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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Yeah it’s what the other person said essentially.

If your computer is more than 4-5 years old, then you likely can’t upgrade to windows 11.

My computer made the cut by a single cpu generation. If it were a year older I’d be out of luck.

My computer is still way more power than I need and will have it for years to come.

If my computer were just a year older, I’d be in the same boat if not needing a new computer for years, but not have access to a secure system.

In addition, i can afford a new computer, but I wouldn’t spend the money on a new computer just to have security updates.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hmm, I have a system running a 6000 series i7 (released mid 2015) and it was upgraded to Windows 11 a few months ago.

    The version must be more of a recommendation than a firm requirement

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    The main think about the cpu is having a tpm. You can add one to the motherboard via pci, or your mobo may have one built in.

    It’s been a while but I’m pretty sure it was 8th gen intel that included a tpm in the cpu by default.

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