Security boost in Windows 11 limits PC reuse
Summary
Data from Lansweeper has found that almost a fifth of PCs will be unable to run Microsoft’s newest operating system (OS), Windows 11. Specifically, to run Windows 11, PCs need a trusted platform module (TPM version 2.0), which Microsoft describes as a secure crypto-processor designed to carry out cryptographic operations. Malicious software is unable to tamper with the security functions of the TPM, Microsoft noted in the Windows 11 specifications webpage. However, analysis from Lansweeper, based on an estimated 30 million Windows devices from 60,000 organisations, found that many PCs lack TPM capabilities. This, according to Lansweeper, means about 98% would fail to upgrade if Microsoft were to create a server operating system with similar requirements in the future.
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