Not good.

My BIOS turned out to be 7 years old, not the 5 I thought since I assembled the computer parts five years ago. This TPM stuff has a few alternatives possible in the BIOS, but not for a motherboard as old as mine - the setting was nowhere to be found. I think Microsoft is going to be surprised how many machines fail their qualifications for Windows 11.

The Windows 11 Check app simply said my machine failed. No help at all to figure out why. If I hadn't read many articles already, I would have been quite put off. Actually, I'm still put off.

And since Microsoft does not sell much hardware anymore, I'm wondering what is in it for them to force all this purchase of new equipment. License royalties? The ease of not having to support old machines?

BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.