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

Go  into  the  bios  and  enable  the  security features, I  have  the  same  setup, and  now  my  PC  says  I  can  run  windows 11

Go  inside  the  bios  and  make  sure  you  enable  the  security features, my  10 gen  I9  10 core  said  the  same  thing  until  I  enabled  the  security features to  get  windows  to  show  security processor  details  as  active  , once  I  did  that  my  PC  was  eligible for  win  11

Well, lets take a look at Windows 7 for a minute. Microsoft put it on extended life support (for corporations) and does not support it anymore.

There are still 'some' Win 7 (and xt) computers still running either off grid or for people who have legacy programs that they have not taken the time to replace.  Many people are moving to Windows 10 because there are replacements for the older programs and Windows 10 does it more efficiently (saves steps).  A voluntary act.

So, it is not likely someone will come to your door to collect or 'bin' your device.  It simply won't be as useful as the newer devices.

Communication speeds are improving as well as response times.  The older a piece of hardware gets it becomes harder for it to be updated and for it to keep up or be compatible.  

Security is yet another issue that is reason to update. Some older hardware will be hard to update due to constraints. You can add new boards and modules on a PC but that is not an option for most laptops (it really pays to go over the specs on those).  

More than likely the reason you might want to upgrade is for a better experience or maybe the hardware will just quit.  Some devices are just not repairable...  

I recognize that some very old hardware may not perform well on newer software versions.

What bothers me, is that two years ago I buy a laptop with above average features, pay a small fortune and it is still better than many computers sold today.

Now, Microsoft comes along and says that my processor does not meet the minimum requirements and worse, says that a current Atom processor is compatible.

In any decent comparison, an Atom of the current generation will never have the performance of an I7 processor, even if it is a 7th generation one.

I am right there with you.  
I purchased a 17" HP laptop in 2011 with a 4 core i7 and at least 8gb memory from Costco.  Later that week I took out the primary mechanical drive and installed an SSD to speed it up and bought the connectors from HP to use the mechanical drive as backup.  That laptop was upgraded from Win 7 to Win 8 and currently dual boots Win 7 and 10.   It runs circles around many of the 2 core i7s and devices that only come with 4gb memory today.  Unfortunately , it wont make it on Windows 11.  At least got 10 years out of my $1000. investment  (very expensive at the time. worth it !)

Do you really think the problem is hardware compatibility? not even this whole issue was simply made to force the purchase of new hardware windows 10 itself runs very well old hardware now this new one with a few extra frills are demanding computers this year of launch forcing the sale of notebook new computers are using this ridiculous excuse to have TPM 2.0 and UEFI active? just now? windows 10 was optional. Many people who want to test have more than one system on their computers look at all these comments. Always have a robotic response of moderation.

cause you need to activate the TPM , you can do it in your BIOS