Microsoft는 오늘 훨씬 더 엄격한 하드웨어 요구 사항으로 Windows 11을 출시하기 시작했습니다. 둥근 모서리와 더 발전된 다크 모드로 업그레이드하려는 Windows 10 사용자의 경우 Windows 10을 제대로 실행할 수 있는 PC가 이러한 요구 사항을 충족하는지 확인하거나 몇 가지 조건이 남아 있는지 확인해야 합니다. 결정 --- 새로운 요구 사항을 충족하도록 하드웨어를 업그레이드하거나, Windows 10을 계속 사용하거나, 어쨌든 Media Creation Tool을 통해 업그레이드하고 PC를 지원되지 않는 상태로 두십시오.
요구사항
이 모든 것이 무엇을 의미하는지 살펴보겠습니다. 먼저 Windows 11의 하드웨어 요구 사항은 무엇입니까? Microsoft는 요구 사항 분석을 게시했으며 Windows 10 PC에 다운로드하여 하드웨어 요구 사항을 실제로 충족하는지 확인할 수 있는 업데이트된 PC 상태 확인 앱을 출시했습니다. 다음은 요구 사항 목록입니다. 이러한 요구 사항을 충족하면 Microsoft에서 완벽하게 지원하는 Windows 11 PC를 갖게 됩니다.
8월 말 Microsoft는 Surface Studio 2에 설치된 7820HQ 모델을 포함하여 7세대 Intel CPU의 특정 하위 집합을 포함하도록 요구 사항을 업데이트했습니다. Microsoft가 6월에 처음으로 8세대 라인을 발표했을 때, 사용자들은 당연히 화를 냈고 Microsoft는 Windows Insider 메트릭을 기반으로 한 번 더 검토하겠다고 밝혔지만 8월 블로그 게시물은 확고했습니다.
대부분의 최신 PC는 이러한 요구 사항의 대부분을 충족하지만 몇 가지 문제가 있습니다. PC에서 Windows 10(또는 Windows 11 Insider 빌드)을 실행하기 때문에 Windows 11을 실행하기 위한 요구 사항을 충족하지 않을 수 있습니다. 알아야 할 사항은 다음과 같습니다. :
지원되지 않는 하드웨어에서 Windows 11 실행
Microsoft의 요구 사항을 충족하는 "공식" 하드웨어에서 Windows 11을 실행하는 것에 대해 많은 이야기를 나눴습니다. 그러나 Microsoft는 기술적으로 미디어 생성 도구를 사용하여 모든 PC에 OS를 설치할 수 있도록 허용합니다. 하지만. 그렇게 하는 것은 Microsoft에서 지원하지 않으며 일부 레지스트리 조정을 수행해야 합니다. 또한 중요한 보안 업데이트나 드라이버 업데이트를 받지 못하기 때문에 PC를 위험에 빠뜨리게 됩니다. 이 작업은 전혀 권장하지 않습니다.
TPM 및 보안 부팅
TPM(신뢰할 수 있는 플랫폼 모듈)은 시스템 마더보드에 내장되거나 설치 가능한 칩으로 추가되는 하드웨어 기반 보안 기능입니다. 대부분의 최신 하드웨어(2013년 이후에 도입된 거의 모든 것)에는 TPM이 설치됩니다. However, not all systems will have TPM enabled, and even if your PC is TPM capable, you may have to turn it on in the UEFI/BIOS settings. The TPM is a "dedicated microcontroller designed to secure hardware through integrated cryptographic keys," meant to keep your computer safer from attack.
Secure Boot is another security feature that helps to lock down the boot sequence when you turn your computer on, again to help prevent attacks on your system. And again, it may or may not be turned on by default on your system, and you may have to turn it on via the UEFI/BIOS.
Neither TPM or Secure Boot are anything new to Windows 11, indeed you can enable them just as well in Windows 10 if your hardware supports them. However, Windows 11 requires that they're present and enabled, which Windows 10 did not. While neither security feature is infallible, they can help to keep your system safe, reducing (along with some of the other Windows 11 requirements, below) malware by up to 60%.
Graphics
Microsoft is requiring DirectX 12 or later, and a WDDM 2.0 graphics driver, for Windows 11. This is an update from Windows 10's DirectX 9 requirement, and you may need to upgrade your system's graphics capabilities to be able to run Windows 11.
Compatible 64 bit processors
This is the big gotcha. Microsoft is requiring an 8th generation Intel processor or better as a Windows 11 requirement (with some specific exceptions, see above), or an equivalent processor from AMD or from Qualcomm. The company has not been especially forthcoming about why it's drawing the line at these processors, but according to Microsoft's Director of OS Security, the restriction is for "experience reasons" and not strictly security:
There's been a lot of speculation that something called HVCI (Hypervisor protected Code Integrity) is at the root of the CPU restrictions:processors prior to 8th gen ran HVCI in emulation (read:slower), but it's built in to 8th gen and higher chips. There's also speculation that the upcoming Windows Subsystem for Android and the way Windows 11 will run Android apps requires HVCI, and Microsoft doesn't want the user experience to suffer. They haven't actually come out and said "it's because of Android apps," but that's at least one possible explanation for what appears to many to be an arbitrary cutoff for systems that otherwise seem to run Windows 11 just fine.
In a blog post recently announcing changes coming to the Microsoft Store, Microsoft again made mention of system requirements specifically in relation to Android apps:
(emphasis added)
Microsoft does seem to be sticking to its guns on the CPU generation system requirements, and if you're system doesn't meet them you may be, officially at least, out of luck.
Microsoft Account
Windows 11 requires that you be connected to the internet to install Windows 11 either as a new clean install or an upgrade from Windows 10, and for Windows 11 Home, it also requires that you use a Microsoft Account for the installation. This is a new requirement, previously with Windows 10 you could disconnect your PC from the internet during installation to get around the MSA check, but this is no longer the case. If you're adamant about using a local account instead of a Microsoft Account for Windows 11 Home, you can create or use an MSA for the installation, and then create a local account once Windows 11 is running, switch to that, and delete the MSA.
For Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise, you can still install the new OS using a local account.
요약
The TL;DR? If your current PC meets Microsoft's hardware requirements, including an 8th gen or better CPU, TPM and Secure Boot, and a modern graphics card, you're golden. Or, if you either upgrade your system to meet the new specs, or buy a new device this holiday season, you'll be ready for Windows 11, too. You also can try to upgrade to Windows 11 using the media creation tool, but doing so would leave your PC unsupported.
But if your machine doesn't meet these specs, it appears unlikely that Microsoft is going to back down and officially allow 6th or 7th gen processors to run Windows 11. There are already workarounds filtering out, including using the Media Creation Tool, but this leaves your PC in an unsupported state without access to critical security updates.
Microsoft seems content to stand firm on these new system requirements and to allow much of the PC user base to remain on Windows 10. If you don't meet the specs, you'll have to make a decision on whether to upgrade, to try and find a workaround, or to make do without rounded corners and Android apps. Will you be upgrading? Let us know in the comments below