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There you go. I also can live without Weleven. And without Wten, without Weight...
It's been a long time since I was dumb enough to upgrade Windows. So, let's sing the old mournful song: It's the fuuuuture! You will be left behind!
Go ahead, Mickeysoft. Every company gets the customers it deserves.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Yep, the brand new company PC I got just over a year ago "can't run Windows 11".
Of course, it would be too much to ask for the app to explain why it can't run it. Just a generic "you can't run this" message should be enough for anyone. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I dare hope, for now, it's the state of the alpha preview and more platform support will be available on official release! 
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Same here - my Surface Go 2 "can't run it" despite Sysinfo telling me that it meets or exceeds the minimum specs.
I suspect the tool is buggy, or just plain stupid.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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After digging around in the BIOS, I finally managed to enable the TPM and SecureBoot, and the tool now says I'm OK to run W11.
How any non-technical person is supposed to do that, I have no idea.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I couldn't find anything in the BIOS, but running tpm.msc it says the chip is ready for use. But the Windows 11 tool says my system is not compatible.
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Same here. It really would be helpful if the tool told you which item(s) was the problem.
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Seems that most new MOBOs have a connector on the MOBO for the TPM module.
I did a rebuild a few months ago and found the TPM module for mine, inexpensive as compared to new MOBO.
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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I doubt this. TPM 2.0 chips have been shipping in PCs for about three years now. Finding a TPM 1.1 chip is nearly impossible. Unfortunately many PC makers are still shortchanging security by not turning on the security hardware they're selling. Likewise, the other requirements aren't an issue either unless you're really cheap.
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TPM security chip.
I did not even know this was a thing until I read the Windows 11 hate articles yesterday on various tech forums.
My knee jerk reaction to this is: what a great way to force people to buy new computers (with the TPM chip, of course).
I see how-to articles on bypassing the TPM chip, but honestly, how many "regular" users will do that...zero.
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Slacker007 wrote: force people to buy new computers (with the TPM chip, of course).
TPM has been around for at least a decade. I was recently poking around a Lenovo ThinkPad X300, ca 2008, and it has one.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Okay, I did not know this.
Interesting then why they would make it a requirement for Windows 11 then, and not before. I need to research the "why". there is always a "why".
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If you had a TPM chip and Secure Boot enabled, Windows 10 could use them to provide a supposedly more secure boot experience - the BIOS confirms its security with the TPM chip, etc., creating a secure chain up to the O/S. What has changed in Windows 11 is that this is now mandatory.
I can think of all kinds of reasons for this [insert your favourite conspiracy theory here], but the most worrisome is that it may make help anonymity on the Internet a thing of the past. This will be a boon to Law Enforcement, Banking, etc. - and also to any repressive regimes out there.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: the most worrisome is that it may make help anonymity on the Internet a thing of the past. This will be a boon to Law Enforcement
this was the first thought that came to my mind for the reason "why"
Can everyone say after me: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.
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It also makes it damn near impossible to back up a boot drive - image or otherwise. If you make it so secure, no one can use it.... <fill in="" the="" blank="">
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I just did a build a few months ago and it's a no-go for me also. SOAB
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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If your build is that new, there's probably a soft TPM option hiding in your BIOS somewhere.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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No if you go into PowerHell, as admin and issue "get-tpm" it displays TPM properties and when I do it the system shows that it's not there.
But I can get a TPM plug-in module from MSI and others, which is currently unavailable EVERYWHERE.
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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powershell can't change bios settings.
If it's off in the BIOS as far as windows, or any other OS is concerned, it won't exist.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Yes I agree, I misrepresented myself there.
But I did go to my MOBO manual and there is not an TPM module on the board, but one will be available sometime in the near future hopefully. Out of stock everywhere right now.
The less you need, the more you have.
Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?
JaxCoder.com
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The first article you linked to shows that they will be requiring a Microsoft account to install it. 
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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One more reason why friends don't let friends use windows home.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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I suspect the backlash of obsoleting perfectly functional machines will cause Microsoft to remove this requirement. For PC's lacking the chip, they will probably require 5-factor authentication. Phone, face, thumbprint, iris scan, and proof of vaccination. 
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Marc Clifton wrote: proof of vaccination.
For the computer, or for the user? 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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and will most likely require a BIOS update if it's there... 
