So many individuals haven’t been capable of improve their older Home windows computer systems to Home windows 11 due to the latter’s TPM 2.0 {hardware} requirement. (Be taught extra about why you want TPM 2.0 for Home windows 11, why TPM 2.0 makes PCs higher, and why Microsoft is adamant about not letting older PCs with out TPM 2.0 run Home windows 11.)
Some customers, nevertheless, are saying that they’ve been provided upgrades to Home windows 11 on older PCs that don’t meet the TPM 2.0 {hardware} necessities, studies Neowin.
It’s a little bit of a head-scratcher since Microsoft hasn’t introduced something official about decreasing the system necessities for Home windows 11, however this isn’t the primary time the corporate has provided Home windows 11 upgrades on incompatible computer systems that don’t meet the necessities.
It’s extremely doubtless that this can be a bug or an exception. Some customers have reported that their system theoretically had TPM 2.0 however was manually disabled it earlier than the replace was provided. Whether or not Microsoft makes a distinction right here, nevertheless, is questionable.
Thus far, Microsoft has not deviated from its strict {hardware} necessities for Home windows 11. Nonetheless, customers who wish to obtain a further yr of safety updates on Home windows 10 can now join the ESU program.
If we hear something official about relaxed necessities, we’ll inform you accordingly. Till then, nevertheless, it is best to assume that TPM 2.0 will proceed to be a requirement for all Home windows 11 PCs.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
