Windows 11??

hdmi said:

Looks like TPM 1.2 is going to be incompatible with Windows 11 anyway after all so then it wouldn't even matter the fact the module is unavailable, right?
Why Windows 11 is forcing everyone to use TPM chips - The Verge

There are some references on the forum to a TPM hard limit of TPM 1.2 and a soft TPM limit of TPM 2.0. There is some chance TPM 1.2 might be OK but my CPU also doesn't make the grade.

Matthew Wai said:

I found nothing related to TPM in my BIOS.

Mine is listed under a Security Tab.

x509 said:

I'll express what may be a contrarian view. To be clear, I'm not purchasing any new laptops or doing significant upgrades to my desktop. So my hardware today is my hardware when I have the opportunity to upgrade to Win 11. And I expect that this TPM brouhaha and other issues to be sorted out by then.

In the meantime, to quote Macbeth, Act V, scene 5,
It is a tale ... full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

Not contrarian at all. So far, it has been mostly a Madison Ave. splash with mega chest beating and the OS to save the world. The mushrooms in the back office who tend the beans are sharpening their pencils. They will have the ear of Them That Be.

Help with passing the Windows 11 Compatibility Checks | Windows 11 Forum

Matthew Wai said:

The only security option is about a password. An extremely low-end motherboard can't have TPM.

Well Matthew I am in the same boat as my BIOS is not showing anything about TPM in Security settings.

Edwin said:

Ah! Look at the pretty round corners on menus! Absolutely lovely!

Dunno. Maybe I've gotten set in my (not so middle-aged any longer) views, but mostly I like the Win 10 UI. Is this just change for change's sake? Chasing Apple? Change for its own sake doesn't thrill me any.