I resent having to pay Windows rent for Windows 11 so I asked the person who sorts out my computer problems for advice and this is his reply.
1. Your Desktop and Laptop hardware will never take Windows two neither meet the minimum requirements set out by Microsoft. Windows 11 has a basic requirement to run by having an additional chip on the Motherboard called TMP (Trusted Platform Module), or TPM 2.0 which simply isn't in your machine due to it's processor being a bit older. TPM 2.0 is an important building block for security-related features. TPM 2.0 is used in Windows 11 for a number of it's other features too, it also in effect add's an additional level of security on the Hardware, more details here - https://www.tomsguide.com/news/what-is-a-tpm-and-heres-why-you-need-it-for-windows-11
2. From October/November 2025 both your systems will in effect be obsolete, in effect too risky to use. Both will need to be replaced ideally.
3. A new PC will come with Windows 11, one would hope this is a license covered for use for it's lifespan, rather than an annual subscription model like with MS Office 365. Many in the IT field believe that MS will however, eventually move their OS's to a subscription based model, so it may well be the case in time a yearly fee is required - I cannot honestly answer this either way, but knowing MS's track history this probably will be where they will go with this in time.. or maybe come Windows 12? Which we need not worry about until the 2030's!
4. You have 3 years and 4 months left to worry about this, my email sent out on this today is really a heads up and an advance warning that your systems are coming to End of life in that time frame.
1. Your Desktop and Laptop hardware will never take Windows two neither meet the minimum requirements set out by Microsoft. Windows 11 has a basic requirement to run by having an additional chip on the Motherboard called TMP (Trusted Platform Module), or TPM 2.0 which simply isn't in your machine due to it's processor being a bit older. TPM 2.0 is an important building block for security-related features. TPM 2.0 is used in Windows 11 for a number of it's other features too, it also in effect add's an additional level of security on the Hardware, more details here - https://www.tomsguide.com/news/what-is-a-tpm-and-heres-why-you-need-it-for-windows-11
2. From October/November 2025 both your systems will in effect be obsolete, in effect too risky to use. Both will need to be replaced ideally.
3. A new PC will come with Windows 11, one would hope this is a license covered for use for it's lifespan, rather than an annual subscription model like with MS Office 365. Many in the IT field believe that MS will however, eventually move their OS's to a subscription based model, so it may well be the case in time a yearly fee is required - I cannot honestly answer this either way, but knowing MS's track history this probably will be where they will go with this in time.. or maybe come Windows 12? Which we need not worry about until the 2030's!
4. You have 3 years and 4 months left to worry about this, my email sent out on this today is really a heads up and an advance warning that your systems are coming to End of life in that time frame.
