Question Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT or 7 + TPM ?

[DoctorXX]

I have a computer with a Gigabyte GA-Z97X- Gaming GT motherboard.

I recently had an issue that is causing my computer not to turn on. I thought the issue might have had to do with my power supply but I'm still having the issue. I push the button to turn the power on but the power doesn't come on. The light that normally is bright red or orange flickers for a split second and then goes out. I'm wondering if the issue has to do with the motherboard or something else.

I'm also thinking that I might need to buy a new motherboard. If I do I wonder if I should buy a motherboard that will enable me to install Windows 11 on. My Gigabyte GA-Z97X- Gaming GT motherboard isn't able to be upgraded because it isn't TPM function ready. I've been thinking about using the Gigabyte GA-Z97X- Gaming 7 motherboard and I was wondering if the Gigabyte GA-Z97X- Gaming 7 motherboard was TPM function ready so I could upgrade to Windows 11 if I need to. I heard that by sometime in October 2025 Windows 10 will no longer be supported. ,It would be nice if they would make it so Windows 11 and any other Windows after 11 wouldn't need to be TPM function ready.

 

[USAFRet]

Your motherboard and whatever CPU is on it is NOT Win 11 compatible.

Yes, Win 10 support ends on Oct 14 2025.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support

It will not just 'stop', but no more security updates.

 

[Misgar]

It would be nice if they would make it so Windows 11 and any other Windows after 11 wouldn't need to be TPM function ready.

Nice doesn't enter into it. Microsoft made the change to more secure hardware to make Windows 11 less susceptible to virus attacks. Prior to that you could install Windows 10, etc. without the "protection" of TPM and Secure Boot.

You can use Rufus to disable the requirement for TPM and Secure Boot when burning a Windows 11 ISO to a USB memory stick, but how long this will be permitted to continue remains to be seen. Microsoft keep "upping the ante".
https://rufus.ie/en/

In the past you could install Windows 11 with a "Local Account". Nowadays, an online "Microsoft Account" is pretty much obligatory during installation, making it difficult to install Windows without a working internet connection.

If you want a Local Account in Windows 11, you're told to set it up after installing with a Microsoft Account. I sometimes need to set up Windows on clients' systems in the "back of beyond" with no 4G internet connection, but I'm sure I'll figure a way out.

I wonder if I should buy a motherboard that will enable me to install Windows 11 on.

That's the most sensible option. If you're looking at second hand boards and CPUs, don't buy anything released much before 2019. If you search hard enough, you can find lists of supported CPUs for Windows 11. I think the cut-off point is around 2018. Even when the mobo has TPM, if the CPU is pre-2018(ish) it won't be fuily Windows 11 compatible.

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