Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements

[davehc]

Could be scare tactics, but who knows. I have been running this fresh install Beta), including reinstalling my own software, for about two weeks now, without problems. and on a very incompatible laptop. Plusses and minuses, some things I like, many I do not.
On the whole, If possible, I might just as well keep it. It does everything that Windows 10 does for me (and vice versa!
One rather unfortunate biggy for me is that it cannot run Macrum. Tried a couple of internet fixes which didn't work either.
Performance? No noticeable difference


Next day:
I had a thought. Reinstalled and elected to keep all my data/settings. Macrium hiccuped for a couple of minutes, obviously looking for a new path, but now working 100%

 

[102517s]

SO
That leaves us with the "how exactly did you install Windows 11 on your system" question, when attempting to assist forum members
with problems impacting their installs.
Does or perhaps did, your system meet the minimum system requirements when you installed the OS?

I had installed Windows 11 by using a Windows 10 boost USB.

1. Burn Windows 10 Boot USB
2. Replace the Windows 10 wininstall file with the one from Windows 11.
3. Install as normal.

 

[102517s]

Could be scare tactics, but who knows. I have been running this fresh install Beta), including reinstalling my own software, for about two weeks now, without problems. and on a very incompatible laptop. Plusses and minuses, some things I like, many I do not.
On the whole, If possible, I might just as well keep it. It does everything that Windows 10 does for me (and vice versa!
One rather unfortunate biggy for me is that it cannot run Macrum. Tried a couple of internet fixes which didn't work either.
Performance? No noticeable difference

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Next day:
I had a thought. Reinstalled and elected to keep all my data/settings. Macrium hiccuped for a couple of minutes, obviously looking for a new path, but now working 100%

How did yuo get 22000.168 update? Microsoft is blocking me from updating from 160 to 168.

 

[davehc]

Through the normal windows updates. It is an insider preview.

 

[Trouble]

There is a lot of confusing information out there.
Most of it coming from Microsoft itself.

Microsoft boots older PCs out of Windows 11 preview testing

Microsoft always said unsupported Insider PCs will be kicked out of Windows 11 previews eventually, but the timing sure is interesting.

www.pcworld.com

Looks like they've put a stop to unsupported PCs even running the Insider Previews, which I had previously understood would be allowed to continue until the actual public release.

 

[102517s]

Update -> It's mixed messages, last night just before I was going to reinstall Windows 10 Education on Secure Boot settings I was notified with Windows 11 Update Build 22449. A few others around the block are confused and I'm not sure why the 22000.168 was not released to some people on unsupported machines. My guess is Microsoft has not finalized a complete list of supported devices that have secure boot and TPM 2.0/1.2 as they are still refining their supported processor list.