Don't required TPM 2.0 and secure boot on Windows 11 unsupported PC?

I hope not. Not because of cheaters and stuff, they always find a workaround to ruin the game. But because in some countries that chip thing is not allowed by federal security agencies (sad but true). 

@carsono311 don't know. hope this

Worth mentioning that outside of the TMP feature itself and the potential future use for anti-cheat, windows 10 will also receive the same gaming-related updates as announced for windows 11 for now.

So if gaming is the only reason for upgrading, in the short run there's really no need to upgrade if you're not TMP-compatible and would rather avoid the headache of workarounds to install 11.

@LOLGotYerTags partly true... if you want to run windows 11 "legit", yes...

But you can easily run windows 11 just fine without all that :-/

@F3NN3XNope, The workarounds that have been doing the rounds ( registry entries for example ) have already been patched.

You CAN run and install windows 11 with a CPU that is below the minimum requirements, with one caveat,

You forfeit windows updates.

Other workarounds to install on unsupported hardware will be patched also.

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also take this from somebody who has done said workarounds to install 11 on a laptop with no secure boot option,  no TPM,  and the CPU is WAAAAY below minimum reqs

subsequent installs using the Beta build resulted in a failure to boot due to the patches that prevents the registry workaround.

Personally,  If a user doesn't have the minimum requirements,  It's best to wait it out and upgrade when they're able rather than risk incompatibilities.

Windows 10 is still plenty good enough for gaming in 2021 so there's no real NEED to jump to windows 11 IMHO.

@LOLGotYerTagsalso take this is as someone who just today installed the latest version of the official iso with easy modifications (there are other ways than reg edits) to install it on an "incompatible" no tpm, no secureboot no whatever old laptop, with updates working... so just because it did not work for you, do not mean it doesn't work... and if you do a quick search around the usual windows forums etc, you'll find plenty of other people doing the same 🙂 so yes, it works just fine

that said, i agree that win 10 is still more than enough for gaming and there is no REAL reason to update 🙂

@F3NN3XOh absolutely, Cheaters ruin any game they come into contact with.

Honestly though, By using workarounds to run windows 11 on unsupported hardware, I feel it would be too risky from a consumer standpoint, Especially from a system security standpoint.

Not to mention that should microsoft patch the OS down the line, It'll only leave users ( like you ) stuck with an unbootable OS and you'll have to reinstall again until the update installs that renders the OS unusable yet again.

That's far too much of a headache and will only cause irritation, Surely the better option is to ensure your system meets the requirements to run it without using workarounds to begin with, But that's just me speaking logically.

Finally, I can't really see TPM being used to discourage cheating as it's just a security platform that checks file integrity to ensure non-signed applications aren't being run, The use of TPM is to ensure that PC's are less vulnerable to being hijacked with spyware / malware / worms / trojans and such.

I always say though with things like this ( TPM bypasses etc ) you do so at your own risk, Any glitches or bugs with games ( such as BF 2042 ) occur as a direct result, Would then be on the end user.

Personally I'd avoid bypasses altogether on windows 11, As we have no idea either as to how EAC ( or any other AC ) will respond to OS modifications at that level.