Windows Server vNext will also require a TPM module and a supported CPU
The Windows 11 system requires that the hardware must include the Trusted Platform Module and only supports CPUs such as Intel’s 8th generation and above, causing many users to complain. Although we can bypass these hardware restrictions through the registry, etc., after the installation is complete, a prompt will pop up at the top of the settings saying that the hardware does not meet the system requirements. At the same time, some functions of Windows 11 cannot be used when installing on unsupported hardware. For example, the Android subsystem requires that the system must meet the hardware requirements.
The Windows Server vNEXT version that Microsoft is currently testing is the next LTSC version, and it seems that the new version should have higher hardware requirements. When Twitter user @Teroalhonen installed the latest version of Windows Server vNEXT Build 25057, he found that a hardware prompt also popped up at the top of the settings app.
This means that Windows Server vNEXT has the same requirements as Windows 11, after all, the new server version is based on Windows 11. Changes in Microsoft’s hardware requirements may eliminate a large number of old equipment. Of course, the elimination process is estimated to take many years.
