win11 requires TPM 2.0, is this a deal breaker?

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  1. d5aqoëp

    d5aqoëp MDL Addicted

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    #121 d5aqoëp, Jul 5, 2021
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    My Intel NUC4 (D34010WYKH) having 4th generation Intel Core i3 has TPM 2.0 when Platform Trust Technology is enabled in Bios. It passes all tests apart from Old 4th gen Core i3 CPU. What are the chances of me able to run Windows 11 unmodified setup? I ask this question because right now, the Windows 11 unmodified setup does not throw any error and does not even complain about my CPU.
     
  2. cengizhan

    cengizhan MDL Senior Member

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    cpu models are not limited for now.
     
  3. d5aqoëp

    d5aqoëp MDL Addicted

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    But in future they will block it?
     
  4. Shonk

    Shonk MDL Member

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    The dealbreaker isnt the tpm 2.0 requirement its that
    its running behind a hypervisor and a vm

    no way in hell i would ever run my main pc virtualised
     
  5. toyo

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    Is this true? I didn't bother keeping up with all this.
    When I previously tested the full VBS mode in Windows 10 it decreased performance in various applications and games, as expected. Credential Guard or w/e it was called.
     
  6. Shonk

    Shonk MDL Member

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    yes they said thats why they requre tpm 2.0 and secure boot for the hypervisor and virtualisation
    for an office pc sure let them eat that vm performance hit
    but for gamers this is such a no way in hell
     
  7. sutt359

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    I don't know if anyone can help me. I have a Dell latitude 7285 currently running TPM 1.2 there is a firmware update available to v2.0. but every time I run it I get upgrade failed blocked by tpm fw policy

    I've cleared TPM info, disabled auto provisioning, tried usb boot and even deleting the drive and setting up a fresh windows install and also downgrade the bios version.
     
  8. d5aqoëp

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    #128 d5aqoëp, Jul 5, 2021
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    Try updating after disabling tpm from bios.
     
  9. toyo

    toyo MDL Senior Member

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    Well this is bad
     
  10. donmiller

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    Win11 requires TPM 2.0, is this a deal breaker?

    *****Warning Opinion Ahead*****

    Yes, it's a deal breaker. It is an inappropriate marketing method.

    The malware war is one that should be fought with software, not hardware. Malware attack techniques are too dynamic (ever-changing). The PC Industry should not try to fight malware issues with hardware (or constant firmware updates). TPM, Secure Boot, etc. are extraneous. Let the malware war be fought by anti-malware companies.
     
  11. Carlos Detweiller

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    #132 Carlos Detweiller, Jul 5, 2021
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    Ordered two ASUS SPI-TPM 2.0 on 22nd for €12.98, got them today. On 24th, after the announcement, all Amazon offers were rapidly sold out (scalpers getting crazy-go-nuts).

    I predict that all or nearly all mainboards will come with TPM 2.0 preinstalled (unless they want to rely on fTPM which, the BIOS warned me, could be less secure).
     
  12. toyo

    toyo MDL Senior Member

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    Less preoccupied about TPM, my main worry is because of the allegedly VBS requirement. This will essentially run the OS behind a HyperV VM, at a sizable performance loss.
    The TPM itself doesn't have any impact on performance, you just have to have it, and will likely be able to mod the OS to install without. But the VM is worrying.
     
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    Any source on this claim that the OS runs behind a HyperV VM?
     
  14. donmiller

    donmiller MDL Addicted

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    I wasn’t aware of that. That’s a bit scary.
     
  15. LTSC_Fanboy

    LTSC_Fanboy MDL Junior Member

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    Because of the performance hit from VBS, maybe it is a blessing that my hardware doesn’t meet the new system requirements.
     
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  16. loader24

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    as far as I knew there are important parts of our registry that must enabled in order to bypass windows 11 requirements you can find it here
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig]
    edit the following
    "BypassTPMCheck"=dword:00000001
    "BypassSecureBootCheck"=dword:00000001
    hope it will works in your end.
     
  17. toyo

    toyo MDL Senior Member

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    The truth is, the performance hit was impossible to notice "by eye" and daily tasks when I first tested the Defender VBS in Win 10 (Win 11 seems to just mandate the same previously optional features). At least on a 8700K. You can only see it in benchmarks like Cinebench and maybe 2-3 frames lost in some games that are more CPU bound, although it depends on how capable the CPU/GPU are etc.
    But running things in VM, especially if the Memory Integrity feature is enabled, will complicate things, some older drivers won't work at all (this must be one of the reasons for Microsoft having such strict hardware requirements).
    For those that want to test these features and see their impact, they can do it in Windows 10 by enabling Core Isolation>Memory Integrity in Defender. If that fails to enable, I think that enabling Application Guard or Windows Hypervisor Platform in Windows Features will enable VBS too. If you run the Sandbox feature, that also might enable HyperV and VBS. A bit messy, as these features were added 1 by 1 to Win10 over the years.
    They present almost 0 utility for the vast majority of people. I disabled them immediately after testing out of curiosity. Haven't had any malware issues for more than a decade, regardless of me using Kasperky IS or Defender itself.