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Fri
11
Jul
Dennis Faas's picture

No USB-based TPM for Win11? Here's Why it Won't Work

In today's main article, we talked about the need for continuing Windows 10 support because the vast majority of PC's today Windows 11 requires TPM (Trusted Platform Module) but only newer PCs (circa >2018) have it. I've always wondered why a ... tech company couldn't simply create a USB-based TPM device so that older machines would be able to meet the requirements of Windows 11, so I decided to ask ChatGPT some questions. I thought the answers were fascinating, so I decided to put together a Q&A style article. Here's a breakdown of those questions in case you want to skip right to the ... (view more)

Mon
02
Jun
John Lister's picture

What to Do if KB5058379 Causes a Reboot Loop

Microsoft has issued an emergency fix and guidelines after a Windows 10 update caused major problems for some users. It meant some machines went into an inescapable reboot loop. The issue came with May's monthly security update, which has the ... reference code KB5058379. It affected users who have an Intel vPro processor with a feature called Intel Trusted Execution Technology enabled. An Intel vPro processor is mainly aimed at small business users as it includes key security and network management capabilities. The Trusted Execution Technology feature is designed to secure computer hardware to ... (view more)

Fri
24
Mar
Dennis Faas's picture

Explained: When to Encrypt your Hard Drive, and When not to

Infopackets Reader Scott writes: " Dear Dennis, I'm thinking of turning on disk encryption for my Windows 10 computer. I've never done this before. Is there anything to be concerned about or to be aware of? " My response: This is a good question. ... The truth of the matter is that if you encrypt your entire C drive using Windows BitLocker or a third party utility, it's going to slow your system down quite a bit. The reason for this is because every single file written to the drive must be encrypted, and then decrypted when read - including your operating system files. Constantly encrypting and ... (view more)

Tue
08
Jan
Dennis Faas's picture

Windows 8 Pro: Upgrade Benefits Explained

Here's a question we recently received from an Infopackets subscriber in beautiful Montana, "Dear Infopackets team, I'm thinking about buying a Windows 8 computer. But I'm not sure if I should buy one with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro? And what's ... Windows RT? Can you please explain the differences to me? Thanks for the assistance, Molly C." My response: Technically speaking, Molly, those are the three different versions of Microsoft's newest operating system (OS), Windows 8. Windows RT is a trimmed-down version of the OS specially designed for portable devices with ARM chips. We're talking ... (view more)

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