For some reason, a few days ago reports started to appear claiming that Microsoft has lowered the requirements of Windows 11. We already told you this week that this information is wrong and just yesterday Microsoft itself he had to get off reject this message because of the problems it might cause.

In order to best understand what happened, we will look at the different stages that led to the release of this false information.

The media misinterpreted the Windows 11 how-to guide

Microsoft has published a guide explaining that it is possible to install said operating system on an unsupported computer, as well as a detailed what’s going on if we decide to take this step and install Windows 11 on a computer that does not meet the minimum requirements.

We have made this article a very interesting article with very useful information on this topic It still raises so many doubts. However, not all media understood this in the same way, one of them, which became the main source of this misinformation, believed that Microsoft recognized the reduction of requirements, but nothing could be further from the truth.

It is clear that we all make mistakes and I am the first, but in this case the problem is that other means They didn’t bother to check if the information was correct or notthey limited themselves to copying and pasting, resulting in a snowball effect with this false information.

What Microsoft says about it

The Redmond giant added an update to its official website where it literally says that the minimum requirements of Windows 11 they haven’t changed and nowhere does it say that they are being considered for replacement, so a TPM 2.0 chip or equivalent is still required, as well as a compatible CPU and at least 4GB of RAM.

Microsoft has not removed the TPM 2.0 chip requirement. We will see if, when the end of Windows 10 is approaching, the company will finally back down or, on the contrary, decide to leave the requirements unchanged. If this happens, the user will have no choice but to try to update their device to be compatible or it will fail You will be forced to buy a new one.

I tested Windows 11 on many unsupported computers and overall It works fine, but I can’t guarantee it will always be like that. Microsoft has the final say and could at some point end up taking radical measures that will ultimately affect the proper functioning of said operating system on incompatible computers.

By that I mean installing Windows 11 on an unsupported computer still a riskand we must always understand it as such.