A look at the Trusted Platform Module and why Windows 11 needs it Windows 11 requires Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0). This chip is dedicated to handling cryptographic tasks, which Windows ...

For most people, Windows 10 security updates are slated to stop on October 14, 2025, just over 10 months from today. That could end up being a serious security problem, given that Windows 10 is still ...

If you just have a regular Windows 11 install disk or ISO, you can bypass the Windows TPM and RAM requirements by making some ...

Windows Microsoft yanks the plug on Windows 11 SE, giving school and college IT techs a little over a year to find a suitable replacement Gaming Industry Don't want to switch to Windows 11? There is ...

When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 in 2021, its new, stringent hardware compatibility test included checking for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) -- specifically, one that meets the ...

Hardware Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot to run and it's coming to more games soon, including Call of Duty Black Ops 7: here's what it is, why Linux gamers are mad ...

With the end date for Windows 10 less than a year away, people still using that operating system will need to start preparing to enter the Windows 11 era. And Microsoft is placing a hardware ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is again defending the stipulation to have TPM 2.0 to upgrade to Windows 11, laying out the benefits of the bolstered security it brings in a fresh blog post. However, environmental ...

Microsoft this past week released its April 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10 (KB5036892), Windows 11 (KB5036893), and more. As is often the case, users encountered various problems and issues ...

The company reiterated it’s unwilling to lower hardware requirements for Windows 11 as Windows 10 end of support looms in less than a year. With Windows 10 end of support on the horizon, Microsoft ...

A hot potato: The Trusted Platform Module standard describes a dedicated cryptography chip designed to manage many security-related tasks in a computer. The standard was introduced in 2009, but ...

I for see hundreds of thousands of Windows 10 computers being used after November 2025 without any more security updates That will be a good day for the scum who make malware for a living. Cyber ...