POLL: Does your current PC meet Windows 11 minimum requirements?

unifex · Jun 25, 2021

~~For now I can't even get the PCHealthCheck thingy to run. I mean, it runs, but does nothing that I can see - does not open any window, does not use any resources, nothing.~~

Turns out, I was impatient. After a while a window did appear. Here's what I got after clicking the button

Now, I do run the "Educational" version of Windows 10, but there is no way any "school" manages anything on my machine!

At the end of the day, once Windows 11 is out, I'll just get an installer from the University the same way I got Windows 10 and install. I won't be doing an upgrade anyways. I built this machine in January, so if this hardware can't run it, then I don't know what can.

zbook · Jun 25, 2021

Checked 2 computers.

One computer with windows 10
> windows update > This PC can't run Windows 10
> windows 11 tool > This PC can't run Windows 11

Another computer with Windows 10 > This PC can't run Windows 11

So further troubleshooting is required.

z3r010 · Jun 25, 2021

zbook said:
Checked 2 computers.

One computer with windows 10
> windows update > This PC can't run Windows 10
> windows 11 tool > This PC can't run Windows 11

Another computer with Windows 10 > This PC can't run Windows 11

So further troubleshooting is required.

Don't rely on the tool, it's known that it doesn't work properly yet.

Lots of modern BIOS's have a firmware TPM that can be enabled.

zbook · Jun 25, 2021

One has Windows 1809 that I've been saving for a possible tutorial (upgrade failure troubleshooting).
The other has BIOS Legacy MBR partitioning that will need modification to UEFI / GPT.

Ghot · Jun 25, 2021

zbook said:
One has Windows 1809 that I've been saving for a possible tutorial (upgrade failure troubleshooting).
The other has BIOS Legacy MBR partitioning that will need modification to UEFI / GPT.

BIOS Legacy MBR saga...

Win 11 - PC Health Check Tool - How I passed.

zbook · Jun 25, 2021

Was saving it to help in any Legacy / MBR troubleshooting threads (only remaining BIOS Legacy).
It may get stuck on TPM:

wmic /namespace:\\root\CIMV2\Security\MicrosoftTpm path Win32_Tpm get /value

Ghot · Jun 25, 2021

Windows 11 supported Intel and AMD processors...

zbook · Jun 25, 2021

Code:

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-tpm


TpmPresent                : True
TpmReady                  : True
ManufacturerId            : 1229346816
ManufacturerIdTxt         : IFX
ManufacturerVersion       : 4.40
ManufacturerVersionFull20 : Not Supported for TPM 1.2
ManagedAuthLevel          : Full
OwnerAuth                 :
OwnerClearDisabled        : True
AutoProvisioning          : Enabled
LockedOut                 : False
LockoutHealTime           : Not Supported for TPM 1.2
LockoutCount              : Not Supported for TPM 1.2
LockoutMax                : Not Supported for TPM 1.2
SelfTest                  : {128, 0, 1, 255}



PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wmic /namespace:\\root\CIMV2\Security\MicrosoftTpm path Win32_Tpm get /value


IsActivated_InitialValue=TRUE
IsEnabled_InitialValue=TRUE
IsOwned_InitialValue=TRUE
ManufacturerId=1229346816
ManufacturerIdTxt=IFX
ManufacturerVersion=4.40
ManufacturerVersionFull20=Not Supported
ManufacturerVersionInfo=042800770074706d3631ffffff
PhysicalPresenceVersionInfo=1.2
SpecVersion=1.2, 2, 3



PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Ghot · Jun 25, 2021

Mine WAS all False.
Had to enable firmware TPM and Secure boot, to get the all True, and have TPM 2.0 show in Device Manager.

And because I installed Win 10 on MBR partition in Legacy mode...
I had to switch CSM from Legacy to UEFI only, and run Macrium's "Fix Boot Problems", to pass the PC Health Check tool.

MBR was OK... CSM = Legacy wasn't.

Bree · Jun 25, 2021

SIW2 said:
I only glanced at this, but it appears that a lot of older hardware isnt included.

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported AMD processors

This specification details the AMD processors that can be used with Windows 11 customer systems that include Windows products, including custom images.

docs.microsoft.com

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors

This specification details the Intel processors that can be used with Windows 11 customer systems that include Windows products, including custom images.

docs.microsoft.com

Welcome to 11F, nice to see you here.

I looked carefully through the Intel list after the Health Check said 'no' when I was expecting a 'yes'. TLDR: only 8th gen or later is on the list.

Mine had a 6th gen i7. However, as you can see in post #41, the install media did not have any objections to installing on this machine.

fireberd · Jun 25, 2021

I'm OK with my desktop - Z390 and i7 8700K. It passes the test. But looks like my 3 year old Dell laptop is out as it has a 7th gen i5 (Inspiron 15 Gaming 5577 model).

SIW2 · Jun 25, 2021

I would be surprised if it ends up as restrictive as those lists suggest. It might turn out those cpus are "recommended" rather than strictly required.

Though ms appear mighty keen on the whole secure boot and tpm carry on, so you never know.

I would quite like to keep this ancient b75 machine going forever , it is only 3rd gen but I have no desire to retire it. Maybe it would work if a tpm module can be sourced it is a GC-TPM2.0_S 2.0. I have just discovered that there are stocks in Slovakia, but there is no obvious way of getting it posted.

OldMike65 · Jun 25, 2021

Well my bios did not have any TPM option , but it does have a PTT option which was off. So I turned it on and booted back into Windows and this is what I get now.

Nobody · Jun 25, 2021

Hmph

OldMike65 · Jun 25, 2021

Nobody said:
Hmph

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You don't need to buy it ....just turn it on in your bios.

z3r010 · Jun 25, 2021

Nobody said:
Hmph

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That means nothing, as it's an AMD board, check the advanced section of the bios for fTPM.

jimbo45 · Jun 25, 2021

Hi there

this is bonkers !!! Running W11 and it says this PC can't run W11 !!!

Cheers
jimbo

z3r010 · Jun 25, 2021

jimbo45 said:
Hi there

this is bonkers !!! Running W11 and it says this PC can't run W11 !!!

View attachment 699
Cheers
jimbo

As has been said hundreds of times over the last day - the tool is buggy, pay no attention to it atm!!!

Nobody · Jun 25, 2021

z3r010 said:
That means nothing, as it's an AMD board, check the advanced section of the bios for fTPM.

Nothing there. I looked through all the options and didn’t notice anything suggestive of a TPM. Could it be under a different name? Probably need to check again.