The Cross Heads

Microsoft reiterates “non-negotiable” TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11

Windows 11 has other system requirements, though they weren’t the focus of this TPM-centric blog post. Windows 11 systems must have Secure Boot enabled, and they have to use a supported processor—an 8th-gen Intel Core CPU, an AMD Ryzen 2000 CPU, or a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 CPU or newer. In fact, these CPU requirements exclude […]

December 4, 2024 | Tech, windows 10, windows 11, windows 11 24h2 | No comments

Microsoft’s controversial Recall scraper is finally entering public preview

Users will be asked to reauthenticate with Windows Hello every time they access their Recall database. Credit: Microsoft Microsoft has now delayed the feature multiple times to address those concerns, and it outlined multiple security-focused additions to Recall in a blog post in September. Among other changes, the feature is now opt-in by default and […]

November 22, 2024 | copilot, microsoft, recall, Tech, windows 11, windows 11 24h2, windows insider program, windows recall | No comments

Microsoft pushes full-screen ads for Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 users

Windows 10’s free, guaranteed security updates stop in October 2025, less than a year from now. Windows 10 users with supported PCs have been offered the Windows 11 upgrade plenty of times before. But now Microsoft is apparently making a fresh push to get users to upgrade, sending them full-screen reminders recommending they buy new […]

November 20, 2024 | Tech, windows 10, windows 11, windows 11 24h2 | No comments

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