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If their supported CPU list wasn't completely arbitrary BS, then you might be on something here. But it isn't There are CPUs that have no problem running the OS
by rstat1 3y ago
If their supported CPU list wasn't completely arbitrary BS, then you might be on something here. But it isn't There are CPUs that have no problem running the OS that are for no discernible reason "not supported".
And I'm not talking about old crap like Pentium 4s or something. I'm talking about ones that are barely 5yrs old.
- bitwize 3y agoMicrosoft is moving to a model of "signed software from power on to application level" for Windows. The supported CPUs have the TPM features necessary to support this transition. Presumably, for Windows 12, remote attestation capability (Pluton) will be required.
- ndriscoll 3y agoRight and for the home user, there is exactly zero benefit from this. There is no reason someone should have to go buy a new computer to replace one that's only 5 years old. A world where local accounts are an enterprise feature and hardware attestation is a home feature is completely backwards.
- rstat1 3y ago>> moving to a model of "signed software from power on to application level" for Windows. This already a thing with Windows 10 in S Mode. So definitely not that. There are quite a few CPUs that implement the necessary TPM crap and aren't supported. So not that. There are several new CPU features they want, but half or 3/4s of the CPUs on the supported list don't have them. So not that either. Only valid reason left is that's arbitrary and not based on anything logical.