Windows 11 is coming

[Robert Repko]

There’s a registry hack which will allow you to upgrade to Windows 11 on non TPM systems.

https://betanews.com/2021/07/03/registry-hack-bypass-tpm-windows-11/

> On Jul 3, 2021, at 11:51 PM, Fairlight via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
> 
> Knowing how most people around here are running on aged systems, that
> might be rough.  If you don't have TPM 2 onboard your motherboard, you
> cannot run it.
> 
> Most hardware is going to get dropped.
> 
> I have four years to spec out and buy a new system.  Next one will cost
> me about what the last one did.  Just specced out what I'd buy if I were
> doing it tomorrow.  $5730 after tax.  I dumped about $5500 into the
> current iteration.  At least top-of-the-line is staying fairly
> consistent.  Dropping slightly, if you consider inflation, and the fact
> that I -didn't- toss the top-of-the-line graphics card into this one,
> originally.  I've upgraded twice and now have the fastest RTX 2080 Ti,
> but this one started with a GTX 770.
> 
> It'll be fine.  I have time.  My current system also kicks the ass of
> most people's systems.  That'll happen when you buy the best, planning
> for an 8+ year life-cycle.
> 
> Just don't expect just any ol' system to run Win11.  The specs say no.
> And it's not even on performance grounds.  It's literally on TPM 2
> grounds.
> 
> I'm more pissed about the fact they outright lied to everyone.  They
> said Win10 would be the last release number of Windows, and it would be
> perpetual streaming delivery.  So, now we know we cannot trust a thing
> they say.  Awesome.  This is almost as bad as Obama swearing, "You can
> keep your plan!"
> 
> m->
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 04, 2021 at 03:17:33AM +0000, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list thus spoke:
>> Have any of you had a chance to check Windows 11 beta with filePro?
>> 
>> Richard Kreiss
>> GCC Consulting
>> 
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