This is why I had to upgrade from Ivey bridge to whatever 10th/11th gen is.

[Eric Kazer]

[AndreiArgeanu]

Windows will be fully supported until 2025, you would have been until then, assuming the hardware you've got before the update met your needs. And when the support ended you could have picked up used 8th/9th gen Intel or 3rd gen Ryzen with TPM to move on to Windows 11.

[Eric Kazer]

You will begin to see this  from MS update to let you know that your hardware is set up to run Windows 11. I know this is a sore subject, and it seems that all it is about is revenue for Microsoft.

 

I believe that you need Ryzen 3000 series or better or 8th gen Intel or better.

TPM 2.0 enabled (check with mainboard makers on how to do that)

Secure Boot enabled

 

This is my understanding of the stupidly strict requirements.

 

Programs that I am concerned with:

Windows Media Payer

I have a lot of audio CDs ripped in a high bit rate that can not be acquired online. I do this for better surround sound.

[AbydosOne]

1 minute ago, Eric Kazer said:

Programs that I am concerned with:

Windows Media Payer

I have a lot of audio CDs ripped in a high bit rate that can not be acquired online. I do this for better surround sound.

Just use EAC? Unless you were ripping them to WAV (which is literally one step away from FLAC, but also supports metadata), there's nothing WMP can do that there isn't some other program out there for.

Sidenote: CDs are 2-channel stereo... you aren't getting better surround sound no matter what bitrate you use.

[Eric Kazer]

My 2 PCs not counting my laptop,

PC1:

9th gen I5-9500

32 GB Memory

GTX 1660 Super

 

PC 2:

10th gen I3-10100

16 GB Memory

GTX 1660

 

Both of these make the requirements and are better than I7-3770.

 

My laptop is a Asus Vevobook with:

I7-10750H

16GB Memory

GTX 1650TI and intel graphics built in.

 

Example of 3 compatible PCs. As for Windows Media Player I don't know.

[aisle9]

26 minutes ago, Eric Kazer said:

...good for you?

 

You know Windows 10 will be supported for several more years, right?

[Jurrunio]

I dont get the appeal of beta testing for Microsoft, let alone spending my own money on it. Not that it brings fun like games do. 

[Eric Kazer]

Yes, 

I do know that Windows 10 is support till some time in 2025. I don't want to test for Microsoft, but it is a good idea to get used to a OS that we may all be using. As post in first post PC is capable of running Windows 11 and is free for Windows 10 users. So, I should be offered the option Via Windows Update. For multiple other PCs, Yes Windows 10 is fine. I anticipate getting Windows 11 shoved down our throats Vis Windows Update via a Feature Update.

 

Also,

It appears that Windows Media Player can be download under optional apps. in some window. Not familiar with Windows 11 yet. As with any OS it take getting used to it.

[Eric Kazer]

Installed Windows 11 on one of my PCs. It pretty cool. Need to play around some more. Yep, work on 10th gen Intel with TPM enabled. No issues installing.

[Eric Kazer]

Well,

I have Windows 11 on all of my supported hardware. It works, and I can't say much more than that.

 

I would pay for hardware to make games run better.

 

I would not buy hardware just to use Windows 11. I would not pay for Windows 11 if I had Windows 7, I would install Windows 10 because something that old probably would not support Windows 11. Unsupported hardware will not receive updates according to Microsoft. If you have Windows 11, you may want to have 16GB Memory installed minimum. With Chrome opened on LTT forum page I'm using 4.6GB memory, 28% of total available, 16GB. You might be better with 32GB at a certain point. Memory rules may change.