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
    2021-06-25T13:36:21+00:00

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  3. Sumit 44,316 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-25T13:38:31+00:00

    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

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-25T13:42:55+00:00

    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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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-25T13:57:45+00:00

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    My TPM is turned on but shows same error.

    Enable secure boot in the UEFI

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