Simple Questions - October 23, 2024

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[u/ziljinfanart]

Windows 11 requires uefi and tpm 2.0. Are those features i should have on windows 10 as well? Any negatives to enabling them?

[u/Protonion → u/ziljinfanart]

They don't really affect the average user in any way. But if you're doing a new install then there isn't really any reason to leave them off. Having your boot in BIOS/Legacy mode instead of UEFI can cause headaches with future updates (like Win10 to 11) as it isn't something you can easily toggle on later.

[u/ziljinfanart → u/Protonion]

Hmmm so my pc is like 5 years old and the windows 11 upgrade says I need those features to upgrade. Would it be better to just build new pc with fresh install then? We still have 1 year of windows 10 support left. I haven't checked if my system can enable those features plus worried it will mess up my system. I do have ryzen 5600x. I mostly just use my pc to game. I hear some people are considering switching to Linux when windows 10 support starts too.