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Microsoft continues efforts to convince Win10 users to upgrade to TPM 2.0 PCs

by gozzoo on 4/20/25, 8:26 AM with 15 comments

• by conartist6 on 4/20/25, 11:34 AM

  I'm already committed to leaving for Linux after 25 or so years of Windows as my usual desktop OS, mostly to run Steam

• by csense on 4/20/25, 3:43 PM

  I made the switch from Windows to Linux around 2008. But I've always kept around a dual-boot partition (or more recently, a dedicated Windows PC) for gaming.

  With all the weird stuff around Windows 11 I'm thinking I may just switch to Linux for gaming too. I've had good experiences with Wine in the past. And I've heard the Steam Deck has "encouraged" game devs to have better Linux support.

  Windows XP was by far the best Windows version. In 2025 I would gladly pay money for Windows XP with modern 3D graphics support and up-to-date security patches.

• by 486sx33 on 4/22/25, 1:42 AM

  Originally, they promised TPM 2.0 could be added via a card or chip nvme I guess. Then it was motherboard manufacturer specific add on cards. (Like this article talks about https://www.tomshardware.com/news/where-to-buy-tpm-2.0-for-w...)

  More recently they just decided you need a new machine entirely (to drive revenue to their oem hardware partners).

  One handy thing is - just turn off TPM 2.0 on your modern machines bios and you can keep running windows 10.

• by Neywiny on 4/20/25, 12:26 PM

  I looked up a TPM for my Win10 desktop and one review said the Win11 checker still didn't like it. It also has a 6th gen cpu which I think is too old. Seems more likely that using one of the solutions to bypass the checks would work if I want to upgrade.

• by pjmlp on 4/20/25, 4:23 PM

  While I might prefer Windows as my laptop OS, and have come to enjoy Windows 11, this is something I am fully against.

  It is nothing more than planned obsoletence, throwing away perfectly working computers for Microsoft's profit.

• by 4rt on 4/20/25, 2:40 PM

  * we'll drag you into basic modern security hygiene if it kills us

• by fithisux on 4/20/25, 8:27 AM

  Suspicious.

  The more I read the article the more I feel they try to persuade me to wear cufflinks like

  John Wayne Gacy