As far as Microsoft is concerned, it does not want devices that do not meet the standards to be upgraded to Windows 11.
Now, Microsoft said that for users who use unsupported hardware, all Windows 11 upgrade paths will be blocked. This news is explained in the new Q&A on Windows 11 upgrade path and commercial/enterprise deployment tools.
“We know that some people are not eligible to use Windows 11, which is bad, but we need to remember that the reason we do this is to make the device more productive and to ensure that they have a safer state than ever They can stay protected in this new working environment.”
This means that it is very likely that Windows 11 compatibility error prompts will appear directly in the enterprise’s Windows Update or Windows Update management tools. Unlike the nature of Windows 10 update protection, users cannot bypass these restrictions by modifying the group policy.
“Group Policy will not enable you to bypass Windows 11 hardware enforcement. We will prevent you from upgrading your device to an unsupported state, because we really want to ensure that your device remains supported and safe.”
Currently, only Intel 8th generation, AMD Zen2 CPUs or newer chips are compatible with Windows 11, but Intel 7th generation CPUs may also be supported.
The biggest controversy comes from the fact that Windows 11 also requires TPM 2.0, which is a security feature that has been built into newly released laptops and desktops on a large scale. Fortunately, users of the temporary beta version of the system can bypass the TPM 2.0 requirements by modifying the registry file, but the minimum CPU requirements for installing the operating system are mandatory.
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