While Microsoft’s next-gen desktop OS Windows 11, which will start rolling out from October 5, will come as a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users, your system might need a few compatible hardware components to be eligible for it. Well, apart from Microsoft, it seems like some app and game developers are also enforcing these strict rules. For starters, as per recent user reports, Riot Games’ uber-popular FPS game Valorant is not booting up on unsupported Windows 11 systems.
For those unaware, Microsoft initially excluded 7th-gen Intel processors or older CPUs from the Windows 11 system requirements. Later, the Redmond giant later expanded the CPU eligibility for its upcoming OS and added support for some 7th-Gen Intel CPUs. However, it is worth mentioning that apart from a newer CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, compatible systems will require TPM 2.0 and SecureBoot support.
As per experts, Riot’s move will prevent Valorant players hardware banned by Vanguard for cheating to come back with a new HWID as the working of TPM will now allow them to create a new device ID for their Windows 11 PCs. Moreover, with Riot Games taking this bold step, critics are applauding it and want more apps and games to enforce the same to keep them safe.
