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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Indeed, although Microsoft have stated quite explicitly that after the 24H2 release, systems without TPM 2.x will no longer be able to install the semi-annual/annual updates for Windows 11.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Time will tell.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>Mike Spooner<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> rescue-bounces@sunhelp.org <rescue-bounces@sunhelp.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Quinn via rescue<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 December 2024 14:41<br><b>To:</b> rescue@sunhelp.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Scott Quinn <saquinn624@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [rescue] off-topic but advice needed for the involuntary hardware upgrade for Win 11?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lionel Peterson wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>"<span style='letter-spacing:-.25pt'>Microsoft had condoned certain workarounds for Win11 system checks, but they have recently indicated that those workarounds will not be included/supported/tolerated in future updates of Win11."</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt'><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>I've been looking at these and they seem to read "we're not going to go out of our way to make it work, but it might, but we aren't going to guarantee it so don't yell at us if it doesn't work and definitely don't write your congresspeople about how awful we are and get us in a big investigation because we told you that it isn't guaranteed to work in words calculated to show you the worst possible scenario"</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt'><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt'>FWIW I have two 4th-gen Intel Core boxes running Windows 11 and it seems to work OK and does update. Drivers required a bit of jiggling. My Mac Pro 2010 also is happily running MacOS 15.2. YMMV.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>