Here’s what you’ll need to upgrade to Windows 11

• 

  Microsoft claims that "the new Windows is available on the widest array of devices," but the Internet had a minor panic attack when requirements were outlined yesterday. [credit: Microsoft ]

Since Microsoft's announcement of Windows 11 yesterday, one concern has reverberated around the web-what's this about a Trusted Platform Module requirement?

Windows 11 is the first Windows version to require a TPM, and most self-built PCs (and cheaper, home-targeted OEM PCs) don't have a TPM module on board. Although this requirement is a bit of a mess, it's not as onerous as millions of people have assumed. We'll walk you through all of Windows 11's announced requirements, including TPM-and make sure to note when all this is likely to be a problem.

General hardware requirements

Although Windows 11 does bump general hardware requirements up some from Windows 10's extremely lenient minimums, it will still be challenging to find a PC that doesn't meet most of these specifications. Here's the list:

Read 29 remaining paragraphs | Comments