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Asahi Linux progress report

Posted Mar 12, 2021 17:02 UTC (Fri) by mss (subscriber, #138799)
In reply to: Asahi Linux progress report by ledow
Parent article: Asahi Linux progress report

> Windows Server requires TPM and Secure Boot.

Which specific Windows Server versions require them to run?

Microsoft has sait it will require TPM and Secure Boot for the *hardware to be certified* for the next (not yet retail) version of Windows Server (2022), but there hasn't been any announcement that it will require these features to actually run.

And Windows Server 2019 certainly doesn't require either.

> It won't be long before that's rolled down to consumer versions.

Most consumer "enthusiast" motherboards offered today lack TPM chip, some (many?) don't even have the necessary LPC bus connector.

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Posted Mar 13, 2021 5:56 UTC (Sat) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link] (3 responses)

> Which specific Windows Server versions require them to run?
It's a new requirement that will be enforced starting next month for new installations of WS. It can be overridden if necessary.

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Posted Mar 13, 2021 13:04 UTC (Sat) by mss (subscriber, #138799) [Link] (2 responses)

> > Which specific Windows Server versions require them to run?
> It's a new requirement that will be enforced starting next month for new installations of WS. It can be overridden if necessary.

Which specific Windows Server versions you have on mind?

Do you have any link to Microsoft annunciation of the policy change next month?

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Posted Mar 13, 2021 14:48 UTC (Sat) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link] (1 responses)

I think all of them. https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2020/06/11... - there is now a requirement for new Windows Server hardware to include TPMs and they are automatically used by the installer.

You can disable the TPM after the installation.

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Posted Mar 13, 2021 15:15 UTC (Sat) by mss (subscriber, #138799) [Link]

> there is now a requirement for new Windows Server hardware to include TPMs and they are automatically used by the installer.

They are required for new Windows Server *certified* hardware, that is, for hardware to be specifically blessed by Microsoft.

As I have said in the comment above:
> Microsoft has sai[d] it will require TPM and Secure Boot for the *hardware to be certified* for the next (not yet retail) version of Windows Server (2022),
> but there hasn't been any announcement that it will require these features to actually run.

Nothing in the article you mentioned says that Windows Server will run only on hardware certified by Microsoft.

That is, you can run Windows on hardware that lacks these features.
Just the hardware will not get "blessed by Microsoft" badge.