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Edit: Thank you all for your input and suggestions! Linux Mint shall be my next OS! Though, I think I'll give Pop!OS a look-see as well.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait, when is Windows 10 hitting end of life? If Windows 11 doesn't support devices without aTPM, that's a huge swath of insecure machines.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

October 14, 2025 apparently.

Edit: could also affect as many as 240 million machines that don't have TPM.