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Glaston
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Already looking to be a sack of shit and its not even released yet.

Needs a TPM chip on your mother board. My 4 year old PC doesnt have one ( though there is supposedly a work around)
And you need to have a webcam to use a laptop/tablet
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-w ... from-2023/

Thought the whole use Android apps might have been good but you need to use the Windows store to access the Amazon store to use them :thumbdown: :lol: How dumbarse is that?

Sticking with win10 till after end of life in 2025
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Globus
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Been through so many Windows "upgrades" that I'm very nervous about immediately upgrading.

I recall some horror stories. If it hadn't been for my whopping Seagate back-up drive, I'd have been in serious ordure.
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tabascoboy
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I have a sticker over my laptop webcam, take that W11...
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JM2K6
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Plenty of new PCs don't have the TPM chip either, which is curious.
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Globus
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:55 am Plenty of new PCs don't have the TPM chip either, which is curious.
What's a TPM chip?
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JM2K6
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Globus wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 12:01 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:55 am Plenty of new PCs don't have the TPM chip either, which is curious.
What's a TPM chip?
Trusted Platform Module, i.e. something that's used for security and DRM purposes.
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Gumboot
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How old is Windows 10? What number was Longhorn Vista?
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Globus
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 12:04 pm
Globus wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 12:01 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:55 am Plenty of new PCs don't have the TPM chip either, which is curious.
What's a TPM chip?
Trusted Platform Module, i.e. something that's used for security and DRM purposes.
Hum. I've got a bit of kit that gets around DRM. I've no idea where it is! But I'm not a film buff, so it's not really a problem.

I think it goes back to the "format war". VHS vs. Betamax.
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Dinsdale Piranha
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My i6700K processor which was top of the range when I bought it 2016 is not supported :lol:

My system doesn't have a TPM module although I could probably add one although given the issue above I don't think I'll bother.
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sturginho
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Time to start moving to Ubuntu
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Kiap
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sturginho wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:32 pm Time to start moving to Ubuntu
+1
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Sandstorm
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sturginho wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:32 pm Time to start moving to Ubuntu
2009 called, they still have some hype left over you can use.
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Kiap
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:33 pm
sturginho wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:32 pm Time to start moving to Ubuntu
2009 called, they still have some hype left over you can use.
What are the cool kids doing next?
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Saint
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I've stopped using Windows for personal computing years ago - I do virtually all my personal stuff on ChromeOS
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Insane_Homer
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TEAMS baked into the Operating System :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

PC pretty much state on the art gaming PC bought less than a year ago, fails because of the TPM chip requirement. It's £10 to get one, none is stock from ASUS.
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Ali Cadoo
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My laptop is still running Windows 7. I'm waiting for it to become an antique, possibly valuable to archaeologists.
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Globus
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Ali Cadoo wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:56 pm My laptop is still running Windows 7. I'm waiting for it to become an antique, possibly valuable to archaeologists.
Leave it for a while. Give it's lat and long and I'll dig it up.

Possibly the most fantastic Roman or Greek discovery.
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Lobby
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Image

Not mine, I hasten to add.
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Glaston
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Still not a huge amount of actual detail about what is changing under the hood of the OS.

Just to many fanboi's frothing over the curved corners and frosted glass looks.
Though a lot of the hardware Youtubers sound pretty peeved about it all.

My 7700k and z270 mobo apparently are likely to old , but there appears to be some Intel security switch in the BIOS that could work

Needing an actual Microsoft account and internet to activate . :eek: Another POS.
Microsoft wants your Data to sell on.

Its over a decade since I did anything in Linux, I am getting to old to want to relearn stuff.


Scalpers buying up TPM chips. LOL That is kind of funny.
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Glaston
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Ali Cadoo wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:56 pm My laptop is still running Windows 7. I'm waiting for it to become an antique, possibly valuable to archaeologists.
I keep an ancient Acer laptop from 2006 for playing occasional games of Civ 3.
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yermum
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my 9700k looks ok for now.

I have just bought a mac mini m1 despite years of anti-mac sentiment I am very impressed with its performance...
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