Windows 11 launch and TPM requirement
App & software · 2021
A TPM 2.0 requirement prompted compatibility questions ahead of Windows 11.
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Trace the originMicrosoft announced Windows 11 and an eligibility checker. Compatibility questions followed; Microsoft withdrew and revised the checker. Windows 11 began rolling out in October.
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June 2021
Microsoft precursor · Jun 24 ’21
Microsoft announced Windows 11 and offered a PC Health Check app for upgrade eligibility.[1]
Microsoft Q&A user precursor · Jun 24 ’21
A user asked why PC Health Check rejected their PC.[2]
Tom’s Hardware precursor · Jun 24 ’21
Tom’s Hardware reported that enabling firmware TPM made its tested PC eligible.[3]
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- 1Explain eligibility failures at the point where users encounter them.
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- US adults who had heard at least a little, YouGov survey“35% of US adults had heard at least a little”35%[15]
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- Jun 24, 2021103 days before
Tom’s Hardware · Windows 11’s TPM Requirement Surprised PC Builders
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