Thanks to Windows 11, Scalpers Buy Out Add-on TPM 2.0 Modules

[Deleted member 211695]

i'm curious to see how this will work for older motherboards that you can buy the TPM and add it. Because even with doing that Haswell doesn't meet the cpu requirements for windows 11.

Intel 8th gen and up.

I'm one of the few that got ahold of a TPM 2.0 20-pin for my motherboard, I ignorantly thought my 4th gen 4.3 GHz i7-4790K would be supported. I was mistaken. while I may have been able to acquire the TPM, my CPU and any intel cup below 8th gen are not supported because they feel like it.

 

[Athlonite]

I'm one of the few that got ahold of a TPM 2.0 20-pin for my motherboard, I ignorantly thought my 4th gen 4.3 GHz i7-4790K would be supported. I was mistaken. while I may have been able to acquire the TPM, my CPU and any intel cup below 8th gen are not supported because they feel like it.

Well atleast you can more than your money back for it so sort of makes up for the waste of time

 

[Deleted member 211695]

Yup, checked the net last night for a TPM module for an ASRock H97 Performance board with a i7-4790K on it. $40 from 3rd party on Newegg was cheapest I could find from a quick look. Nuts!

I had to order a TPM too, but i neglected to see that our i7-4790Ks will not be supported. the same goes for any intel chip below 8th gen. dumb ass Microsoft

Have a TPM 2.0 now but still not supported

Well atleast you can more than your money back for it so sort of makes up for the waste of time

I guess you are right my friend. do you think i should just sell it or maybe hold out hope that the requirements will change?

 

[Athlonite]

I guess you are right my friend. do you think i should just sell it or maybe hold out hope that the requirements will change?

yeah I'd just sell it MS are not going to change their minds and back track on allowing older CPU's

 

[windwhirl]

do you think i should just sell it or maybe hold out hope that the requirements will change?

I don't think they will back down on this. If nothing else, you're not missing out much by staying on Windows 10.

EDIT: BTW, they're also putting similar restrictions on Windows 10 feature upgrades.
Windows Processor Requirements Windows 10 21H1 Supported Intel Processors | Microsoft Docs
You say you have a 4790K, so Devil's Canyon, so Haswell. If you don't get the 21H1 (or May 2021) update, it's probably because your CPU is not on the supported list.
EDIT2: Disregard the previous statement, since it seems this restriction is even older but has not applied. My old Core i3-4330 doesn't show up in those lists but I have a rig with that processor that has been updated to the 20H2 version.

 

[VEGGIM]

yeah I'd just sell it MS are not going to change their minds and back track on allowing older CPU's

Well thing is windows 11 will be uefi only and they are stripping the 32bit from it. This means any 16 bit applications you have will not work with windows 11. 32 bit applications however will. This also means any windows before windows 8 era computer if not upgraded is dead.

 

[First Strike]

It is a world were we the people need to learn to protect ourselves instead of relying on government and corporations to protect us like pathetic little sheep.

That's security through ignorance, literally, if you are following updates in the field of security. For a very basic one, how the hell are you going to protect yourself from a website hosting JS-based Spectre attacks? How can you be so sure that the top website you visited has not been hacked to host such attacks?

For physical security, if you failed to protect yourself, well, the worst case scenario is getting injured or killed. I mean, criminals or bad luck can only do so many stuff in a day. World won't burn.
In the digital world, millions of devices or accounts are at stake. You are feeling safe not getting Spectre attacks, not because you are genius, but because this thing is undetectable and is (probably) patched early on, or because the criminals thought targeting less-experienced users is easier and more profitable for now.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

Why do you think this? The official compatability tool suggests otherwise.

a yt video clearly demonstrating its not mandatory

 

[R-T-B]

a yt video clearly demonstrating its not mandatory

A youtube? Of a beta? Gotcha. Don't count on that working forever.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

A youtube? Of a beta? Gotcha. Don't count on that working forever.

Thats true but im willing to be there will be some way to give you a local acount anyway

 

[Vayra86]

I might go all XP-ish over this Windows 10 installation I have going right now. Growing attached to it. Stahp, MS, please.

 

[R-T-B]

Thats true but im willing to be there will be some way to give you a local acount anyway

Local account is a seperate thing from making it install without the hardware root of trust it wants.

 

[lexluthermiester]

here in Gougelandastan (New Zealand)

That just made me laugh..

how the hell are you going to protect yourself from a website hosting JS-based Spectre attacks?

Simple: NoScript(or disabling JS). However, and I KNOW I've said this in other treads, Spectre/Meltdown attack CAN NOT SUCCEED REMOTELY! Physical presence is REQUIRED.

How can you be so sure that the top website you visited has not been hacked to host such attacks?

I'm not going into a dissertation on how and why that is easily protected from.

For physical security, if you failed to protect yourself, well, the worst case scenario is getting injured or killed.

You seem to be taking this to an extreme NO ONE will ever face.

Protecting ones self on the internet is somewhat involved, it's not rocket science.

Quit with your sad flame baiting.

 

[First Strike]

However, and I KNOW I've said this in other treads, Spectre/Meltdown attack CAN NOT SUCCEED REMOTELY! Physical presence is REQUIRED.

Yes, they absolutely do. I'm curious where you hear the physical presence part from. Most likely you are referring some other vulnerabilities released around the same time. Not the Spectre.

Spectre only exploits CPU microarchitectures. Any code gets running on the target platform can theoretically perform the attack. The range of attack is dependent on the specifc variant and attack vectors. However your browser password is definitely within reach for JS-based Spectre attacks. That's why the very first fixes lands on Chrome and Firefox with big warning signs if you don't swallow the update.

Simple: NoScript(or disabling JS).

This is a solution indeed. But that's a "Internet surfs you" solution in 2021.


Let me present my ideas better. User expertise is never the best strategy in security. It is kind of like the last line of defense while the attacks are extermely scalable and still evolving. Long gone are the days of "up a firewall and good to go", and "Spectre CAN SUCCEED REMOTELY" is the new reality. Self protection only is like using pistols against enemies from street thugs all the way up to Russian tank hoards. Normally, the tanks are fended off by the Army as it should be.

 

[ShiBDiB]

will be going to Linux anyway now, so scalpers and M$ can eat it. damn, it feels good to be free once and for all. Linux to the moon!

Made it one reply before the "LOL LiNuX is BeTtEr, M$ BaD" post...

Nix has its uses, but literally no one besides the other 7 daily linux users care that you suffer thru inconvenience because "M$ iS BaD"

 

[breakfromyou]

i'm curious to see how this will work for older motherboards that you can buy the TPM and add it. Because even with doing that Haswell doesn't meet the cpu requirements for windows 11.

Intel 8th gen and up.

I'd hope it would work, at least if you picked up a TPM2.0 module and have it on. Does the system meet the other requirements as well? If not, a few tweaks in BIOS might be needed.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

You seem to be taking this to an extreme NO ONE will ever face.

oh yes that time i forgot to enable TPM 2.0 and i got killed
Realisticly that chip cant do anything so i 100% agree with this
it dont need to be enabled
Seems to just be artifical eof to me

 

[R-T-B]

yes that time i forgot to enable TPM 2.0 and i got killed

Physical Security != hardware security

 

[lexluthermiester]

"Spectre CAN SUCCEED REMOTELY"

No, it can NOT. And even if it could, TPM and SecureBoot would do NOTHING to stop such an exploit. However, such is off-topic for this thread. Hush up about it.

 

[Mussels]

I think modders will find ways to get W11 to install on older hardware very very quickly

MS having official support saves them a lot of work and effort, but sheeit, we know they wouldnt bother blocking it unofficially working - they WANT people on their OS, they just want to save on costs patching and fixing shit on old hardware

I bet they're going to use this as a new security method, to try and give W11 a better security reputation

 

[lexluthermiester]

I think modders will find ways to get W11 to install on older hardware very very quickly

Oh yeah. There is a modding group already working on it.

MS having official support saves them a lot of work and effort, but sheeit, we know they wouldnt bother blocking it unofficially working - they WANT people on their OS

Oh, that's a good point! Not offically supported but they won't stop anyone from doing it anyway? I'd be ok with that on a personal level. I still think it's total humbuggery to even post such requirements.

they just want to save on costs patching and fixing shit on old hardware

Typical lazy-a$$ microsoft..

I bet they're going to use this as a new security method, to try and give W11 a better security reputation

Perhaps.

 

[trparky]

Secure boot is not mandatory

Why do you think this? The official compatability tool suggests otherwise.

I don't have Secure Boot enabled on my motherboard and the compatibility checking tool says that my system can be upgraded to Windows 11 just fine.

As for why I don't have Secure Boot enabled, I have no idea how to enable it on my motherboard. I tried to enable it in UEFI but it gave me some cryptic message about it not being able to be enabled and that's when I said, 'fuck it' and went on my merry way.

 

[woom]

Upgraded my AMD 3800X to windows 11 all good ,also did my 4790k with Z79X MB AND A 3570K all ugraded from w10 pro.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Upgraded my AMD 3800X to windows 11 all good ,also did my 4790k with Z79X MB AND A 3570K all ugraded from w10 pro.

Any issues or difficulties?

BTW, Welcome to TPU!

 

[woom]

Small thing at the start when i went to put w11 on the AMD pc it said i had to download and put a appraiserres,dll in the file SOURCES in the iso file on my USB stick
and after that w11 installed fine ,dont know what the,dll file did just did it like it said.this is the link for it,https://tekdeeps.com/how-to-download-and-install-leaked-windows-11/