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If your CPU is not on the compatibility list [1], like the i7 7820HK in my laptop, you will not be able to automatically upgrade to Windows 11, TPM or not. Unl

If your CPU is not on the compatibility list [1], like the i7 7820HK in my laptop, you will not be able to automatically upgrade to Windows 11, TPM or not. Unless you use a tool like Rufus to patch the Windows 11 installer and remove all (artificial) checks, because then suddenly Windows 11 will even install on 10 year old PCs with a in place upgrade. [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/mi...

CursedSilicon 2y ago
Except that forcing Windows 11 on to unsupported PC's carries the caveat that once they upgrade chunks of the OS with newer compiler flags (such as the NT kernel) the system is rendered unbootable https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-updates-windows-11-24h2-requirements-cpu-must-support-sse42-or-the-os-will-not-boot https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-upda... Granted x86-64-v2 includes the original 2008 Intel Nehalem ("Core" series) and AMD Bulldozer (2011) but it's not unreasonable to assume that they'll slowly "ratchet" up the requirements over time