Do i need to change motherboard?

[ahbear82]

Hi,

my current build which is 10 years ago, running win 10 pro, recently ask to free upgrade to win 11, but after running the test, it said "TPM 2.0 must be supported and enable on this PC" & "The processor is not supported for Win 11".

1. Other than the CPU, do i need to change the mother board as well?
2. After changing these, will my existing OS be affected? Do i need to reinstall or call up Microsoft, or it won't be affected as long as the drive which contain the OS is still there?

My spec as of now is :

ASUS H97 Pro Gamer , I54460 3.2GHZ

Nvidia Asus GTX 970

G skill RipJaws 16GB

WD Black 4TB

Seasonic X series 650W modular

 

[Koenig168]

If you just want to run Win 11, you can install it using Rufus to bypass the requirements.

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/bypass-windows-11-tpm-requirement

 

[kappak]

1.download rufus.
2.download win 11
3.plug in thumbdrive
4.run rufus and follow the flow
5.click nect where the bypass screen appear.
6.complete the boot drive setup process.

 

[naked123]

you can either use rufus to bypass requirements

or

use w11 iot enterprise ltsc (free) which does not have any requirements and it's debloated out of the box (no ai)
activate via powershell

 

[ahbear82]

1.download rufus.
2.download win 11
3.plug in thumbdrive
4.run rufus and follow the flow
5.click nect where the bypass screen appear.
6.complete the boot drive setup process.

By using the by pass method, is my OS still “original” and able to have all the critical updates and security updates?

 

[ahbear82]

But if I change mother board and CPU , what will happen to my existing OS? The OS is install in the ssd, so by right changing mobo and cpu is ok right? But I remb last time I read about it that the OS is tag to the cpu or something.. and need to call up Microsoft is it is change…

 

[kappak]

By using the by pass method, is my OS still “original” and able to have all the critical updates and security updates?

Yes.off course.
Is microsoft make so much trouble force user to upgrade.
I have i5 6500 running windows 11.

 

[86technie]

1) Check under Windows update if there is a enroll in extended support option.
2) Like others shared used Rufus to install Windows 11 it will bypass every requirement.
However it will affect performance especially some games can run quite choppy.
Since the CPU by now is outdated.

As the day draw close if you ask me there's nothing actually to worry during early period.
It just that Windows update will stop working on 14 Oct this month.
You still can use the PC as per normal and it will take about 2/3 years before apps and
games stop supporting Windows 10.

It doesn't mean on Oct 14 the PC stop working, you can't use it or play games on it.
Many have this worrying but from a guy who still have WIn 7 and 8.1 PC here.
I can tell you PC running older Windows still can run.

 

[uncle_josh]

Hi,

my current build which is 10 years ago, running win 10 pro, recently ask to free upgrade to win 11, but after running the test, it said "TPM 2.0 must be supported and enable on this PC" & "The processor is not supported for Win 11".

1. Other than the CPU, do i need to change the mother board as well?
2. After changing these, will my existing OS be affected? Do i need to reinstall or call up Microsoft, or it won't be affected as long as the drive which contain the OS is still there?

My spec as of now is :

ASUS H97 Pro Gamer , I54460 3.2GHZ

Nvidia Asus GTX 970

G skill RipJaws 16GB

WD Black 4TB

Seasonic X series 650W modular

You can go for Win 11 24H2
Unfortunately, Win 11 25H2 may run out of luck.

 

[abstrax]

or just extend the period for 1 more year. Done on my son pc....he using AMD R7 5800X