Even though it's recent enough to have the needed TPM support, why would it be too old to run Windows 11? Especially seeing as the Studio 2 is a Microsoft product. 1VMAaDS6HjĪt issue have been systems like the Microsoft Surface Studio 2, which supports TPM 2.0 yet uses an Intel seventh-generation Kaby Lake Core i7-7920HQ microprocessor from 2017 – which is not an approved processor. That's really strange user-frustrating behavior. Despite obviously checking for specific things internally, no more detail is given. The weirdest thing about Windows 11 so far that I'm seeing is that the upgrade check returns *only* a pass or fail. 'We are temporarily removing the app so that our teams can address the feedback.'Ī direct download link from the Windows 11 FAQs still functions, however. 'Based on the feedback so far, we acknowledge that it was not fully prepared to share the level of detail or accuracy you expected from us on why a Windows 10 PC doesn’t meet upgrade requirements,' Microsoft said. The app had been removed for maintenance at the time this article was filed because it confused people. The PC Health Check app was previously available from Microsoft's website. SolarWinds backdoor gang pwns Microsoft support agent to turn sights on customers.Microsoft approved a Windows driver booby-trapped with rootkit malware.Happy with your existing Windows 10 setup? Good, because Windows 11 could turn its nose up at your CPU.Developing for Windows 11: Like developing for Windows 10, but with rounded corners?.'The intention of today’s post is to acknowledge and clarify the confusion caused by our PC Health Check tool, share more details as to why we updated the system requirements for Windows 11 and set the path for how we will learn and adjust,' the mega-corp said in its update. Microsoft's post updates its minimum system requirements for Windows 11 in an effort to clarify its statement last week that Windows Insiders who have already been installing Dev channel builds through Jwill be allowed to continue doing so for Windows 11 'even if their PC does not meet the minimum hardware requirements.'

The TPM and Secure Boot requirements are supposed to set a high bar for security, at a time when Microsoft signed off a malicious third-party Windows driver that could snoop on users. Microsoft's documentation specifies that TPM 2.0 is required in servers introduced to the market from Januonward, which suggests older servers may get a pass if approved by Microsoft. The TPM 2.0 requirement applies to all x86 and ARM64 hardware apart from Hardware-level Fault Tolerant sets of Windows Server systems, which are incompatible with TPM.

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