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Considering upgrading to Windows 11?
There are a couple of requirements that might stop you in your tracks.
We’ll explain how to know if your hardware will pass Windows 11’s checks.
First up is your physical hardware.
What Are Secure Boot and TPM?
If someone breaches your machine and your data is encrypted, it will remain secure.
Microsoft’s recommended requirements for Windows 11 list TMP 2.0.
But it also has some side effects.
A clean installation of Windows 11 will work on most hardware, but it does come with caveats.
You’ll have to enter system UEFI to enable them before attempting to upgrade to Windows 11.
Once switched on, you could save the configs and return to Windows 10.
PressWindows key + Rto kick off the Run dialog, then inputtpm.mscand press Enter.
Find yourBoottab, scroll down to find theSecure Bootoption, and ensure it’s enabled.
As the newer partition table, GPT comes with several enhancements over MBR.
If Secure Boot doesn’t enable, you may need toconvert your MBR drive to GPT.
Alternatively, your system or hardware may be too old to enable Secure Boot.
Download and fire it up to check your system’s compatibility with Windows 11.
So there you have it.
You’ve enabled two of the most important parameters that will block your Windows 11 upgrade path.
Once enabled, and presuming you’re running compatible hardware, Microsoft will offer you the Windows 11 upgrade.
