"Microsoft on Thursday announced Windows 11, or tried to as an uncooperative video stream left many viewers of the virtual event flummoxed by intermittent transmission gaps in the opening minutes.
The technical issues proved bad enough that Matt Velloso, Technical Advisor to the CEO at Microsoft, suggested trying the YouTube video stream as an alternative to the Microsoft-hosted one.
But with some of the features already known as a result of a leaked build last week, the impact of the intermittent video dropouts was less than it might have been. Windows 11 has a new KDE-esque user-interface and new features like Snap Layouts, Snap Groups and Desktops (for organizing apps into collections and multitasking). Chat from Microsoft Teams has been integrated in the taskbar, Widgets have taken the place of Timeline, and there are various gaming-oriented enhancements like Auto HDR."
I have to work with a couple dual-boot systems, and I’m worried about the news about w11 requiring TPM 2.0. My mobos only have headers, although one has a bios option to activate something called AMD CPU fTPM, that “Enables or disables the TPM 2.0 function integrated in the AMD CPU”. Perhaps this will be enough, if microshaft is not trying to push out other OSes…
For most of the “I can’t live without Gates and Balmer
” humans on this planet, the biggest new capability/feature/gizmo is, the ability to run Android Apps – possibly direct from Google’s Play Store but, more likely, via the Windows Store …
The managers who were “persuaded
” to buy the Redmond stuff for the companies employing them, will not want to know that … >:)
[HR][/HR]For those who are wondering about “persuading” prospective customers, on a “level playing field” it’s an executive lunch, followed by a round of golf and, getting the contract signed at the tee where the prospective customer is winning.
For the case of a “not so level playing field”, it’s an evening of Table Dance and other activities involving physical contact …
Initially, Microsoft’s compatibility documentation said some older CPUs, including 7th generation Intel CPUs, would be partially supported. Specifically, Microsoft said people with these CPUs would be allowed to upgrade, but the upgrade process would warn people that their CPUs were not properly supported and would advise against the upgrade.
As we release to Windows Insiders and partner with our OEMs, we will test to identify devices running on Intel 7th generation and AMD Zen 1 that may meet our principles. We’re committed to sharing updates with you on the results of our testing over time, as well as sharing additional technical blogs.
Thanks to TPM 2.0, all Windows 11 PCs can have Device Encryption to store files in an encrypted form.
Meaning, the user gets intruded via SQL Injection (SQLi) and the intruder encrypts their files, which are already encrypted by means of the operating systems tools …
By whatever means the user manages to decrypt the files which were encrypted by the intruder and, discovers that, the decryption rendered the (TPM 2.0) encrypted files unusable …
The Leap 15.3 (box) DVD is also not allowed to boot – <SUSE Paste;
Once again – TPM needs to be disabled if a DVD needs to be booted … [HR][/HR]Question:
What happens with Dual-Boot?
Does TPM have to be deactivated if Dual-Boot is to function as expected?
Yes, but since Android is Microsoft’s most profitable mobile operating system (there’s some argument that they make more money from Android than Google — patents) it’s really just enabling their mobile OS to work on their desktop OS.