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53 minutes ago, Doug Rintoul said:

If you can find one. After the Windows 11 announcement, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a run on TPM modules.

Probably so. My previous sources are now showing "out of stock". I ordered the day the TPM news went out, and thankfully my part has already been shipped! For $15, I couldn't resist hedging my bets! :)

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3 minutes ago, Doug Rintoul said:

Currently out of stock though. But Windows 11 won't be released in the next 2 to 4 weeks will it?

The B&H site will let you sign up for notifications when it's back in stock.

As far as Windows 11, no worries. You have until October 2025 to get ready... :)

 

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42 minutes ago, abacab said:

So when is a free Windows OS upgrade announcement not a deal?

You have to consider the total cost of ownership - including labor.  ?

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My PC meets the requirements to run Windows 11 ... Hooray? ?

"Fresh", "New", "Rejuvenated" in Microsoft terms are synonyms for "We f*cked it up".

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Before spending money on a TPM module, a word of advice.
Pretty much any PC since intel 8th gen should have a TPM module.

As for laptops, my current laptop is a cheap acer with intel i5 7th gen and has TPM.
So I'd guess most laptops from 2016 onward are probably compatible.
Likely even some earlier models.

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9 minutes ago, Mark Morgon-Shaw said:

So does this mean it doesn't have one or it has one that's not being used ?

Most likely it's disabled in the bios.
When the time to upgrade comes, look for "AMD CPU fTPM" (or something similar) in the BIOS.
Your CPU and board should have TPM support.

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20 hours ago, Cristian said:

Before spending money on a TPM module, a word of advice.
Pretty much any PC since intel 8th gen should have a TPM module.

As for laptops, my current laptop is a cheap acer with intel i5 7th gen and has TPM.
So I'd guess most laptops from 2016 onward are probably compatible.
Likely even some earlier models.

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The Intel CPU must also be at least 8th gen. The i5-7200U won't pass the test. MS has announced that 6th and 7th gen is not supported for Win 11.

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5 hours ago, abacab said:

The Intel CPU must also be at least 8th gen. The i5-7200U won't pass the test. MS has announced that 6th and 7th gen is not supported for Win 11.

So what is it in the 8th gen CPU that the previous gens do not have?

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2 hours ago, Doug Rintoul said:

So what is it in the 8th gen CPU that the previous gens do not have?

Have no idea. Only Microsoft knows...

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1 hour ago, pwalpwal said:

looks like i won't be going to wni11 any time soon ?

Me neither...  I like my taskbar at the top - and so far in 11, it’s it's stuck to the bottom like a hemeoroid.

Oh and this whole TPM thing.... don’t get me started.....

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Looks like MS is talking later 2021 into 2022 for the Windows 11 upgrade roll-out.

 

If you're not wanting to be a beta-tester, don't be an early adopter.

There will be early issues that'll need driver updates, software patches, Windows updates, etc.

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