now less optimistic my older 3570k z77 UD3h computer will be able to run Win 11.

It has a TPM header but the internet is inconclusive if this supports 2.0 or not.

 

[antijoke]

I wonder if the PC Health Checker is picking up the wrong variable for the TPM check.

Under 'Windows Security' > 'Device security' > 'Security processor details' it shows TPM details but although the 'Specification version' shows '2.0', there's also a 'PPI specification version' = '1.3', 'TPM specification sub-version' = '1.16 (9/21/2016)', 'PC client spec version' = '1.00'.

Under 'Status';

'Attestation' = 'Ready'
'Storage' = 'Ready'

where are you seeing this info?

 

[bulldog147]

I finally get it worked now as the pc health checker working correctly now

 

[throwaway4372]

So am I understanding this correctly.
Even people with modern systems (me for example with an X570 AORUS ELITE mobo) will need to go out and buy TPM 2.0 module as it seems the mobo doesn't have one?

Having a TPM module plugged into a motherboard is the old way. They're all scalped so anyone needing this is sol.
The new way is to enable a feature of your CPU. (CPUs from last 5 years)
This can be done in the BIOS. It's in a different place depending on motherboard manufacturer, so hard to give instructions.
For AMD it's called fTPM. For Intel it's called PTT.
Some people enable it then the PC Health Check app says Win 11 is supported.
Some people enable it then the PC Health Check app says Win 11 NOT supported.
Some people enable it and it works initially, then a bit later on it doesn't work anymore.