Tuesday, June 29th 2021
Microsoft Considers Tweaking Windows 11 TPM Requirement to Include Zen 1 and 7th Gen Core
In more reason why Microsoft's requirement for hardware trusted platform modules for its upcoming Windows 11 operating system is arbitrary, the company revealed that it is willing to tweak the hardware TPM system requirements to accommodate platforms from 2017, which include the very first generation of AMD "Zen" (Ryzen 1000 series), and Intel 7th Gen Core "Kaby Lake." In a Windows Insider blog posted dated June 28, Microsoft explained in brief why Windows 11 needs TPM 2.0 hardware, and that the "PC Health Check App," the software tool Microsoft is giving users to check whether their PCs measure up to Windows 11, has been temporarily removed from the website while they work on getting its accuracy right.
In the blog, Microsoft explains that a hardware TPM is required for secure credentials storage, to drive features such as device encryption, Windows Hello biometrics, virtualization-based security (VBS), and hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI) and Secure Boot. Most modern processors include a TPM 2.0-compliant on-die TPM, some even have features such as VBS and whole-memory encryption.
Source:
Windows Insider Blog
"The intention of today's post is to acknowledge and clarify the confusion caused by our PC Health Check tool, share more details as to why we updated the system requirements for Windows 11 and set the path for how we will learn and adjust. Below you will find changes we are making based on that feedback, including ensuring we have the ability for Windows Insiders to install Windows 11 on 7th generation processors to give us more data about performance and security, updating our PC Health check app to provide more clarity, and committing to more technical detail on the principles behind our decisions. With Windows 11, we are focused on increasing security, improving reliability, and ensuring compatibility. This is what drives our decisions.
59 Comments on Microsoft Considers Tweaking Windows 11 TPM Requirement to Include Zen 1 and 7th Gen Core
zen 1 was dumb, because you can run those on B450 boards that 100% have the TPM support
ROG Strix X570-E Gaming motherboards still support "Ryzen 7 1800X (3.6GHz, 8C, L3:16M, 95W)". rog.asus.com/au/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-x570-e-gaming-model/helpdesk_cpu
Server, Office and Cloud services are almost 4x the revenue brought by Windows. According to MS, this category is basically stagnant (six months ended Dec 31 2020 vs 2019)