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These are the requirements for Windows 11
by Jan Johannsen
These mainboards are equipped for Windows 11
12.7.2021
Translation: Eva Francis
Windows 11 requires a TPM 2.0 chip. Four manufacturers have announced which of their motherboards meet these requirements.
For the first time since Windows 7, Microsoft has increased the minimum requirements for Windows 11. One of the things the new operating system requires is a version 2.0 TPM chip for encryption. You can theoretically retrofit it to a PC, but it would be better to get a suitable motherboard or to have one in use already.
Virtual TPM equivalent to TPM 2.0
The four brands ASRock, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI have listed all their motherboards that are said to be suitable for Windows 11 without requiring any additions. They also say that virtual , as the TPM chips are called, can also fulfil the requirements of Windows 11 and that TPM 2.0 is therefore not a necessity.
If your motherboard is listed as compatible for Windows 11 by the manufacturer based on the virtual TPM, it’s quite possible that you still have to activate the virtual TPM in the BIOS to be able to install Windows 11 later or the Insider Build now.
These motherboards support Windows 11
It’s quite straightforward for the AMD mainboards, as all four manufacturers state the 300 Series, 400 Series and 500 Series are compatible with Windows 11. It gets a bit more complicated with the Intel mainboards:
ASRock
- Intel H110, B150, H170, Z170
- Intel B250, H270, Z270
- Intel H310, H310c, B360, B365, H370, Z370, Z390
- Intel H410, B460, H470, Z490
- Intel H510, B560, H570, Z590
Biostar
- Intel B250
- Intel H310
- Intel H410, B460
- Intel B510, B560, Z590
Gigabyte
- Intel 200 Series
- Intel 300 Series
- Intel 400 Series
- Intel 500 Series
MSI
- Intel H110, B150, H170, Z170
- Intel B250, H270, Z270
- Intel H310, B360, B365, H370, Z370, Z390
- Intel H410, B460, Z490
- Intel H510, B560, Z590
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