Microsoft’s own Surface Studio 2 carries a 7 th Gen Core chip inside and sells for more than $3200. Now, both the Intel 7 th Gen Core and AMD Ryzen 1000 series that came out in 2017 are made and sold actively.

The company has released AMD and Intel CPU compatibility lists that omit anything which is older than those generations. It has implied that even systems that carry TPM 2.0 and secure boot but are older than an Intel 8 th Gen Core or AMD Ryzen 2000 series CPU shall not be supported in the final release. All PCs, even desktops need some kind of network connectivity through wifi is not needed. Moreover, all such systems which use touchpads shall have windows precision touchpads and all non-desktops to have Bluetooth LE connectivity. Most of these are no-brainers such as having a power button that turns on the system when pressed, but interestingly all the new non-desktops shall need to have front-facing cams to at least 720p resolution starting from 2023. It has also released even more detailed requirements which mention some of the hardware requirements for OEMs who are building version 11 systems. It gets even more complicated as even though its spec list mentions 1-GHz, 64-bit, 2 core CPUs as a minimum, the company also has a list of supported CPUs and processors which are 7 th Gen Intel or 1 Gen AMD Ryzen or below are not on it. The fact that Microsoft can do this actually calls into question whether TPM 2.0 needs to be a hard requirement for anyone. Microsoft also plans to release non-TPM versions of version 11 for countries that do not support or somehow have banned it, including China and Russia. All motherboards do not carry a TPM module on board though some are upgradeable with a TPM module you can buy after the fact, most of the systems have this onboard but it comes disabled so you shall have to turn off BIOS. TPM 2.0 requirements can shut many users, especially those who carry home-built systems. Microsoft lists those as a 1-GHz CPU with just 1 or 2GB RAM, a mere 16 to 20 GB space, and a GPU capable of DirectX 9 with a minimum resolution of 800 to 600.

Now, all these exceed version 10 system requirements in many ways.

Internet connectivity and an MS account.

9-inch or larger screen with 720p resolution.

CPU: 1-GHz or faster with 2 or more cores on a 64-bit processor.

The company has listed certain requirements which we have listed below, it is not clear whether the new OS shall install if your system does not meet all of them. Just like windows 10, version 11 shall be a free update for all who have a recent prior version of windows and the right hardware.

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