Re:Microsoft announces Windows 11
by BoorishBears on Friday June 25, 2021 @05:42PM
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One requirement on a requirement list is not orthogonal from another requirement... especially when we're talking something largely tied to CPU/Chipset generations
Just like there was a Soft/Hard for TPM there was one for CPU... but again now that's gone:
This is simple. MS wants the proliferation of features that require TPM 2.0.
So if you use a layperson's tool for identifying Windows 11 install targets, it requires 2.0.
If you use their own documents (which are now hidden) the OS will run on much more hardware.
If I was talking to my mom about if she can install Windows 11 it'd be one thing, but this is HN. If MS is saying "we want this on X, but it runs on Y"... it runs on Y.
Just like there was a Soft/Hard for TPM there was one for CPU... but again now that's gone:
https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/03M5zHCwxn6igCkcMUN78hz...
No CPU generation for the hard floor.
This is simple. MS wants the proliferation of features that require TPM 2.0.
So if you use a layperson's tool for identifying Windows 11 install targets, it requires 2.0.
If you use their own documents (which are now hidden) the OS will run on much more hardware.
If I was talking to my mom about if she can install Windows 11 it'd be one thing, but this is HN. If MS is saying "we want this on X, but it runs on Y"... it runs on Y.