Bug fixes and updates for Windows 10 will end on October 14 next year. It is also possible that consumers will be able to pay for support after this date, but prices have not been confirmed.
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TPM 2.0 still causes problems
That’s the message Microsoft is now sending to Windows 10 machines, including those that not can upgrade, so what should they do? It is not entirely clear beyond hardware upgrades. Microsoft set surprisingly strict requirements (TPM 2.0) for the Windows 11 hardware and does not allow older Intel and AMD systems to upgrade. It turns out that there are ways to get around the lock, and it also turns out that Microsoft itself uses the tricks on its own hardware.
Microsoft is taking it too far here
It’s Redditer “Man_of_Microwaves” asking himself “Excuse me, but what the….” in a Reddit thread. For those of you who have followed Microsoft’s constant calls to get people to upgrade, even those who don’t have the supported hardware, this is not surprising, but if you don’t actively follow this and then get told that you can’t receive updates in the winter of next year, then such a reaction would be understandable.
Check out Microsoft for a full list of supported Intel CPUs – see here for the AMD list.
These are Windows 11’s requirements, per Microsoft:
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or system on a chip (SoC).
- Memory: 4 gigabytes (GB) or more.
- Storage: 64 GB or more available disk space.
- Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later, with a WDDM 2.0 driver.
- System Firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot.
- TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.
- Screen: High resolution (720p) screen, 9″ or larger screen, 8 bits per color channel.
- Internet connection: Internet connection is required to perform updates and to download and use some features.
- Windows 11 Home edition requires an Internet connection and a Microsoft account to complete device setup on first use.
