That is rich, coming from a party-state that allows no criticism or dissent in social media, enforced by many censors whose job it is to "guide" public opinion. And a party-state that blocks many Western web services. And silenced Dr. Li Wen Liang, the Wuhan doctor who first warned about covid. The Chinese doctor who tried to warn others about coronavirus - BBC News
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All these posts saying there are ways round it are true AT THE MOMENT, but they are all based on one assumption.
Currently, the workarounds work because MS only check the pc specs during installation time.
What if MS decide to check specs at boot up time say?
In other words, just because we can bypass the constraint now, does not mean those loopholes will remain in force for ever.
Look at the ability to install Home as a local account.
MS have closed the no internet loophole, and it is harder to put in dummy email addresses.
Our resident guru (@Kari) devised a workaround using unattended installation scripts, but that is pretty complicated for even the average user. In truth, if a users is savvy enough to go to that extent, they probably are using Pro anyway.
So if MS decide to really enforce the TPM constraint, I doubt there is anything that could be done.
They are able to stop any loopholes if they really want to.
Microsoft account and internet connectivity required for setup for Windows 11 Home
Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11
I use PPPoE connection, which requires a username and password. Does Windows 11 Setup enable me to set up a PPPoE connection by entering my username and password?
You are the 8,785th person to post the same thing. Calm down. Your devices will work fine and be supported for 4+ years at least. By the time Window 10 reaches EOL (10/2025, but that will probably be extended), you may just find that you are ready for some new hardware. Who knows where we'll be in 4+ years?
After four years, perhaps all new motherboards have a TPM microchip.
Sooner than that. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...ecommendations
I quote:
Windows 10 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education)
Since July 28, 2016, all new device models, lines or series (or if you are updating the hardware configuration of an existing model, line or series with a major update, such as CPU, graphic cards) must implement and enable by default TPM 2.0 (details in section 3.7 of the Minimum hardware requirements page). The requirement to enable TPM 2.0 only applies to the manufacturing of new devices. For TPM recommendations for specific Windows features, see TPM and Windows Features.
I'm not sure about the other device security requirements for Windows 11. I believe that Secure Boot was a requirement for Windows 10 from the first. UEFI motherboard are about 10 years old or older.
I think that if you bought a PC (or motherboard) in the past 5 years that was certified for Windows 10, it may meet every requirement for Windows 11, except for the CPU. It'll be interesting to see whether the current CPU list holds. Or, whether MS backs off completely and allow 11 to be installed on machines that don't meet their hardware security requirements. (Just like for 10.)
What a young boy! I am old enough to be your granddad.
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