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>why the seemingly arbitrary hardware restrictions HW restrictions are not arbitrary. TPM is a requirement for added security (Macs and smartphones also had TP

>why the seemingly arbitrary hardware restrictions HW restrictions are not arbitrary. TPM is a requirement for added security (Macs and smartphones also had TPM for a long time now), and CPUs before 8th gen don't have functional HW instructions needed for VBS (virtualization based security) which also adds to Windows 11 security hardening. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000094905/processors.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000... https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/oem-vbs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/de...

echoangle 2y ago
Are they only implementing the additional hardening now? Or is it only required by now? Because obviously it worked before, so something must have changed.
- Rinzler89 2y ago
  Now? Hardening was in place since 2021 when Windows 11 launched. The HW requirement haven't changed since then.
  - echoangle 2y ago
    But it was possible to circumvent it without any problem, which it won’t be in the future. That’s literally what the Article is about. So what changed?
    - Rinzler89 2y ago
      The better question would be why they allowed the bypass in the first place since MS made the TPM and CPU requirements quite clear from day one, and why people are surprised the requirements are being enforced.
      - echoangle 2y ago
        Well as far as I know there was no loss of functionality from the bypass, so either the requirement is completely arbitrary to deprecate old devices or there will be new features in the future that depend on the TPM.
        Rinzler89 2y ago
        >Well as far as I know there was no loss of functionality from the bypass The loss was on security and potential stability, not on functionality.
        echoangle 2y ago
        So they are starting to require the additional security now? That was my initial question.

echoangle 2y ago

Are they only implementing the additional hardening now? Or is it only required by now? Because obviously it worked before, so something must have changed.

Rinzler89 2y ago
Now? Hardening was in place since 2021 when Windows 11 launched. The HW requirement haven't changed since then.
- echoangle 2y ago
  But it was possible to circumvent it without any problem, which it won’t be in the future. That’s literally what the Article is about. So what changed?
  - Rinzler89 2y ago
    The better question would be why they allowed the bypass in the first place since MS made the TPM and CPU requirements quite clear from day one, and why people are surprised the requirements are being enforced.
    - echoangle 2y ago
      Well as far as I know there was no loss of functionality from the bypass, so either the requirement is completely arbitrary to deprecate old devices or there will be new features in the future that depend on the TPM.
      - Rinzler89 2y ago
        >Well as far as I know there was no loss of functionality from the bypass The loss was on security and potential stability, not on functionality.
        echoangle 2y ago
        So they are starting to require the additional security now? That was my initial question.