This is probably an intentional oversight by Microsoft. Nobody wants to have to deal with Windows 7 anymore, so leaving an option for people to upgrade for free allows the continued obsolescence of that OS (yes, I know the official support was discontinued, but it still looks bad on Microsoft if a bunch of Windows 7 devices suddenly get exposed to an 0-day).
Sure it is. Just enter a Windows 7 or 8 key and the installer will proceed, showing how that time-limited opportunity for a free upgrade story was always a farce and a scummy marketing lie.
No idea about "most", but for example, I have an Asus Prime X470 Pro. It has a 14-pin TPM connector, but the module is separate. Looks like they are not expensive[0], but... sold separately.
However there is also an fTPM setting available (apparently built in, but I haven't tested that yet.)
I've only ever seen gaming mobos with those 14-pin TPM connectors and no module. There's also really no reason to use a TPM module, as far as I can tell.
it's basically Aero. and the widgets are basically the Vista sidebar. what's old is new I guess.
my main beef is moving the start button to the center of the screen. that makes it less accessible for mouse users -- you can't just wack your mouse over to the bottom left anymore. I use windows key, but it still seems like an accessibility fail.
To be fair dockbars, finder search, rounded corners and flat UI were all on Windows XP and Linux customization scene long before they were attributed to MacOS. What's old is new again.
they are integrating teams, onedrive, office, microsoft 365 stuff directly into windows 11. Doesn't that spark anti-trust concerns? Think about Microsoft was fined for anti-trust for integrating internet explorer into windows and making it the default. Looks like every platform holder is just using the dominance of their platform to push their other stuff.
I think Microsoft can just point to Apple and Google at this point. Microsoft 365 has a massive competitor in Google Workspace, and Google controls Android and Chrome, with ChromeOS being used by the majority of American K-12 students.
Interesting store development.. “We’re also announcing a progressive change to our revenue share policies where app developers can now bring their own commerce into our Store and keep 100% of the revenue – Microsoft takes nothing. App developers can still use our commerce with competitive revenue share of 85/15.”
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This is something that is often disabled by default in your BIOS (assuming you have one included/connected, you can enable it - check UEFI settings.)
Here's the tool to check your hardware: https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/d/d/1dd9969b-bc9a-...
However there is also an fTPM setting available (apparently built in, but I haven't tested that yet.)
[0] https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1237446-REG/asus_tpm_...
Full disk backdoor. TPM has a long history of backdoorig.
my main beef is moving the start button to the center of the screen. that makes it less accessible for mouse users -- you can't just wack your mouse over to the bottom left anymore. I use windows key, but it still seems like an accessibility fail.
Judging from past experiences, Windows is anything but calm. Popups, notifications and prompts galore and a start menu that rivals a circus.
Also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27619354