Slide from Microsoft’s 2016 Winhec conference For modern 2-in-1s and laptops, TPM chips have been a requirement since Windows 10’s Anniversary Update, which was released in 2016. But here’s a catch – a lot of users (especially those with custom desktop setup) and some Microsoft partners don’t have TPM chips included in their hardware, and that could result in “This PC can’t run Windows 11” errors. According to Microsoft’s Windows specifications website, TPM 2.0 is required at a minimum, but another support document states that minimum requirements are TPM 1.2, 4GB of RAM, and 8th Gen and newer Intel Core. Microsoft is also supporting Ryzen 2000 or newer processors. 
Microsoft’s redacted document After users discovered the new requirements, Microsoft has quietly edited its second support page with the clarification that TPM 2.0 is a minimum requirement. According to the original document, devices need to meet the hard floor requirements (TPM 1.2) to download and run Windows 11. “Devices that do not meet the hard floor cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, and devices that meet the soft floor will receive a notification that upgrade is not advised,” Microsoft originally noted in the document. 
New Microsoft doc on the left vs Old Microsoft doc on the right In a new update to the same document, Microsoft admitted that TPM 1.2 (hard floor detention) was a mistake and TPM 2.0 is a minimum requirement. The true and confirmed minimum requirements are: - 8th Gen+ Intel Core or newer. For AMD, Ryzen 2000 or newer.
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 64 GB+
- System firmware: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0
- DirectX 12 or later.
It has been updated with a new error message where TPM 2.0 requirement is now clearly mentioned. The post Microsoft updates Windows 11 requirements, says TPM 2.0 is required appeared first on Windows Latest Source: https://www.windowslatest.com/2021/06/2 ... -required/
