Asus is making a spread of its motherboards prepared for Home windows 11. The motherboard producer has launched BIOS updates for a wide range of chipsets, together with ones that help Intel Kaby Lake processors from 2017. Each Intel and AMD chipsets are supported, and these new BIOS updates will even mechanically allow TPM (Trusted Platform Module) on AMD and Intel programs.
A TPM is a minimum requirement for Windows 11, and it’s a change that prompted some confusion after many realized their PCs didn’t have the choice enabled within the BIOS, or it was confusingly named “PTT” or “PSP fTPM” in BIOS settings. Microsoft’s Home windows 11 improve checker didn’t ease that confusion initially, so it’s encouraging to see large producers like Asus now enabling TPM by default so folks don’t should dig round.
Whereas Asus is planning to help a variety of motherboards for Home windows 11, not each BIOS replace is obtainable simply but. Neowin has noticed a full list of Asus motherboards which might be suitable with Home windows 11, so that you’ll have to examine to see in case your system has an replace ready for it.
In case you bought a pre-built PC and also you’re unsure of the precise motherboard inside, it’s best to be capable to discover the mannequin quantity listed once you navigate to Begin > Run > msinfo32 in Home windows 10.
Asus isn’t alone in its motherboard help for Home windows 11. Gigabyte, Asrock, Biostar, and MSI have all launched lists of supported programs that may work with Home windows 11. It’s nonetheless not clear precisely when Home windows 11 can be obtainable as a free improve to Home windows 10 customers. Microsoft has solely formally stated this vacation, however the software program maker retains hinting at an October release date.