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Microsoft promoted performance improvements such as smaller update sizes, faster web browsing in "any browser", faster wake time from sleep mode, and faster [[Windows Hello]] authentication.<ref name="Warren2021"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Salter|first=Jim|date=June 24, 2021|title=Windows 11 is much more than a new theme slapped onto Windows 10|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/microsoft-details-windows-11-with-new-ui-and-android-app-support/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625203309/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/microsoft-details-windows-11-with-new-ui-and-android-app-support/|archive-date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us}}</ref>

As part of the minimum system requirements, Windows 11 only officially supports devices with a [[Trusted Platform Module|Trusted Platform Module 2.0]] security coprocessor.<ref name=":8">{{cite web|date=June 2021|title=Windows 11: Minimum Hardware Requirements|url=https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/8/788bf5ab-0751-4928-a22c-dffdc23c27f2/Minimum%20Hardware%20Requirements%20for%20Windows%2011.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195007/https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/8/788bf5ab-0751-4928-a22c-dffdc23c27f2/Minimum%20Hardware%20Requirements%20for%20Windows%2011.pdf|archive-date=June 24, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021|website=Microsoft}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Windows 11 won't work without a TPM - What you need to know|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-wont-work-without-a-tpm-what-you-need-to-know/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625193452/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-wont-work-without-a-tpm-what-you-need-to-know/|archive-date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021|website=BleepingComputer|language=en-us}}</ref> According to Microsoft, TPM 2.0 is a "critical building block" for protection against firmware and hardware attacks. In addition, Microsoft now requires devices with Windows 11 to include Virtualization-Based Security (VBS), Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI), and [[Unified Extensible Firmware InterfaceUEFI#Secure BootSecure_Boot|Secure Boot]] built-in and enabled by default.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2021|title=Windows 11 enables security by design from the chip to the cloud|url=https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/06/25/windows-11-enables-security-by-design-from-the-chip-to-the-cloud/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626053707/https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/06/25/windows-11-enables-security-by-design-from-the-chip-to-the-cloud/|archive-date=June 26, 2021|access-date=June 26, 2021|website=Microsoft Security Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> The operating system also features hardware-enforced stack protection for supported Intel and AMD processors for protection against [[zero-day exploit]]s. Windows 11 Home SKUs require an Internet connection and a Microsoft account for first-time setup.<ref name="Windows 11 Specifications"/>

==See also==