Question Windows 11 CPU Requirements Makes No Sense. Evidence Inside ↓↓↓

[Zucker2k]

I'm sorry Microsoft but 2.6GHz base, 3.1GHz multi core turbo, and 3.5GHz single core turbo is plenty fast for me............. and you. Even your app says so.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I wonder how long before some enterprising hacker writes a tool to lie about the hardware to Windows, making it think that it's running on supported hardware

That's how some of the "activation cracks" worked for a long time now.

 

[Harry_Wild]

I alway love to use a new OS and so I going to upgrade my desktop PC. I have a i7 4790 2014 year! with 32GB RAM and 1050 ti 4GB GDDR5 video card and 1TB SSD, Silencer 400 watt power supply.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I alway love to use a new OS and so I going to upgrade my desktop PC. I have a i7 4790 2014 year! with 32GB RAM and 1050 ti 4GB GDDR5 video card and 1TB SSD, Silencer 400 watt power supply.

Overwrite the install.wim in a Windows 10 bootabe USB with the Windows 11 install.wim and you will be able to bypass the TPM check. I have Windows 11 running great on a spare HDD attached to my work PC (i7-4770).

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Overwrite the install.wim in a Windows 10 bootabe USB with the Windows 11 install.wim and you will be able to bypass the TPM check.

Or you can just use Rufus to create a USB install drive without any hardware checks.

I have Windows 11 running great on a spare HDD attached to my work PC (i7-4770).

I haven't run Windows on a HDD since, what, 2010'ish. You may want to consider an (external) SSD. Just for the quality-of-life improvement.

I can't imagine trying to do Windows Update on a 5400RPM HDD...

 

[JWMiddleton]

...make a lot of money selling OEM licences for the replacement machines that are bought.

In Jan 2021 I bought new MB/CPU, RAM, PSU, M.2SSD, etc to upgrade from i7-4790K system. I cloned old SATA SSD to M.2 installed everything thinking I would have to buy new OEM license. I logged into Microsoft and it digitally authenticated. It has run fine since and even upgraded to Win 11 a few weeks ago. No clue why it worked and I'm not complaining.

John