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Intel Macs can't run Windows 11 without this workaround
I did some research into the TPM issue. None of my Windows PCs have TPM enabled. The reason is that I like to boot Windows on an external SSD to test beta versions of the OS but in order to do that you have to change the firmware to boot using legacy mode rather than UFEI. You have to enable UFEI to enable TPM. If you do enable UFEI the firmware warns that you will probably have to reinstall Windows.
My conclusion is that a large number of users may have TPM disabled in their firmware for various reasons and enabling it may require them to reinstall Windows. That's a significant hurdle for most people. If they can do it themselves, they should expect to spend a weekend to get their system up and running again. If they can't they should expect to pay a lot of money to someone to do it for them and lose access to their system and quite possibly risk their personal data getting lost or stolen.
The work around presented here may not last forever. Microsoft seems to be motivated to close security holes like this one.
There is a very real possibility that users may avoid upgrading to Windows 11. This in turn may cause developers to not support the new version if there are not enough users who have upgraded to it. If users that have migrated find that their software won't run on the new version they could downgrade back to Windows 10. Microsoft could be forced to continue to support for Windows 10 in parallel with Windows 11. Imagine how big of a mess that would be. -
Intel Macs can't run Windows 11 without this workaround
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Germany investigating App Store for alleged anti-competitive behavior
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Creepy data hoarders at Facebook working on Android-powered wearable camera to track your ...
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Japan to probe Apple and Google in antitrust discussions
Apple's arguments against allowing users to install any software they want on their iPhones sound remarkably similar to AT&T's arguments decades ago against allowing users to add or maintain the phone wiring in their homes or own their phones rather than lease them from AT&T. They said that users would damage the phone network if they were allowed to fiddle with the wires in their homes or buy phones from other companies. They argued that phones were an essential service and far too technical for an average person to maintain. At the time AT&T was a government sanctioned monopoly. It was the breaking up of AT&T's monopoly that led to Apple releasing the iPhone and eventually arguing, like AT&T did, that users shouldn't be trusted to make decisions for themselves.