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What specifically in a newer X86 chip would justify this ?
by boznz 5y ago
What specifically in a newer X86 chip would justify this ?
- izacus 5y agoTPM 2.0 and DRM codepaths to properly "secure" app installs?
- numpad0 5y agoSupposedly some optional side channel attack mitigations that are only present in Core i 8th/Zen 2 or later. However, 8th/Zen 2 means i3-8xxx and Ryzen 3xxx or later, respectively, which contradicts Microsoft’s requirements which allows Zen+ Ryzen 2xxx/3xxxG. So it’s a bit of mystery.
- badsectoracula 5y agoWithholding security updates on more vulnerable hardware sounds like a galaxybrain solution indeed :-P
- AndrewDucker 5y agoMode-based execution control - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/why-windows-11-has-such-strict-hardware-requirements-according-to-microsoft/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/why-windows-11-has-s...
- no_time 5y ago1, PCs are barely getting faster and they need to manufacture a reason to force people to upgrade. 2, some kind of DRM scheme that doesnt work on older hardware