Is your PC Windows 11 ready according to PC Health Check?

[TxGrin]

PC Health Check

https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp

tells if a PC is Windows 11 capable or not

was wondering how many people here have PCs that are Windows 11 ready

If you use VMware to install Windows 11 using their virtual tpm and then use todo backup to make a full disk image backup. Then do a restore of the image you created on a pc without tpm it’s works. I did this on a old pc that didn’t have tpm and it’s running Windows 11 without having tpm.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

If you use VMware to install Windows 11 using their virtual tpm and then use todo back to make a full disk image backup. Then do a restore of the image you created on a pc without tpm it’s works. I did this on a old pc that didn’t have tpm and it’s running Windows 11 without having tpm.

This probably breaks every update also you need payed VMware it do virtual tpm

 

[FireFox]

If i upgrade will i lose my files?

 

[TxGrin]

This probably breaks every update also you need payed VMware it do virtual tpm

So far all the updates have been installing

 

[Easy Rhino]

Guess my PC isn't Windows 11 ready

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

So far all the updates have been installing

There hasn't been any Major updates

 

[plastiscɧ]

If i upgrade will i lose my files?

inplace upgrade no. any other option yes

 

[johnspack]

Awesome, I can add a tpm module to my mobo... not awesome, my 8 core 16 thread xeon isn't good enough.
Thank god I actually did the switch to linux when win 10 came out.
Shouldn't there be a 3rd vote option: I don't care, I don't run windows?

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

Awesome, I can add a tpm module to my mobo... not awesome, my 8 core 16 thread xeon isn't good enough.
Thank god I actually did the switch to linux when win 10 came out.

wdym "is not good enough" as far as im awear windows 11 has same cpu requirments as windows 10

 

[FireFox]

For me it's going to be like when i went from W7 to W10, will upgrade one year later.

 

[QuietBob]

Sniff... No 11 for me either...

But... but.. why? I mean, it runs Windows 7, right?

 

[s3thra]

The PC in my sig is fine as expected, but my secondary Z77-based i5 3570k Ivy Bridge media server rig won't be because of the TPM requirement. Unless I can magically find a TPM module for my P8Z77-M PRO, I will change this over to Ubuntu to keep her running. I've only left it running W10 because of convenience anyway, so this will just be a good prompt to switch back for that particular use case.

My poor old Phenom II with a R9 270X has taken a beating this week though with AMD's announcement about dropping driver support for pre-Polaris GPU's, and now no Windows 11 upgrade. Oh well, it had a good run. Looks like it's Ubuntu and Proton bound as well.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

My poor old Phenom II with a R9 270X has taken a beating this week though with AMD's announcement about dropping driver support for pre-Polaris GPU's, and now no Windows 11 upgrade. Oh well, it had a good run. Looks like it's Ubuntu and Proton bound as well.

windows 11 can still use win 10 drivers...

 

[Mescalamba]

Fairly sure there will be ways to convince Win 11 to run on everything that Win 10 can.

But there will be plenty of folks trying some Linux distro.

Me included, at least for my other PC, cause Im already fed up with MS on so many levels, that this is literally last drop.. Lately even rather simple stuff that any system prior to 10 could do somehow became way more difficult/problematic, or Win 10 are simply designed to make any reasonably advanced user frustrated and angry. Not sure if intent or not, but it seems that its system designed only for users that need very primitive stuff, run some super mainstream pre-built system and never touch anything more complex than software uninstall.

 

[freeagent]

It runs pretty good for an old release.. it updates fine. Aida is a bit messed up when measuring L3 performance, but its other tests mirrored 10.. I don't like the TPM thing.. I probably wont use bit locker as I don't need to.. I would like to move my drives around from rig to rig.. so that's a bit of a bummer. It kind of feels like I am using how to use 10 again

I haven't run too many benchmarks with it, but from what I saw performance was lower in some things like superpi.. so still needs work under the hood. .

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I install in legacy mode to insure bitlocker can never be enabled even by accident so yeah this goes against my deep wishes.

 

[s3thra]

windows 11 can still use win 10 drivers...

Yes, though it's the Phenom II, or rather the lack of TPM specifically on that platform which will be the problem in that situation.

 

[newtekie1]

none are running gpt disks/ uefi or secure boot

I get not running secure boot(that isn't even a requirement anyway) but why not GPT/UEFI? I don't see any reason not to install Windows in UEFI mode.

If you don't want bitlocker enabled, just don't enabled it. It doesn't just activate on its own. I don't see a point in not using UEFI.

 

[ThrashZone]

I get not running secure boot(that isn't even a requirement anyway) but why not GPT/UEFI? I don't see any reason not to install Windows in UEFI mode.

If you don't want bitlocker enabled, just don't enabled it. It doesn't just activate on its own. I don't see a point in not using UEFI.

Hi,
I don't like messy disks and don't need more partitions than mbr allows all I need is C really
gpt disk/.. just gives ms the ability to create endless useless to me 500mb partitions cluttering up my storage devices I have my own backup/ recovery plans.

 

[Nash]

As far as I don't care - how about not using this thread into bash something not even here yet?

That would be nice.

 

[plastiscɧ]

Awesome, I can add a tpm module to my mobo... not awesome, my 8 core 16 thread xeon isn't good enough.
Thank god I actually did the switch to linux when win 10 came out.
Shouldn't there be a 3rd vote option: I don't care, I don't run windows?

this addon does not include CPU requirements stricly. nearly every cpu can handle win10 so win11 as well. dont worry

 

[freeagent]

Hi,
I don't like messy disks and don't need more partitions than mbr allows all I need is C really
gpt disk/.. just gives ms the ability to create endless useless to me 500mb partitions cluttering up my storage devices I have my own backup/ recovery plans.

I thought you were supposed to delete those when you reinstall windows? I always do that..

 

[plastiscɧ]

Hi,
I don't like messy disks and don't need more partitions than mbr allows all I need is C really
gpt disk/.. just gives ms the ability to create endless useless to me 500mb partitions cluttering up my storage devices I have my own backup/ recovery plans.

mate,
load the partition program, possible in english as well, ad just do what u want. it is a limited proffesional edition

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional als Giveaway + Backupper zum Start vom neuen Windows 11 - Deskmodder.de

cheers

 

[sam_86314]

No, I don't think I will...

Wake me up when a TPM isn't required.

Sniff... No 11 for me either...

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But... but.. why? I mean, it runs Windows 7, right?

This absolutely made my day...

 

[newtekie1]

Hi,
I don't like messy disks and don't need more partitions than mbr allows all I need is C really
gpt disk/.. just gives ms the ability to create endless useless to me 500mb partitions cluttering up my storage devices I have my own backup/ recovery plans.

Windows 10 creates the same basic partition setup with UEFI/GPT and Legacy BIOS/MBR. It creates the main Windows partition, a 500MB recovery partition, and a 50-100MB System partition. There are no multiple 500MB partitions cluttering up the storage devices. There is one 500MB partition, and it's created regardless of if you use MBR or GPT.

MBR/BIOS Default Partitions:


GPT/EUFI Default Partitions:


So no point in sticking with MBR/BIOS.