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Why Windows 11 is leaving so many PCs behind

If you’re still wondering just why your relatively recent computer may get abandoned by Windows 11, it’s likely because your CPU’s performance would take a nose dive when all of the security features in the new operating system are enabled.

Microsoft kicked over a wasp’s nest of anger when it announced that Windows 11 would not support 7th-gen and older Intel CPUs, as well as AMD Ryzen 1000 CPUs and older.

To add to the confusion, much of the ‘why’ appeared to hinge on the requirement of a TPM 2.0 module to run the new OS – but many 7th-gen Core and Ryzen 1000 machines can and

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