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Microsoft also released minimum requirements for Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors needed to run Windows 11.įor Intel Core chips, support for Windows 11 starts at the eighth-generation line, meaning that PCs with seventh-gen Intel Core chips and older would not be compatible with Windows 11, based on Microsoft’s disclosure. In addition to the TPM requirement, security capabilities such as hardware-based isolation, secure boot and hypervisor code integrity will be turned on in Windows 11 by default, as protection against malware and “sophisticated” attacks, said Nicole Dezen, vice president for device partner sales in the Global Partner Solutions organization at Microsoft, in a blog post. Solution provider partners of Microsoft told CRN on Thursday that the move to require TPM is a win for improving security posture among customers. Massive swathes of the ecosystem physically do not have it, or the capability is disabled in firmware. The Win11 requirement for TPM is the biggest substantive change in Windows minimum requirements since Vista.

The disclosure comes amid an expectation that the TPM requirement will prevent many PCs from getting Windows 11. “Devices that do not meet the hard floor cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, and devices that meet the soft floor will receive a notification that upgrade is not advised,” Microsoft said in the documentation. TPM 1.2 is the “hard floor” for installing Windows 11, while TPM 2.0 is a “soft floor,” the company said. However, while TPM 2.0 is ideal, that exact version is not actually required, according to Microsoft documentation on Windows 11 compatibility.Īs long as a PC has at least TPM 1.2, it will meet the minimum security requirements for Windows 11, Microsoft said. In its announcement on Thursday, Microsoft said that a security chip, such as the TPM 2.0 chip, will be required to run Windows 11 on a PC.

Microsoft has posted the specific requirements for the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip that will be needed to install Windows 11, indicating that TPM 2.0 is recommended but not a firm requirement for running the operating system.