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Microsoft introduced Windows 11 on June 24th and unveiled a series of design improvements including a new Start Menu, an Action Center with music controls, upgraded Windows Settings, support for Android apps, and more. At the same time, the company also announced that not all PCs can upgrade to the new operating system if they do not have newer CPUs and TPM 2.0 chips.
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Some computers do not need TPM chips to run Windows 11.
The Windows 11 installation requirements include support for TPM 2.0 or fTMP 2.0. According to Microsoft, Windows security is crucial, which is why the company has made TPM 2.0 a mandatory condition for installing Windows 11. If you have TPM 1.2 or no TPM, you will not receive the new upgrade. Recently, the company has clarified that some PCs will still be able to run Windows 11 without needing TPM 2.0 enabled.
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Specifically, with prior approval from Microsoft, TPM is not a mandatory requirement for some computers with 'special use purposes.' According to the software giant, these computers are custom order and requirements will be relaxed when approved by the company. This means there will clearly be special ISOs for those PCs or a method to bypass TPM limitations during installation.
Microsoft allowing OEMs to produce some PCs running Windows 11 without requiring TPM may serve countries that prohibit or do not use the security feature of TPM, such as China (which has received its own special Windows builds) and Russia, both of which do not use the technology for security reasons as they have their own encryption algorithms/technologies. It can also be understood that some computers not requiring TPM to install Windows 11 may be shipped to other regions globally for different purposes.
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