Premiere pro in combination with Windows 11 version 21H2

[Gert-Jan Remmers]

I use premiere pro on a HP Workstation G3. Works like a charm. Recently I got a message from Microsoft that my version of Windows 11 (21H2) is no longer supported. Will Premiere Pro keep working with this unsupported version?

I am looking for a laptop with a newer version of windows 11. But at the moment I'm in the midst of a large project and I would like it very much if I can finish my recent project on my old computer.

Kind regards, Gert-Jan Remmers 

[Ann Bens]

Requirements just states Windows 11.

Guessing updating to 24H2 is not an option?

[Gert-Jan Remmers]

Tnx for your reply!

I tried that, but windows assistent states that my cpu (i7-6820HQ 2.70GHz) does not qualify for 24H2.

21H2 works for now, but my main concern is that soon Adobe will 'forbid' premiere pro to run on an unsupported version of windows 11. Any thoughts on that?

[RjL190365]

How did you get Windows 11 (any release, including the very first version) on your PC in the first place? You see, Windows 11 has always officially required a system with TPM 2.0 or higher both present and enabled in order to even install at all. Unfortunately, integrated TPM did not arrive until the 8th-Gen Intel CPUs introduced in late 2017. Your CPU is only a 6th-Gen CPU whose support and servicing was completely terminated by Intel itself at the end of September 2022. And most systems based on such old CPUs had absolutely no TPM support at all of any kind.

And officially, you were not supposed to update to Windows 11 at all on your PC. Windows 10 22H2 was officially the end of the line for your PC's Windows version updates.

As for Windows 11 24H2, both TPM 2.0 and SSE 4.2 support are required. Windows 11 24H2 will not even install at all on a PC whose CPU predates the advent of SSE 4.2 instruction support even if 'hacked" to force-install on a non-TPM-equipped PC.

[Gert-Jan Remmers]

Tnx a lot for your expert reaction, I appriciate that. Although I am not technical, I understand your story. I bought the laptop 2.5 years ago from a store as 'refurbished' with (in the words of the seller) an 'official' version of windows 11. So far it has worked fine, including regular updates.
I realize that I need to look for a new laptop with a newer version of windows 11. My biggest concern now is that my old one will work for another month, so that I can finish my premiere pro project.....