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

thenewoc said:
Yet if it works then what's the point of having lists?
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Because it's actually a list for Windows Hardware Developers - i.e. OEM's or System Integrators who build PCs.

This specification details the processors that can be used with Customer Systems that include Windows Products (including Custom Images). Updates to this specification may be released in the future as requirements change.

For each listed edition, Company must use only the processors listed, as specified in the tables below. The requirements below apply whenever the edition below is pre-installed or provided on external media, including as downgrade or down edition software.

For clarity, Company must also meet all processor and other requirements specified in Minimum Hardware Requirements for Windows, located at https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview (or updated URL).

If after the inclusion of a processor series in this specification ("Listed Processor"), a processor becomes commercially available that uses the same naming convention or identifier as a Listed Processor but has additional or different features or functionality ("New Processor"), Company must not use New Processor for Customer Systems without Microsoft's prior written permission. If Company believes a processor has been omitted from this list, please contact Company’s Microsoft OEM or ODM Account Manager.
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Armageus said:
Because it's actually a list for Windows Hardware Developers - i.e. OEM's or System Integrators who build PCs.
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But it's the same processor regardless who buys it so if it's disallowed by MS then it's disallowed regardless who the end client is.
 
thenewoc said:
But it's the same processor regardless who buys it so if it's disallowed by MS then it's disallowed regardless who the end client is.
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Eh? Nope System Integrators aren't allowed to build/sell/manufacture PCs for sale with Windows 11 using old Processors...
 
It might be that a number of these requirements are only necessary for the beta.

Besides, folks like us on forums have found ways of persuading technology to do what we want it to do for years in ways that manufacturers didn't intend.
 
minicle said:
It might be that a number of these requirements are only necessary for the beta.

Besides, folks like us on forums have found ways of persuading technology to do what we want it to do for years in ways that manufacturers didn't intend.
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It seems there is probably another list of what is actually compatible and the previous lists are not applicable to existing systems.

It doesn't explain why the pc health checker says no even though I meet all the requirements except the processor though.
 
Well I just ran the PC Health Check app and I'm not compatible with Win 11, which is a bit of a pain. I'm guessing it's lack of TPM 2.0 - my motherboard doesn't have it integrated, though there is a TPM module that can be added it seems to be only available in the US and only from the sketchiest of sketchy websites. Bummer.
 
Health Check App won't even complete on my work PC - just comes up with "Windows PC Health Check Setup Wizard ended prematurely because of an error"
 
I have come to the conclusion that I just don't care about 11 any more lol. All this is a headache and 10 will remain supported until 2025 so unless things change between now and 11's release, that's what I'll be running :p
 
for anyone interested you do not need a physical tpm module, amd's 'CPU fTPM' and intel's 'Platform Trust Technology' firmware based tpms are also supported, enabling the options in the bios will then show you're pc as compatible.
 
I had to enable fTPM in my bios on my X570 Tomahawk max and convert drive from MBR to GPT and now the tool tells me it will run Windows 11. Before hand i knew it would fail as i was using older MBR and i couldnt use smart access memory. It was easy to do i'll post the how to.

Here you are...

https://www.windowscentral.com
 
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