Windows 11 and security

So, Windows 11 is around the corner. For new PCs it’s coming out this year, and Windows 10 users will be able to get a free update in 2022. That is, unless their PC is not supported – and many PCs will not be.

As of the time of writing, Windows 11 has a hard requirement of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0, something that many older PCs lack (as well as some new ones, especially ones that have been self-built). It will check during the install if that’s present, and kick you out if you don’t have it.

We say ‘at the time of writing’ because this situation is fluid and Microsoft’s messaging has been somewhat