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

It's a tiny security chip that stores encryption keys etc.
Currently can be used to store bitlocker keys... remove the chip after encryption the PC becomes inaccessible.
The big banks and corporations are the main users / target audience.

I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft don't try linking Windows activation and Windows updates to it.
 
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bulldog147 said:
Windows 11 - AMD CPU Supported: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors
Windows 11 - INTEL CPU Supported: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...pported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors
How to Check if Windows PC has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Chip: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/36454-verify-trusted-platform-module-tpm-chip-windows-pc.html

Windows 11 PDF tech information by Microsoft: https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/8/788bf5ab-0751-4928-a22c-dffdc23c27f2/Minimum Hardware Requirements for Windows 11.pdf
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I wouldn't use these lists as gospel, personally.

I have an i5-7500 which isn't on that list and Windows 11 setup was happy to allow me to hose my drive to begin installation. I might actually try installing on a spare drive, but as my CPU isn't on that list then in theory it shouldn't work. :confused:

Then I have another machine which runs Windows 10 with a Celeron G1840 CPU. Yet the CPU isn't even listed on the Windows 10 supported CPU list. :confused:

All Windows 11 is going to is cause a hardware shortage. And for what? Windows 10 v2 which in reality is just Windows 10 in drag.
 
i've enabled the TPM on the motherboard, but the PC Health Check thing still doesnt think my machine is compatible with W11. At a guess am gonna say its due to my Ryzen 1800X CPU not being on their list, but they really need to make the actual issue clearer.
 
Don't know why people are freaking out over this TPM thing, they'll be a very simply software bypass for it there always is.
 
i have an oldish msi z97 gaming 3 board but had never heard of TPM until this W11 thingy. Checked and it said i need to have it, but as its an older board i cant find a compatablt module anywhere. Any ideas?
 
Agreed tbh, I am actually going to turn TPM off again in my BIOS and go back to how things were. I'm fairly confident I will have 11 on this PC as is without messing with anything TPM related.
 
mjk001 said:
i've enabled the TPM on the motherboard, but the PC Health Check thing still doesnt think my machine is compatible with W11. At a guess am gonna say its due to my Ryzen 1800X CPU not being on their list, but they really need to make the actual issue clearer.
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This is the thing if the CPU doesn't matter as an existing build then why include the check in the health checker when system integrators and OEM builders already have access to the lists without needing to use a health checker app. The health checker app is aimed at consumers rather than manufacturers so it shouldn't be referencing allowable CPU's for a new manufactured build on an existing build or should it? This is the question MS need to answer because they've muddied the waters with this health check app.
 
mjk001 said:
i've enabled the TPM on the motherboard, but the PC Health Check thing still doesnt think my machine is compatible with W11. At a guess am gonna say its due to my Ryzen 1800X CPU not being on their list, but they really need to make the actual issue clearer.
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Have you checked wether your running in MBR or GPT as a boot device as per my post. I changed and booted in UEFI mode now alls well.
 
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