Sponsored by Morning Brew. Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/mbfridaycheckout ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► This video ◄◄◄ This week the Microsoft Store got a lot of classic apps, Microsoft tried to keep customers from updating to Windows 11 with strange hardware requirements and Realme wants to launch over 100 new products. Episode 53 Crrowd app & Release Monitor: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crrowd Quiz: https://link.crrowd.com/quiz This video on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/the-friday-checkout-why-microsoft-wont-let-you-run-windows-11 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Other TechAltar links ◄◄◄ Merch: http://enthusiast.store/ Social media: https://twitter.com/TechAltar https://instagram.com/TechAltar https://facebook.com/TechAltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe If you want to support TechAltar directly: https://flattr.com/@techaltar ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Attributions & Time stamps◄◄◄ Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski 0:00 Intro 0:32 Release Monitor 1:31 Microsoft Store updates 2:57 Windows 11 update mystery 6:59 Realme TechLife ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Sources ◄◄◄ Overview: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-11-understanding-the-system-requirements-and-the-security-benefits/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=60dc71dfbcdfda0001431590&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Twitter+Card&utm_medium=trueAnthemCard&utm_source=twitterCard Official Windows 11 docs: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/28/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/ Secured Core: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2019/10/21/microsoft-and-partners-design-new-device-security-requirements-to-protect-against-targeted-firmware-attacks/ VBS explained: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/oem-vbs HVCI explained: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/oem-hvci-enablement Turning on VBS by default: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/virtualization/virtualization-based-security-enabled-by-default/ba-p/890167 The same security stuff in Windows 10 since 2017: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-standards-for-highly-secure-windows-10-devices/ Performance complaints on Windows 10: http://borec.ch/the-potential-performance-impact-of-device-guard-hvci/ https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/slow-windows-hvci.html https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/1631916887508385541/ https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/9ll02b/windows_defender_credential_guard_performance/ Chip vendors chiming in: https://community.amd.com/t5/amd-business-blog/amd-and-microsoft-secured-core-pc/ba-p/418204 https://itpeernetwork.intel.com/foundational-pc-protection-for-the-changing-security-landscape/#gs.5av831