Hi all, if I want to upgrade my older machine (I have a newer one but am still using the older one) so that I can upgrade it to Windows 11 the "legit" way instead of like this, what kind of ...

Microsoft announced today that after investigating other potentially compatible processors for Windows 11, they only found one 7th generation Intel CPU to be compatible, and no first generation AMD ...

Microsoft has listed the minimum system requirements for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 as well as the list of supported processors. Interestingly, an SSD has become a "preferred" requirement.

Windows 11 is already known for its strict hardware requirements, which Microsoft hasn’t let up on since the OS first released back in 2021. The TPM 2.0 security module requirement has disqualified a ...

In brief: Windows 11 comes with some rather strict system requirements and most notably calls for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 in your PC. However, there's an easy way to go ...

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In context: Asus recently started rolling out BIOS updates to its motherboards to help users get ready for Windows 11. Those updates are beginning to extend to motherboards for Intel CPUs older than ...

The company says that several additional high-performance Intel chips also meet the requirements for running Windows 11, but no additional AMD processors will be added to support the operating system.

While a patch is expected to arrive later this month, current CPU performance could be reduced by up to 15% in certain applications. Reading time 2 minutes For anyone with an AMD CPU thinking about ...

One of the key takeaways from Microsoft's Windows 11 announcement this week is the company's new baseline hardware security requirements for running the operating system. The new OS is designed to run ...

Microsoft announced Windows 11 earlier this year, which has a number of restrictions when it comes to running on some older hardware — or even Macs. However, the company today confirmed some changes ...

The blank die space is pretty dumb given AMD are fab capacity constrained and could squeeze more chips out of a wafer if they reorganized the die to eliminate the dead space. Intel always makes their ...