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

Anonymous
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
    2021-06-27T23:38:00+00:00

    Some of mine were easy decisions .  My current PC build , not so much.  High end specs cost a lot and have built it for the 'long haul' .  Previously, having a 'built' PC gave you the flexibility to buy and install adapters and upgrade.  A great way to keep tech going and not add to the already high number of throw aways that now languish in dumps everywhere. Exactly would like to know if Microsoft is interested in Ecology then what do they consider the lifecycle of  the products they sell and support ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-27T21:53:34+00:00

    Not only is TPM not so easy to buy, but it will also result in additional costs if someone buys windows 11.

    It is very sad that the company has taken such steps!

    This does not meet the consumer's expectations, and will entail additional costs, problems with installing the chip in the interior of the device without specialized knowledge or experience, problems with encryption and cryptography certification in some countries can also serve as a problem of access to windows 11 when it is officially released.

    Moreover, TPM chips have risen in price, as their shortage and demand have increased sharply after Microsoft's statements.

    Sadly.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-27T17:49:35+00:00

    As mentioned in the blog post, computers with unsupported hardware are being blocked from entering the Dev and Beta channels, as the options for joining these channels have disappeared from the Settings app.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-27T17:45:29+00:00

    Since  my  ASRock Z68 Motherboard and  Intel i7-3770K are  not  compatible for  Win  11 (no TPP/TPM  supported  in bios) I  am  wondering about  what  I  "might" upgrade to. The  thing  is, I  have   my  Samsung  860 SSD  set  as  a  Quad  Boot  MBR  (Win  10 SSD,  and  HDD  with  Win  7/Vista/XP).  I  don't  think  any  of the newer  "supported" Win  11 motherboards and  CPU  will  work  with  the  older  OSes, so  I'm  kind  of  stuck.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-27T16:36:14+00:00

    Here's the situation .  Even if you have a TPM socket or get the module for a PC motherboard there is still the issue of the Processor being on the qualified list.  

    Advice :  Go to Motherboard manufacture site and verify that you have latest Bios and presence of TPM.  

    Some sites (like ASUS) will let you download the manual and also have lists of the Processors that will fit in your system.

    As I have an X99 board and have a non qualified i7 proc  I reviewed the Asus QVL list of  Xeon processors .  It appears that some of them are on the Microsoft Qualified list.  Would guess that you could possibly swap the i7 with Xeon on some X99 boards ???   

    Caveat here :  There is a note that the Xeon was designed for Servers and might not be fully compatible with some X99 board chips.

    Would like to hear from Gamers and PC builders on this.  Some of them wanted the extra cores and installed Xeon originally.  Any issues ?

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