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I got an email about support ending in October 2025; isn't this still extremely early? Aren't they usually about two or three versions of windows down the line before they end updates?

I don't want windows 11 (and no I don't want Linux either, knock it off); this is ridiculous.

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[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Windows 11 requires a CPU that includes a "trusted platform module" (TPM), which basically just adds boot-time crypto support in hardware and is supposed to help cut down on stuff like boot sector and firmware-based malware. Older CPUs didn't have the version of TPM required by Win11 (TPM 2.0), so this is planned obsolescence biting us all in the ass, as well as a personal "fuck you" from Microsoft to AMD first-gen Ryzen owners.

Intel has supported TPM 2.0 since the 8th gen (e.g., the i7-8700K generation) and AMD has supported it since the Ryzen 2000/Zen+ series (e.g., Ryzen 7 2700).

I guess they wanted to make sure that all of the spyware uses signed code and comes from a "trusted" source.

[–] Sulvor@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have an 11th generation i5 I think

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah, weird. If TPM is disabled in BIOS, that will do it.

[–] Sulvor@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Thanks ill look at that