Comments on: The Lunacy Of Windows 11 CPU Restrictions

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:49:04 +0000

I just read Sanford’s note about the Wndows 10 iot ltsc. This is the first mention of this I’ve seen in any article.
1. Is this a viable option for the consumer?
2.What is the installation like? I have Windows 10 Pro with 16 gb ram on a 2 tb ssd. 3.Can it be installed by a novice consumer? I have minimal skills but read DCT articles weekly.
Thanks to anyone that steps in!

By: Michael Painter

Michael Painter — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:45:59 +0000

In reply to Ed. Well said. Been preaching this for months. Yes, Linux is a valid choice for many/most of those computers left in the dust by MS.

By: Graham Jones

Graham Jones — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:10:07 +0000

In reply to Marc Thomas. I checked the BIOS and TPM was turned off. I had to turn it on to install Win11. So, how it got turned off is a mystery, since it was definitely not done by me! I haven't been into the BIOS since I upgraded to Win 11. It is now turned on again, and will see if it happens again.

By: Marc Thomas

Marc Thomas — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:51:16 +0000

In reply to Marc Thomas. Tick "skip hardware checks" is what I meant.

By: Marc Thomas

Marc Thomas — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:50:16 +0000

In reply to Jim Hillier.

Good for you, Graham, for installing the TPM chip!
If you’re not successful in enabling TPM in the BIOS for whatever reason (I don’t really see why) try preparing a Windows 11 USB pen drive with Rufus making sure to tick the hardware checks when prompted.
I’ve used this route numerous times.

By: Sanford

Sanford — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:58:26 +0000

In reply to Jim Hillier. I second Jim's advice to check the BIOS for tpm settings. That said, you can avoid all the nonsense and install windows 10 iot ltsc & you'll have a functioning up to date windows OS until 2032, without the cruft that gets installed with the consumer versions.

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:28:52 +0000

In reply to Graham Jones.

Hey Graham,
(with apologies to Marc for jumping in here)

You might need to enable TPM in BIOS. Check through your BIOS settings, possibly under ‘Security’, and see if there is a setting to enable/disable TPM.

By: Graham Jones

Graham Jones — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 22:09:33 +0000

I installed a TPM 2.0 chip on my PC to upgrade to Win 11. The update worked without any issue but now if I check for compatibility with Win 11 I get a message saying that there is no TPM chip installed! It continues to function without any issues, and updates are installed.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:41:55 +0000

It’s Microsoft techstortion at it’s best , plain an simple , there is no reason for it , it’s just because they can.
My system is not more than 10 years old, I have TPM 2.0 and all the other requirements except the cpu to install 11 legitimately , my i3 intel cpu runs 11 (even 24H2) just fine and I did run it for around six months , but just not legitimately according to MS. I finally came to a fork in the road before Windows 10 comes to end of life, do I install 11 and run the risk of Microsoft pulling the rug out from under me as far as updates go? do I buy a new cpu that I really do not need for 500 bucks? then found out my mobo did not support a cpu that 11 “technically” supports , so I’f have to buy a new mobo for a couple of hundred bucks ….. when I really did not have to.
My solution ….. Linux Solus, a beautiful OS that I fell in love with and can still run most of my Windows apps using Wine or Bottles and what I can’t I have found better open sourced counterparts on the Linux side.

Don’t fall for Microsfts BS, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever for their hardware requirements other then extorting money from the end user to get kickbacks, Windows 11 is no more secure than Windows 10 , if it was there would be no need to monthly security updates, Windows is riddled with holes, always has been, always will be, no hardware changes will ever change that fact.