Preparing for Insider Preview Builds of Windows 11 - ***UPDATED 6/28***

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2021-06-24T16:00:22+00:00

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we announced Windows 11, and we know you are excited to get your hands on it. You can check out all the details on how to prepare for Windows 11 Insider Preview builds on our blog post.

Once you've reviewed the blog, please use this post to ask any related questions you may have.

We are excited to hear your feedback!!

-The Windows Insider Team

***UPDATE***

For users who are receiving the following message in your Windows Insider Settings:

Your PC does not meet the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11. Your device may continue to receive Insider Preview builds until Windows 11 is generally available, at which time it is recommended to clean install to Windows 10.

We've made an update to Settings to resolve some issues. Please reboot your device to ensure you have the latest update.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-25T14:59:51+00:00

    Looks like a helpful discussion.

    Understand that some Intel chips may have TPM .  Not sure what version or if updatable.

    A number of Motherboards do have a slot for TPM.  Many ASUS x99 boards do.

    Looks like we need more clarity on processors.  Is socket 2011 ok ?  Just change the Processor ?

    If there is a release to insiders next week we will need more info.

    Note:  Suggest you compare the build reported by PC Health to actual.  If it is wrong please submit to Feedback Hub.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-25T14:58:48+00:00

    Dear Eddie, and about this ?

    But they haven't mentioned any 4th , 5th, 6th or 7th gen CPUs in their compatibility list

    Generation is a soft floor requirement.

    Compatibility for Windows 11- Compatibility Cookbook | Microsoft Docs

    There are new minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11. In order to run Windows 11, devices must meet the following specifications. 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.

    Hard Floor:

    • CPU: Core >= 2 and Speed >= 1 GHz
    • System Memory: TotalPhysicalRam >= 4 GB
    • Storage: 64 GB
    • Security: TPM Version >= 1.2 and SecureBootCapable = True
    • Smode: Smode is false, or Smode is true and C_ossku in (0x65, 0x64, 0x63, 0x6D, 0x6F, 0x73, 0x74, 0x71)

    Soft Floor:

    • Security: TPMVersion >= 2.0
    • CPU Generation

    My BIOS / Motherboard has not TPM (Trusted Platform Module) to be enable !

    TPM 1.2 or 2.0 will not alleviate the problem!

    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Tpm

    TpmPresent : False
    TpmReady : False
    TpmEnabled : False
    TpmActivated : False
    TpmOwned : False
    RestartPending : False
    ManufacturerId : 0
    ManufacturerIdTxt :
    ManufacturerVersion :
    ManufacturerVersionFull20 :
    ManagedAuthLevel : Full
    OwnerAuth :
    OwnerClearDisabled : True
    AutoProvisioning : NotDefined
    LockedOut : False
    LockoutHealTime :
    LockoutCount :
    LockoutMax :
    SelfTest :

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-25T14:56:13+00:00

    I don't know for sure, but this link implies yes if the incompatibility is only the CPU: Compatibility for Windows 11- Compatibility Cookbook | Microsoft Docs

    I'm hoping this is correct.

    Doing so, puts your device in an unsupported state and is not recommended.

    -Eddie

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-25T14:54:11+00:00

    Here is the red message on a Legacy BIOS machine, not very clear about the meaning.

    Will this machine still be allowed to get windows 11 previews untill GA ?

    Will there be an upgrade from build 21390.2025 to Windows 11 on this machine or am I reading this wrong ?

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    Once it goes GA, the device will no longer receive W11 flights. Since the device does not meet the requirements for 11, you will need to clean install 10 at that time.

    -Eddie

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-25T14:53:56+00:00

    I have the 6th generation Intel CPU which I upgraded to it, last year (i7 6700K).

    What do I have to do now?

    To buy another processor to run Win11?

    I think that my MB (MSI Z170A M7) doesn't support the 10th generation.

    That's a lot of money.. and my PC isn't too old in age. It only has 2 years

    I'd love to test win11 & suggest to make it better

    I don't want to be reverted back to Win10, or being unable to use my PC

    Please include the  i7 6700K there (in the list of compatible CPUs)

    Just checked out a few seconds ago. My MB does only support "6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151" (according to its manual)

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