[SOLVED] Will we be able to install W11 on 6th gen without TPM?

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As others have stated, Win11 is still a work in progress and subject to change. So we can only speculate based on the currently released beta versions. Based on current versions, a direct installation would not be possible. That means you'll need a workaround. Several have been proposed so far, again based on currently available beta versions, including modifying that install process, or if they are eventually issued, obtaining an OEM install version which supposedly will not require TPM support. Personally just out of curiosity I tried copying a disk image of the installation on my newer Z590 11900K build onto my older H97 4770S computer, and it worked fine. After playing with it for an hour, I got bored and restored my Win10 image on...
I wouldn't be so sure about that. The i3 10100 is already faster than a i7-7700, and the i5-10400 runs about even with a i7-8700. It's not such a big stretch to believe that an i3 from 4 or 5 years into the future might not be faster than the oldest i9. It may not have the cores, but architectural improvements, and new technologies, can go a long way to closing the gap. The i3 may even have a 6/12 core by then. We have to wait and see.
Even if the future i3 is that good, the skylake i9 would be very close or neck and neck worse case senerio, which is still plenty of power.
 
I’d call that “tech dictatorship”.
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If you could do everything you needed on Linux and games were more compatible, doubt there would be tpm requirements or Ms account requirements on windows 11 home, or mandatory bloatware. Ms would be afraid and actually attempt to make an os people want to use to hold into market share.
 
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