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Windows 11 installations go backwards as Windows 10 End of Life approaches (htxt.co.za)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/Technology@programming.dev

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Windows 10 End of Life is just four months away but installations of Windows 11 actually went backwards last month.

Data from StatsCounter saw Windows 11 installations decline by 0.5 percent.

This continues the trend seen since Windows 11 launched in which users are resistant to upgrading given the hardware requirements of the operating system.

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[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not sure how many computers out there are even able to install Windows 11 legitimately. I thought most people had to buy a new computer.

[–] Dumhuvud@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

most

Is it true though? As far as I'm aware the issue is that Windows 11 requires a TPM.

I don't have a matrix of CPUs that have built-in TPM at hand, but I'm fairly certain that Intel's 9th gen, released in 2018, has it. It's disabled by default and needs to be enabled in BIOS, they call it PTT (Platform Trust Technology).

AMD CPUs also have it, under the name fTPM, I think.

If your CPU doesn't have a built-in TPM, I guess you could buy a discrete chip, rather than get a whole new machine. Though do check that the mobo has a slot.

As you may have noticed, I'm assuming desktop systems. That's because laptops have had TPMs since forever.