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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap (www.itpro.com)

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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Ok so if you built a computer in like 2019 or 2020 it's only 4-5 years old. This was before windows 11 came out. 4-5 years is not that old for a computer, especially if you built a good one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

This is what happened to me, a really high end PC built in 2018 and I couldn't even upgrade because of the TPM stuff! Decided to try out Zorin and have been pleasantly surprised.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

9 times out of 10 you can turn TPM on on these machines, and even then, i'm told "Can't upgrade to Windows 11."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Been using Linux for years, it's my daily driver and does everything I need except for a few headaches with a AAA game here or there, other than that it runs all my games does all my web browsing and all my video editing and other stuff without issues.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 11 months ago

Right, gone are the days when a 3-year-old PC is hopelessly obsolete. Even if they were getting twice as fast for half as much, the practical difference is negligible outside of gaming on absolute maximum settings... or rendering.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Nothing built in 19 doesn't have tpm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I have a ryzen 3800X and an x570 motherboard. It was one of the best motherboards at the time. No TPM support. You're wrong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

the 3800X has a built in TPM... So yes. You have a TPM. TPMs don't need to be discrete chips.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Needs to be supported by both cpu and motherboard, as far as I'm aware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

STRIX X570-E GAMING

https://kmpic.asus.com/images/2021/07/02/2ec2cf1d-0fee-4abe-bb99-b7c1e2cd4790.png

Enable it in bios. It's not really a motherboard support option, but it needs to be initialized in BIOS(UEFI). It's been mandated to be supported in Mobo's for a long time now.

Edit: And because this is Lemmy... Or you could just not deal with it and use Linux :)

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Model and brand MB? 3800 had almost universal support so you're almost certainly an edge case if you aren't just incorrect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ryzen 7 3800X Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely has TPM. User error.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Guess I need to enable in the bios. Windows 10 said I don't have it lol. I must have disabled it cause I dual boot Linux.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It's also CPU generation, unless that's changed since the last time I looked.