Microsoft recently held its Windows 11 event, which was met with much excitement. The company announced the new operating system, along with a bunch of upcoming features that everyone is excited about. In addition, Microsoft also released some confusing guidelines regarding the system requirements for Windows 11, which has already made many users nervous. At first, it seemed that no older CPU or system would be upgradeable to Windows 11, but have things changed now? Let’s find out!
Installing Windows 11 on an unsupported CPU and TPM 1.2
Windows 11 has the following system requirements in order to run smoothly on any modern system. These requirements are soft guidelines at best and are intended for the Windows 11 installer. However, the operating system should be able to install on systems that barely meet the requirements with a simple warning.
Additionally, if you want to install Microsoft Windows 11 Home Edition on your system, then you will need an active internet connection to complete the initial installation. You will also need a Microsoft account to install Windows during the OOBE.
Windows 11 also has some new hardware requirements. The new operating system now requires TPM and Secure Boot systems, otherwise the installation process will not complete. Secure Boot is a protocol that helps your OEM authenticate all the hardware, drivers, and other utilities installed on your system. TPM or Trusted Platform Module is a small microcontroller on your motherboard that stores encrypted passwords and Windows Hello credentials.
