But for many people, that feature is turned off in the bios.
The “hard” requirement is TPM 1.2, which nearly every processor from the last five years or so supports. That means if you don’t have it, Windows 11 will still work, but Microsoft will advise you against taking the update. Microsoft explains elsewhere that TPM 2.0 is a “soft” requirement. Of course, TPM 2.0 chips aren’t exactly common, and scalpers are already trying to take advantage of the rush to meet the requirement. On its main page, it calls TPM 2.0 chips a requirement. On top of that, Microsoft’s message around TPM (Trust Platform Module) chips is confusing. This should help in cases where folks assumed CPU compat issues were TPM related /eZLTZMOdjT It now provides more detailed info on requirements not met. We just made updates to the Windows 11 PC Health Check App. Your i7 processor from 2011 might have more than enough power, but it may not support all the necessary modern features, for instance. For one, not every processor that meets the specs above is actually compatible, and Microsoft had to put a list together. That processor requirement is only slightly more than Windows 10, except for the lockout on 32-bit CPUs.īut other requirements are heftier. A 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores 64-bit processor isn’t a steep hill to climb, nor is 4 GBs of RAM and 64 GBs of storage. Windows 11 will have some pretty low requirements and some pretty steep requirements.
To start, Microsoft says the tool is just for Windows insiders, but anyone can download the updated tool from a direct link. If you need to change a setting in your BIOS, the app will indicate that, which is a helpful addition. Update, 8/27/21: As promised, Microsoft brought back the PC Health Check app, and now it includes more information.
We’ll update this post if and when the tool returns. Update, 8/1/21: After publishing this article, Microsoft decided to ‘temporarily remove its PC Health Check app. Good news, now the update checker tool will give you a clearer reason, and you may an easy fix. If you’re excited for Windows 11, you may have already downloaded Microsoft’s compatibility checker app dubbed “ PC Health Check” only to get a hard “no” with no clear reason why. After pulling the app, Microsoft brought back PC health check.