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> But I imagine with Windows 11 around the corner requiring TPMs (which might require emulation on older hardware that doesn't have it) and secureboot, UEFI fir
by zinekeller 5y ago
> But I imagine with Windows 11 around the corner requiring TPMs (which might require emulation on older hardware that doesn't have it) and secureboot, UEFI firmware emulators with these feature will probably get more popular and more accessible.
Unfortunately, there's no appetite - there's no point since that in a significant break Windows 11 only runs on new processors that happens to have both UEFI and TPM (not always enabled by default but it's there).
- iod 5y agoApparently you can officially just shut off the restriction that forces Windows 11 to only run on new CPUs and the newest TPM by just setting a registry key AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU on install.¹ But I never use Windows and don't plan to start anytime soon, so it's not something that I will try. ¹ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-windows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-...