A couple of days ago, Microsoft revealed the official CPU requirements for Windows 11. As we claimed, and despite what some believed, Windows 11 will indeed require an 8th generation Intel Core or a 2nd generation AMD Ryzen CPU. Thankfully, though, Microsoft may lower these CPU requirements in the future.
As Microsoft stated in a new blog post.
“We are confident that devices running on Intel 8th generation processors and AMD Zen 2 as well as Qualcomm 7 and 8 Series will meet our principles around security and reliability and minimum system requirements for Windows 11. As we release to Windows Insiders and partner with our OEMs, we will test to identify devices running on Intel 7th generation and AMD Zen 1 that may meet our principles. We’re committed to sharing updates with you on the results of our testing over time, as well as sharing additional technical blogs.”
What this basically means is that after this first testing phase, Microsoft may lower the CPU requirements of Windows 11. However, do note that nothing is set in stone yet. Thus, and at least for now, we suggest paying attention to the current official CPU requirements.
In its blog post, Microsoft tried to explain the decision to raise the minimum CPU requirements for Windows 11. According to the team, they had to increase them for security, reliability and compatibility reasons. However, this sounds like damage control – at least in my opinion – and nothing more.
As we’ve already stated, DirectStorage will also be available exclusively on Windows 11. So yeah, this will be a really rough launch for this new operating system.
Let’s now hope that Microsoft will address some of its ridiculous decisions before its launch.
Windows 11 will release in late 2021/early 2022!
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I’m sure everyone in the comments below will be so happy for this and will update ASAP to 11 once it comes out.
Can’t my perfectly working high end Win 10 gaming rig that can run anything at 1440p and 4k doesn’t meet the basic requirements (TPM module).
They can shove this OS where the sun doesn’t shine for now, Maybe end of next year when Zen 4 comes out I’ll be interested in Win 11.
“high end Win 10 gaming”
New Windows 11 games will require at least CPU as fast as slowest console. Slowest console is Xbox Series S with Ryzen (Zen2) with 8 cores 16 threads. Everything slower than slowest console will be dropped by game developers when they ends cross generation support.
A lot of PC users have very old 4 core CPU (only 8 threads) that is not enough for games that is currently in production for current generation of consoles and modern PC. All those gamers will move to modern PC next year
“high end Win 10 gaming”
New games in 2022 will require at least CPU as fast as slowest console. Slowest console is cheap Xbox Series S with Ryzen (Zen2) with 8 cores 16 threads. Everything slower than that will be dropped by game developers when they end cross generation support.
This will force a lot of PC gamers to upgrade their old PC. Lots of PC users still have 4 core CPU with only 8 threads. This is not enough for games that is currently in production for current generation of consoles and modern PC. Current generation of consoles force many people to upgrade their old PC. New games will require modern CPU and NVM drives (SATA3 is not supported)
How on earth did i miss that video from him? You’re talking about the 120FPS video right?
Also just to be fair i think the PS5 can do ray tracing which i know my card can’t(1080) at least not well lol.
I think that Sampler feedback streaming person is a bot dude. For real
Installing it right now, so i can complain later. Fingers cross.
Auto HDR looks really nice. If you have modern display with HDR you should check that. Windows 11 also support dynamic display refresh if you have display with support of variable refresh rate (VRR)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERGtEVHnDXI
You can enable/disable Auto HDR in split screen to test new feature. To enable splitscreen, run the following command (as windows admin):
reg add HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlGraphicsDrivers /v AutoHDR.ScreenSplit /t REG_DWORD /d 1
To disable splitscreen, run the following command:
reg delete HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlGraphicsDrivers /v AutoHDR.ScreenSplit /f
That’s pretty cool.
I’m on the same boat here.
Installed yesterday and now I can elaborate my complains better.
LOL
Run this command and you will see magic – split screen between SDR image and HDR image – it works in more than 1000 games with Auto HDR
reg add HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlGraphicsDrivers /v AutoHDR.ScreenSplit /t REG_DWORD /d 1
Thanks, but I don’t run games in this cr4p machine.
Will try this once I put it on my gaming PC, but that will take some time.
Run this command as admin and you will see real magic – split screen between SDR image and HDR image in 1000 games
reg add HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlGraphicsDrivers /v AutoHDR.ScreenSplit /t REG_DWORD /d 1
Don’t do us any favours, M$.
So since you are saying that you have no interest in Win 11 then all is fine then, right?
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Vista? beautiful OS now i see why you are stupid
AH no a LOT of people think Vista is the best looking OS actually
I do disagree with him on 11 though when it comes to the UI its the only thing that is good about 11.
Not saying its some magical fairy dust but its my favorite desktop from Microsoft so far been using it for a week on the latest build now mainly cause why the hell not basically hoping Microsoft gives me some lube too before they eff me over.
I can just wait like that Skelton picture online for Linux to finally meet or beat Windows in gaming performance and compatibility including ALL the older titles and i’m moving over ASAP. Knowing my luck i will die the next day lol
Vista beautiful?
If you’re 85yo and love some tRanSpArEnCy then you’re right.
Cause that shlt is ugly af.
oof, childish icon? dude vista and 7 icons are more childish
The fact this pile of s**t requires TPM, should be alarming enough. Never mind they are trying to tether the f**king OS to the internet and their “service” bulls**t now too. Among many, many other red flags.
One can only hope they goes the way of Win8, and dies on a pyre.
What is freaking me out is just the amount of users who don’t seem to care on reddit or my tech friends on twitter some of which are actual writers for major sites. Kind of sad to be honest i was always fearing the day where Microsoft would begin this now the rest of the stuff will probably happen too
For example with TPM and so on i think they can finally make hardware level DRM meaning no more pirating which means i will dance my way to linux which i WISH would just be on Windows level, but Lutris and Proton just isn’t yet there’s like a 20% performance loss IF the game works(i hear a lot do)
The amount of work some linux distro’s put into making Linux a thing for gaming is insane lately getting way better! Google Poppy OS
There’s not a single reason in the world for me to use Windows except for gaming NONE.
VLC Player
Libere Office
Chrome
Basic Paint program
calc
file explorer
perhaps would like some CPU & GPU & Ram tools something like hwinfo on linux would be effing amazing
I guess i do like watching Hulu and Netflix in 5.1 using my receiver and i’m not sure if i can find a way to do that in Linux yet, if i can do all of that i’m fine and i don’t mind the terminal either i find that fun to be honest.
Really grasping here man if it wasn’t for gaming i would have left Windows over 15 years ago when i first heard about Linux in High School and downloaded the ISO for Ubuntu lol and i only had dial-up and it was pretty pointless.
“For example with TPM and so on i think they can finally make hardware level DRM…”
There’s no thinking about it. They can. Only question will be, will the lemmings of the world fall inline, and just accept it? My guess is, yes, they will.
M$ has been pushing for a locked down Windows for decades now. This may finally be the era with enough rampant stupidity worldwide, that gets them there.
If people had a brain, they would try to move to Linux.
If piracy is no longer possible, just imagine the seething from “newer is better” idiotic consoomers who don’t want to learn Linux.
All Microsoft internal studios will create Windows 11 exclusive games: Starfield, Forza, Doom, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Redfall, Indiana Jones, Gears, Fable and more from 23 internal MS studios. MS internal studios always use newest DirectX.
New Windows 11 give those games unlimited virtual video memory by Direct Storage – Direct connection between GPU and SSD without CPU. Full virtual video memory
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Direct Storage + Sampler Feedback demo of unlimited video memory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ajo6khF9E
Heard all these garbage before.
Before? This is most advanced tech demo in last 10-15 years
Yeah you believe that sh*t and repeat it every night.
lol dude, then dont use the OS, dont play their game if you are so salty.
MS dont even care about your taste and opinion on it. cope harder
MS have 23 internal studios responsible for best games on PC. All games released in 2022 and later will be Windows 11 and Xbox Series exclusive. Unlimited virtual video memory change how games will be made. Look at list of Microsoft own games:
– Indiana Jones,
– Starfield,
– Halo Infinite
– Elder Scrolls 6,
– next Doom games
– MS Flight Simulator
– next Wolfenstein games
– next Quake games
– Gears 6
– Age of Empires 4
– next Prey,
– next Dishonored
– Redfall
– next Fallout ,
– Fable,
– Avowed,
– The Outer Worlds 2,
– next Wasteland,
– Hellblade 2
– Grounded
– State of Decay 3
– Forza Motorsport
– Forza Horizon 5
– Perfect Dark
– Everwild
– Sea of Thieves with Pirates of Caribbean
– Minecraft with raytracing
– Minecraft Dungeons
This is not whole list of games created by Microsoft. Most of those games will be exclusive to Windows 11 to promote new system. Everyone knows that. Microsoft own studios always use newest version of DirectX
Wrong. All new Xbox Series games will use Velocity Architecture because this allow game developers use unlimited virtual video memory. As you know Velocity Architecture is a combination of Direct Storage together with Sampler Feedback. So all games designed for Xbox Series consoles will be only on Windows 11
This is impossible to create game using unlimited virtual video memory for Xbox Series and PC with Windows 11… and then downgrade it to use only 8 GB of video memory. This is not possible
BTW: Even PS5 have some form of direct access to SSD. Not as advanced as Direct Storage on Xbox and Windows 11 but still much better than in Windows 10. So games will drop support of Windows 10 very quickly
Games designed for Xbox Series consoles will require support of Velocity Architecture (Direct Storage + Sampler Feedback). Those games will require Windows 11. You can’t run games designed for unlimited virtual video memory on system that don’t support that.
How you want run game that was designed for 40 GB of video memory (Velocity Architecture) on hardware with 8 GB of video memory without virtualization? This is not possible. All new games from MS internal studios will be exclusive to Windows 11 and Xbox Series.
Dude you spread misinformation, please stop here and let’s see what MS does regarding some features of DX12. but let me be very clear, drop of Win 10 support and games from MS for that platform will not cease until after maybe 2025-2026, restrict in this way that OS it will never happen, hahahaha
What a bunch of garbage gaymes.
What a bunch of garbage gaymes.
lol dude, then dont use the OS, dont play their game if you are so salty.
MS dont even care about your taste and opinion on it. cope harder
The problem is that this sh*t trickles down and sideways. If we voiced our distaste then maybe more studios will take their foot off the woke pedal.
Well…. F you win 11.
I say with win 10. What is just win 7 with extra s…t no one wants.
What I’m worried about with windows 11 is that they’ll start forcing us to use the microsoft store for everything. To be frank the microsoft store is garbage, if you have some kind of download error that’s it you’re screwed.
“SeCuRitY”
One of the tech people favorite keywords one they throw around to justify a whole lot of BS.
It looks bad, no thx
Talk the talk, can you walk the walk?
Everybody is a hero in the comments, then I see Windows installation on their computers. “But that is just a dual boot.” Except there is no Linux partition tho.
Linux sadly is not a replacement as of yet. Mint/Zorin getting there, not quite there.
You are quite slow aren’t you? Keep using your sandboxed Windows…
“Blocked for obvious shilling & general kikery.”
So much of that required on this site, but, I’m glad it’s left up to us, who we choose to not hear, and not the “admins”.
Calling me a shill out of all users is just bizzare. I was tearing Microsoft a new one same as Sony. It’s just Sony is now objectively less customer friendly, that might change in the future.
I don’t care about brands or studios first and foremost. The game/product is either good or it isn’t. Linux is simply not a replacement to Windows, especially for gamers.
That guy is one special snowflake.
You are quite slow aren’t you? Keep using your sandboxed Windows…
I so dont care if some of you Idiots dont use it…lol…and for the record: its crazy how homophob and racist some of you internet trolls are. The DSOG community is full of trash human beeings that use the comment section to beeing someone for the first time of their lives. Its true Microsoft are dicks cause they always try to force people into something!
But to claim their new direct storage technology is nothing but a hoax is just bullshit.
I really think that there’s lots of sites to visit, other than here.
But here you are, trying to lecture adults on the internet about personal preferences.
Good thinking, mate!
There is no other site like DSO left. Everybody else already censored their site, DSO at least asking the users what to do in regards of policy.
Ikr? Thankfully, Johnny The Perv have an open mind about “free speech”, so we have ours backs secure.
For now.
Get some help.
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Oh shut the f*k up you racist piece of sh*t!
Spectr0 going all out with his sockpuppet accounts
Mates, don’t sweat on this kind of post. In the end every potato PC will be able to install this crap, we all know this company and how they operate. They need you using their OS, even if you use a pirated one, they don’t care, as long you’re stuck in their environment they can profit with you.
Yup.
For once I’m glad my computer doesn’t meet the requirements
https://secret.club/2021/06/28/windows11-tpms.html
I know not everyone will like this but I hope they cut out older legacy hardware/instruction sets to make it leaner and more efficient. Also hope they cut out the rest of the installed bloat / spyi err telemetry but who am I kidding… First impression is not favorable looks like a tablet OS reskinned into desktop.
Yeah I agree plus add the $h1t look added like imitation of @ppel system that is a worst move that I’ve ever seen.
By the way the big game studios will never use the stupid Direct X Storage if they would know that not much ppl got it.
lmao: the Preview is out and it looks like a dogshlt OS made for f4ggots