catch22@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoMicrosoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square630fedilinkarrow-up11.12Karrow-down164file-text
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minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoDon’t forget the TPM module! Which has also been pretty damn ubiquitous on mobos for a long ass time. This is all just clickbait and easy upvotes on lemmy with the big pro-linux movement.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoTPM is built into the CPU of all 8th gen and ryzen 2000 series CPUs. The module is only needed for older systems.
minus-squaremark3748@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months ago The module is only needed for older systems. Not needed at all. If you’re installing it on an older system, you’re already bypassing the requirements so why bother with a TPM?
minus-squaremark3748@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoThe TPM is a hardware feature of every processor that’s supported. I really don’t understand all of this bullshit, the requirements are basically “don’t run this on ancient hardware.” That’s it.
Don’t forget the TPM module! Which has also been pretty damn ubiquitous on mobos for a long ass time.
This is all just clickbait and easy upvotes on lemmy with the big pro-linux movement.
TPM is built into the CPU of all 8th gen and ryzen 2000 series CPUs. The module is only needed for older systems.
Not needed at all. If you’re installing it on an older system, you’re already bypassing the requirements so why bother with a TPM?
The TPM is a hardware feature of every processor that’s supported. I really don’t understand all of this bullshit, the requirements are basically “don’t run this on ancient hardware.” That’s it.