However, most of those boards do theoretically support hardware TPM, with a special 19-pin header ready to plug one in. Most build-your-own-PC motherboards, even flagship boards, don't come with a hardware TPM module installed. We strongly suspect Windows 11 will work fine on many considerably older processors. We're not certain how trustworthy that list is, though. Microsoft has a relatively short list of supported CPUs from three major manufacturers (AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm) that generally goes back to Ryzen 2500 or Intel 8th generation Core-no farther. The CPU requirement may be more or less of a problem than it initially seems. No word yet on whether there will be a workaround, like the current 'don't plug the network cable in until after setup' dance. The Microsoft account and Internet connectivity are only mandatory for Home-not Pro. In addition to those hardware requirements, Windows 11 Home requires Internet connectivity and a Microsoft cloud account.

Display-720p minimum resolution, nine-inch minimum diagonal measurement, 8 bits per color channel or higher.

TPM-Trusted Platform Module 2.0 is listed as a minimum requirement TPM 1.2 may or may not be 'good enough'-but read on before throwing your hands up in despair!.

Graphics-Compatible with DX12 or later, with WDDM 2.0 driver.

but we'd recommend at least 128GB for a vaguely normal system

Storage-64GB minimum for installation.

CPU-1 GHz or faster, two or more cores, x86_64 or ARM64 only.

General hardware requirementsĪlthough Windows 11 does bump general hardware requirements up some from Windows 10's extremely lenient minimums, it will still be challenging to find a PC that doesn't meet most of these specifications. We'll walk you through all of Windows 11's announced requirements, including TPM-and make sure to note when all this is likely to be a problem. Although this requirement is a bit of a mess, it's not as onerous as millions of people have assumed. Windows 11 is the first Windows version to require a TPM, and most self-built PCs (and cheaper, home-targeted OEM PCs) don't have a TPM module on board. Further Reading Windows 11 is much more than a new theme slapped onto Windows 10

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