Windows 11 is the latest release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. Announced on June 24, 2021, with an expected release in late 2021, Windows 11 is the successor to Windows 10, released in 2015. Windows 11 will be available as a free upgrade to compatible Windows 10 devices through Windows Update.
The basic system requirements of Windows 11 are similar to Windows 10. However, Windows 11 only supports 64-bit systems such as those using an x86-64 or ARM64 processor; support for IA-32 processors has been removed. The minimum RAM and storage requirements were also increased; Windows 11 now requires at least 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. S mode is only supported for the Home edition of Windows 11. As of June 2021, only Intel Core 8th generation (Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake) and later, AMD Zen+ (except Ryzen 1st Gen "AF" revision) and later, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and later processors are officially supported.
Legacy BIOS is no longer supported; a UEFI system with Secure Boot and a TPM 2.0 security co-processor is now required. The TPM requirement in particular has led to confusion as many motherboards do not have TPM support, require a compatible TPM module to be physically installed onto the motherboard, or have a built-in TPM on the CPU firmware or hardware level that is disabled by default which requires changing settings in the computer's UEFI to enable. Original equipment manufacturers can still ship computers without the TPM 2.0 co-processor upon Microsoft's approval. Windows 11 can be installed on legacy BIOS or without Secure Boot or TPM 2.0 by editing the installation media.
