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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Laptop replacement
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:00:52 +0000
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On 26/03/2025 21:42, David Wade wrote:
> Its not Lenovo that don't support Windows/11 on that machine, it simply 
> does not meet the Microsoft minimum hardware requirements. The CPU is 
> too old I5 Gen 5 and it only has TPM 1.2. To be supported on Windows/11 
> you need an I5 Gen 8 CPU and TPM 2.0. Microsoft has set the bar for 
> Windows/11. There are many PCs from every manufacturer out there that in 
> terms of CPU Speed and RAM would run Windows/11, but don't meet the 
> security requirements above.

Guess why I buy the cheaper ones and run Linux.


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