I just downloaded the Windows PC Healthcheck and it said my machine does not support Windows 11. On further investigation, it looks like TPM is required. I went into the bios on my Alienware X51 R2 (bios A12) and don't see TPM. Am I out of luck?
You need a BIOS update to allow it to be enabled. Even if you have a TPM slot, installing a TPMchip is useless without having the selection in BIOS to enable it.
I am assuming you don't have either a PTT or TMP slider in BIOS if you're asking?
Then, note that neither of those models would be officially supported by Dell or Microsoft for Windows 11.
Windows 10 is still fully supported until 2025, and by then computers will be much further ahead technology and performance wise that even a lower end machine will have the performance of a current mid range system.
I don't think you will be missing out on anything if you don't change to Windows 11 by the end of the year/beginning of next year.
Windows 11 is a tock, we will have to wait to windows 12 or later to see a tick.
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Windows 11 doesn't support under 8th Gen Intel CPUs.
Dell computers tested for upgrade to Windows 11