As Microsoft once again expressly underlined to the community in a Q&A session, only compatible systems will receive an update to Windows 11. Neither a workaround nor changed group policies can change anything. This should keep systems “more secure and productive”.
Microsoft does not make any exceptions
During the so-called AMA call (“Ask Microsoft Anything”), Microsoft informed its tech community that the system requirements for Windows 11 should be implemented without exception. In addition to an eighth generation Intel Core processor (“Coffee Lake-S”) or newer, or a Ryzen based on the Zen +, Zen 2 or Zen 3 architectures, (f) TPM 2.0 is mandatory.
We know that it will be stupid that some systems are not suitable for Windows 11 and therefore will not receive an update.
But we don't want admins or end users to themselves constantly worrying about compatibility. We really want to make sure that computer systems remain secure and supported in the future.
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No chance for tweaks and hacks “
Microsoft would like to actively prevent current workarounds for using Windows 11 without TPM 2.0 or active fTPM 2.0 based on the firmware of the mainboard and for installing the new operating system on older systems.
The same should also apply to group policies and “tweaks” in the registry that have been adapted by administrators. Under “Processors: From 8th Generation Core and Zen +” and “TPM 2.0 is officially mandatory”, the editors have already outlined the possible “stumbling blocks” when switching from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in more detail text-width “> The distinction between an absolute minimum requirement (” hard floor “) and a recommended minimum requirement (” soft floor “), as communicated at the beginning, no longer exists.
Further information can be found in the Q&A session itself and in the comments in the Microsoft Tech Community.