Skip to content

New PC Meets Windows 11 Requirements???



I just upgraded my computer from (previously an Acer Aspire TC-885 I put a 600 watt PSU in and a gtx 960 4GB) into a new case and better motherboard. Before (in the worse Acer state, it said it met the Windows 11 requirements). After the upgrade it no longer met the requirements. I checked the TMP settings and switched over to Firmware TPM, and made sure secure boot an UFEI were enabled and all that jazz. Now Windows is confused, and exists between the two quantum states of meeting and not meeting the system requirements. I’m thinking that maybe it’s finally time to switch my gaming machine over to Linux, where at least I’m not force fed BS and adds that I have to pay for. Sure, the setup is a bit more involved than using Windows 10 was, but is it really more involved that purchasing new hardware just to install an OS??? It 100% does meet the ‘requirements,’ but it won’t let me upgrade, or tell me why I can’t.

I mean, Windows 11 can’t run on this computer:
Intel i3 9100 (This…