Friday, June 25th 2021
Thanks to Windows 11, Scalpers Buy Out Add-on TPM 2.0 Modules
Most modern PC platforms include an fTPM (firmware trusted platform module) of some form. Those that don't, have a TPM 2.0 compatible header on the motherboards. Microsoft's requirement of a hardware TPM for Windows 11 has scalpers go after add-on TPMs, which are typically priced around $20, but now marked up to $100, according to price-tracking by Shen Ye, a senior HTC VIVE exec, who has been tracking prices of add-on TPMs on Twitter.
Scalpers possibly anticipate a rush of ill-informed buyers out for add-on TPMs, who haven't spent 5 minutes digging through their UEFI setup programs for the fTPM toggle. Below is a screenshot of a Ryzen 7 2700X-based machine, paired with an AMD B450 chipset motherboard (a platform from 2018), with its fTPM toggle turned on. The PC now meets Windows 11 system requirements. Windows 11 uses hardware TPMs for secure storage of credentials. "Microsoft, can you not impose a TPM requirement during a silicon shortage? Especially considering most desktop motherboards support TPM only as a purchasable accessory," Shen Ye tweeted.
Source:
Shen Ye (Twitter)
Scalpers possibly anticipate a rush of ill-informed buyers out for add-on TPMs, who haven't spent 5 minutes digging through their UEFI setup programs for the fTPM toggle. Below is a screenshot of a Ryzen 7 2700X-based machine, paired with an AMD B450 chipset motherboard (a platform from 2018), with its fTPM toggle turned on. The PC now meets Windows 11 system requirements. Windows 11 uses hardware TPMs for secure storage of credentials. "Microsoft, can you not impose a TPM requirement during a silicon shortage? Especially considering most desktop motherboards support TPM only as a purchasable accessory," Shen Ye tweeted.
263 Comments on Thanks to Windows 11, Scalpers Buy Out Add-on TPM 2.0 Modules
i will not be able to rum windows 11 even with the TPM module as my processor is too old.
i am planning to build another computer when the chip shortage is over and prices come down but that may some time from now, lol
the $10 TPM module for my is now $100 on ebay and i refuse to pay that price as i will more likey than not to ever use.
and by the way i could care less if microsoft sends my on line activity to the government, as the most damning thing will be the porn sites i check out and the sites like tech power up.
Incidentally since you have a Ryzen 1st Gen. Threadripper or maybe a Ryzen (1800x/1700x/1xxx)? If you have a Ryzen on your system, in windows 10, after enabling the fTPM in the BIOS motherboard, so not external module, which version of TPM is shown to you in Windows 10 security? 2.0? I would be interested to have a confirmation that TPM 2.0 is indicated. Thank you
According their blog statement "we will test to identify...AMD Zen 1 that may meet our principles". What do they want to test again? They already identified that Zen1 "meet their principles" because in their Windows 11 CPU compatibility list every Ryzen 2000 and every Ryzen APU 3000 are Zen 1!! they don't know the difference, or pretend they don't know it, between Zen1/Zen2 with Gen1/Gen2.
Remove all these limits that are so useless in terms of safety! No computer will ever be safe if the person using it does not seek him to use it "safely". Worse, in millions of excluded PCs will be used, to allow installation, .iso (retrieved "wherever they are") that will be patched to remove these limits . Certainly a nice improvement to general safety.
In any case, more security threats will surely come in the following years. If tomorrow a new threat will be discovered which could affect a CPU, chipset, or other connected devices (among other things the TPM 2.0 has already been bypassed by hackers) what they do? with subsequent windows yearly update, they will remove these devices from the compatibility list? It is ridiculous and also demonstrates the absurdity of the thing. Everything can be added to improve security, well but optional not mandatory...
Only if one manipulates the iso otherwise it's a hard stop.
or just ask a friendly German:
:nutkick:
we have bypassed it
Besides, people would rather not have to bother bypassing it
but the german one is just 1 registry entry additional to the iso data. the rest is untouched. for me it would mean; not the real big deal if u have older hardware.
nothing cheesy to put in and need to delete. just switch a "1" to a "0". then cleaninstall
many ways leading to rome.
but i first ask for permission. if not i'll send u a link to my fellas site and u need to figure out on your own. but i assure this is not that hard then.
i will work on it. gimmie some time
Enter Windows key + R regedit and start it
Go to the path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
In the right part of the window a right click -> New -> Create new DWORD value (32-bit) with the name
Start_ShowClassicMode
A double click on Start_ShowClassicMode
Value = 0 The new start menu is shown
Value = 1 The old Windows 10 Start menu is displayed.
Now either press Ctrl + Shift + ESC key and restart explorer.exe once. The window will be dark for a short time and the old start menu is back. Or you can simply restart the program.
If you want to save it as a reg key: Just copy it into a text file and save it. Then rename from New Textfile.txt to Startmenu.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Start_ShowClassicMode"=dword:00000001
:peace: done!
www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/installing-windows-11-without-tpm-2-0-and-secure-boot-registry-bypass.284107/
:eek:
show that scalpers now your FINGER...
Tweaks hacks and modding the OS? hit us allllll day.
And yes, it’s an awful thing that I can’t access the task manager from anywhere in the task bar. I usually do it in the middle of it.
Apart from that (and half of it that isn’t translated to Italian, and that the upper part of any window is white even if I change the colour and enable it I like it, and it runs great. The settings are a bit more logical to navigate, more iPadOS-like (good thing), but some settings are in different places (bad thing).
The 7300HQ in the lappy isn’t technically supported, but it isn’t a problem for now.
this shortcut can be placed nearly everywhere. even on multiple places. symbols can be changed to invisble pics
maybe its more comfortable for u-