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• Update: Where does TPM live?

  Posted on July 26th, 2021 at 02:44 Will Fastie Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Will Fastie

  Trying to find out where Trusted Platform Module is implemented in Intel-based systems was harder than I thought. Intel finally, and helpfully, gave me some pointers.

  The problem is one of terminology.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.28.0 (2021-07-26).

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• Windows 11 says good-bye to these familiar features

  Posted on July 19th, 2021 at 02:43 Lance Whitney Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Lance Whitney

  Windows 11 jettisons a bunch of items from Windows 10. But which losses will cause the most pain among loyal Windows users?

  To paraphrase a famous biblical quote, “Microsoft giveth, and Microsoft taketh away.” And that’s certainly true with Windows 11. With this new version of Windows, the folks in Redmond have added a range of features including a new visual design, a new Start menu, a widgets pane, and a revamped Microsoft Store, as well as upcoming integration with Microsoft Teams and support for Android apps.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.27.0 (2021-07-19).

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• The Trusted Platform Module has just become important

  Posted on July 12th, 2021 at 02:43 Ben Myers Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  HARDWARE

  

  By Ben Myers

  Microsoft has said that the Trusted Platform Module 2.0 is a firm requirement for Windows 11. Why?

  The leak of an early version of Windows 11 forced its hasty announcement by Microsoft, rather than the usual smooth, well-orchestrated effort supported by thorough technical information about the requirements to run the new operating system. The eye candy of a perky and pretty Mac-like desktop wallpapered over many technical details, some still unclear. It is somewhat ironic that an operating system intended to be trusted was leaked.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.26.0 (2021-07-12).

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• Freeware Spotlight — Three free tools to check Windows 11 compatibility

  Posted on July 12th, 2021 at 02:42 Deanna McElveen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  BEST UTILITIES

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  It’s a confusing time as Windows 11 approaches.

  With Microsoft releasing new (sometimes conflicting) information about Windows 11 daily (sometimes hourly), the exhausted developers of the three free tools I am featuring have been playing catch-up for a few weeks now. I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve updated them on OlderGeeks.com just within the past week.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.26.0 (2021-07-12).

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• MS-DEFCON 2 – To patch or not to patch

  Posted on July 12th, 2021 at 02:41 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Out of band for Print Nightmare

  Microsoft dropped an “out of band” patch for a zero-day vulnerability. Named “Print Nightmare” by the media, the vulnerability presents the most risk for Domain controllers in Active Directory domains. If you are an IT consultant or managed-service provider — and aren’t already dealing with ransomware due to the MSP tool Kaseya having been turned into a ransomware dropper for some clients — action is called for.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.26.0 (2021-07-12).

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• Windows 11 announced

  Posted on June 28th, 2021 at 02:45 Will Fastie Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  ISSUE 18.24 • 2021-06-28

  Watch for our special issue on July 5!

  MICROSOFT NEWS

  

  By Will Fastie

  Why this? Why now? And what the heck is going on?

  On June 24, 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 11. I have no idea why. It is surely not for the cobbled-together reasons the company gave during its rather brief briefing on Thursday.

  Visit our new Windows 11 section in the forums and these topics: Questions about Windows 11 Hardware questions relating to Windows 11

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.24.0 (2021-06-28).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.24.F (2021-06-28).

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