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Microsoft's big lie: Your computer is fine, and you don't need to buy a new one (technical.ly)
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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You should probably check out alternate operating systems though.

[–] nous@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Well, that is the first option they suggest:

Option 1: Give Linux Mint a try

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

But if you don’t have TPM 2.0 how will Microsoft and their friends enable invasive remote software validation and DRM? They need to be absolutely sure you don’t own or control your software, and this is the only way.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago

If I can ever actually afford a gaming computer again - not likely but a man can dream - I'm definitely getting it with some kind of Linux pre-installed.