Windows 11 For Not-New Computers: TPM Compatibility Guide

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0:00 - Intro
0:54 - What is a TPM?
1:53 - Windows 11 Requirements
3:04 - fTPM vs dTPM
4:28 - Which CPUs have fTPM?
5:38 - CPUs Before 2017
8:57 - Options If No fTPM
11:18 - If All Else Fails

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[ThioJoe]

Shoutout to microsoft for literally changing the requirements even further while I was editing

[witchervideogame]

The idea of being a laptop from 2015 being too old, is just crazy.

[Noschool]

I'm surprised they even made that a requirement, they were offering windows 10 for 32 bit like a decade after that was obsolete.

[weepgamer]

My weak laptop is supported but my powerful desktop is not

Thanks MS!

[Ganerrr]

yea no, either someone mods this out or im not switching, only reason i would switch to 11 is for rumored speed increases

[FrancGorenc]

The next major version of Windows (12) would probably require a quantum computer because regular bits just won't do.

[nayan]

So this is what nadella meant by saying new economic opportunities for manufacturers

[SpartanWolf]

This sounds like a whole lot of confusion meant to scare customers into, at worst, not adopting Windows 11 or, at best, force them to buy a new computer just to meet the requirements.

[_SJ]

People: Watching ThioJoe talking
Me: Staring at the beautiful LED lights setup behind him

[donaldclark]

Bruh we're in the middle of a chip shortage and windows is like get a new cpu

[darknessblades]

Why do i suddenly get Classic ThioJoe vibes, when he talks about the TPM module, hacking it by connecting 2 PC's together

[kromanoidx]

Microsoft: Upgrade your PC
Current Objective: Survive

[baldarama]

Maybe someone will develop a boot loader that emulates tpm, if they were able to emulate Apple SMC for hackintosh they probably can emulate TPM

[mareksinister]

If they actually go through TPM being a requirement and only supporting 8th gen or newer, they might as well call it Vista 2 and have it flop even worse than Vista originally did.

[baherkamalmusic]

People: My PC can't run Windows 11.
Meanwhile me: My PC can't run the PC health check app.

[rsinistic]

You absolute gent !!! Running a ryzen 7 3700x and my board supports ftpm .Enabled it and now installing Windows 11 !! Saved me 50 quid ! Iwas literally about to purchase one

[benjaminkim]

This is literally why my Insider Preview tells me why I can’t download this and now there’s a solution. Thanks!

[Tim.Stotelmeyer]

Sounds like computer manufactures might behind Microsoft breaking their "Windows 10 will be the last OS" stance. They needed a way to force people to buy new computers and Microsoft obliged with the TPM requirement. If you want Windows 11 then you need to buy a new computer.

[Francois_L_]

This is typical Microsoft. I find it a bit funny when I see that one of their Surface computers that sells right now for close to 4000$ is on the list of unsupported devices!

[JxH]

Me watching this on my trusty old 2010 laptop.

Update to add details for anyone interested: Lenovo T510 Thinkpad (2010) bought used in 2014 for about $300. Swapped in an SSD, as well as a BluRay drive to watch movies on disc (DVD & BluRay). Still running Win 7 Pro in the vain hope that Microsoft will eventually follow through with no more endless updates. I've been using it 8h/day for Work From Home since March 2020, and watching YouTube in the evening. If it ever breaks, I'll buy another. Cheers.