A here we go. Found the page with the info about taskbar customization....

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications#primaryR4

Hey Stardock. Lets bring back Objectbar since it looks like there is a strong possibility of no taskbar customization. It could work well with your start10 and windowblinds.

Meh, curses, foiled again.

On the bright side, an 8 or 10 core hyper-threading processor sounds like fun (with all the related updated hardware of course).  Still have a few years for all that to shake out.

I bothered to watch it was pleasantly surprised with the new additions and innovation.  Windows 11 is NOT just a rehash of Windows 10.  No, it is so much more and I definitely will upgrade as soon as it becomes available.  I didn't like Win 10 to start with, but Win 11 is looking more polished and usable right out of the box.

There likely will be some haters, but from what I have seen thus far, there is nothing to hate about Win 11.  There are some aspects of 11 that I may never use, such as the updated X-Box app, but it's all there if I ever need to access the those newer, less used apps.

To be honest, I can't wait to get my hands on it.  

Looks like I won't be upgrading to Windows 11, my Core I7-920 CPU isn't supported. Definitely cannot afford a new PC.

LightStar

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Looks like I won't be upgrading to Windows 11, my Core I7-920 CPU isn't supported. Definitely cannot afford a new PC.

I think quite a few people will find their PCs are not supported or don't meet the system requirements.  That's the way things have been heading since the advent that was Vista.  A lot of people couldn't upgrade from XP back in the day, and the issue continued with subsequent OSes. 

However, just because a PC supposedly does not meet the minimum requirements for Win 11, it doesn't necessarily mean to say it won't run.  I had an old AMD Athlon PC that so-say failed the minimum requirements for Win 7, but I managed to install it without issue.  It may have run a bit slower than on newer hardware, but it still ran, just not as fluently.

You may find that is the case with your PC, I don't know.  I wonder if you would be able to just upgrade the CPU only to make your machine more compliant, it would be cheaper than an entirely new PC  The only problem I see there is that Intel changed sockets with new CPU editions.  Anyway, it maybe worth a look/thought.

Even if your machine may be able to run it anyway, I think the installer won't install it if it fails the check.

This is hilarious.  My PC has a Ryzen 7 1700 8 (16)  core processor @ 3.2 Ghz .  A Radeon RX580 graphics card with 8 GB GDDR, and 32 GB of ram and can't run windows 11.  Gimmie a effin break.

MS is out of its mind. So...I'll stick with W10. I'll NEVER buy a computer just so I'll have the great privilege of running an MS OS.

I'm sure not going to run out and buy one next month, but I'll do something before the Win10 support expires, have a few years for that.  I'm not a fan of running an unpatched o/s, and I'm not going to pretend that I'm going to fool with linux or unix or whatever.

Q: How can MS give free version upgrades?

A: By marrying the upgrade and it's associated upgrade path to the current motherboard.

Ack, nevermind, I was thinking of OEM.  If the Win10 was put on top of a Retail Win7 or 8, the path should still be transferable.  Hopefully.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/windows-10-license-agreement-when-upgrading-from/f8c834bc-e120-4af6-b4ea-564b52df90fb

On the other hand, my processor isn't even on the supported list for the version of Win10 that MS has already loaded on me.  So who knows.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements

The TPM is a snag though.

Indeed. 2025...and I'll probably own another one before the...but I don't see where my current computer doesn't satisfy the prereqs.

Not necessarily so.  A person I know loaded the leaked version of Win 11 on his 8 y/o laptop, an it's no high-end machine.  Sure it has 4Gb of RAM, but it only has a 1.8 Mhz CPU.  I think it's a bit of a lottery at the moment... there's some people with high-end machines that fail minimum requirements, yet there are others with older, lower-end machines that passed. 

Thing is, between now and when Win 11 is released, MS may have to downgrade system requirements in order for it to be more widely installed on more PCs, given the millions who cannot afford an new machine to run it.  I suppose we'll have to wait and see.

I too have a Ryzen 1700, 64gb of RAM and an older 7xxx series graphics care and it passed the prerequisites for Win 11, so I don't know why yours failed.  However, I intend to run 11 on my Intel Core i7 10th gen with 128gb of Ram on an ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-F motherboard..... AND.... on my AMD Ryzen Threadripper X2900 with 8 sticks of 32gb RAM on a MSI SLI Plus motherboard.

I got a feeling those two ought to install and run Win 11 without issue.  If they don't then eff Win 11

Now the compatibility tool will tell you the reason for the incompatibility: 

https://www.reviewgeek.com/90256/microsofts-windows-11-compatibility-tool-will-now-say-why-your-pc-cant-upgrade/

Your PC may be top of the line, but if it's more than a couple of years old, its TPM might not be 2.0 which is the one required by MS.

My TPM is 2.0, but my processor Intel Core i7 7700HQ isn't supported. Oh well. 

Yeah, my little Intel NUC Mini PC 8th Gen quad-core i5 processor, 512 M.2 drive,16GB RAM, and Intel UHD Graphics 620 built in video fulfills Windows 11 requirements.   

I downloaded the PC Health Check app, ran it, and it says I'm good to go. 

The folks over at ZDNet put together this article dealing with the compatability issue.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/will-your-pc-run-windows-11-even-microsoft-cant-say-for-sure/

So, if it doesn't work, I'll dump Windows, and just run my Macbook Pro, no biggie for me, just won't skin anymore. 

Seems like theirs a counter to what someone says/does/posts, the truth is (in my opinion) is no one knows, and won't know, until Windows 11 is finally released, so right now, and again, my opinion, everyone is just speculating (about capability) , for if all these pundits have to go on is this; so called Leak (copy/version), then my guess is, it will be totally different from the final version.  I could be wrong in my assumption,  (wouldn't be the first time)  maybe these pundits have a real Beta to test from, regardless, proof is in the pudding, Cheers, have a great day, and All stay Safe.   

My CPU is not supported-Intel I-6700.

Just remember....F...U...D

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.

It will be better to wait until 11 is released before you can 'almost' say for sure what will be what...

Jafo

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Just remember....F...U...D

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.

It will be better to wait until 11 is released before you can 'almost' say for sure what will be what...

Here, Here, well said Paul! Cheers!    

That's a pretty amusing read, thanks.