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Hi everyone,

For all the smart guys guys and gals out there:

I have been playing around a little with Windows 11. I took one of the our spare desktops, and tried to install this. Message came up saying hardware not compatible.

So, as I was looking, it appears that there are 3 possible areas of concern.
1. System firmware: requires UEFI, secure boot capable. Mine has BIOS mode legacy
2. TPM: Trusted platform module version 2.0 required, mine indicates "cannot find".
3. Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver, mine is 1.2.

My guess is that these are not "correctable", and that the computer cannot be upgraded to Windows 11.

The problem is….Most of our computers are of this vintage. So I suspect similar issues will occur across the board.

It looks like Windows 10 has 4 more years of support, so there is absolutely no urgency to this. But I had wanted to try to get a bit of experience with with Windows 11.

Any comments/suggestions?

Thanks.

Gene

Hi Gene,

There are several small free programs that will quickly test a computer for W11 compatibility:

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/windows11compatibilitychecker.html

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/windows_11_compatibility_checker.html

Here's a link to the Major Geeks search for Windows 11 compatibility, which shows lots more:

https://tinyurl.com/ms67jbxc

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Unfortunately, if your system lacks UEFI, it's probably time to take it out behind the barn and shoot it--there's no upgrade.

For some systems without the TPM 2.0 features, a fairly cheap chip can be installed--just buy it and plug it into the socket on the motherboard.

(There are also registry hacks for a missing TPM 2.0.)

If your graphics aren't up to snuff, you can probably install a suitable PCI card and remove the other card or turn it off in the BIOS if it's built-in on the motherboard.

Fortunately, W11 is still a ways off.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Gee James....

Sounds like you actually want us to stay up to date....

What a novel idea....

Seriously, thanks for your perspective. Very useful.

Thanks

Gene