TPM chips have hardware based security (not software based security.)
All of the current ransomware hacks are software based…FACT
So TPM put you in the safe zone.
Where did I state anything about D3 requires Win11???
I am simply talking about not being able to afford a complete new system with TPM CPU, SDRAM and motherboard
You jumped the gun @TheTias.
This is true Skelos, research it - Hardware based security makes rootkits near impossible, most forms of phishing down the drain, a huge step in increased security. Nothing is bullet proof however as soon as you add the human factor.
Interesting side note it does appear that if you lose your encrypted keys ( Hardware failure ) you will not be able to access your hard drives because you no longer have the key! This is a definite down side. Not sure if this will be mitigated or left as is.
This is as I understand it now. I suspect that things will change a bit prior to release
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No. TPM has benefits, but being in the safe zone (0% chance of infection) requires taking other measures.
I can guarantee you an infection on day 1 of Windows 11 if you are clueless what you do. TPM won’t save you. Learn how to safeguard your system properly.
Yep, this is truth – funny too!
Everyone is running software based security like… Norton, Kaspersky or Windows Defender and using their router firewall.
So adding TPM CPU hardware security really helps keep the rootkits and ransomeware away!
Please stop being so one dimensional!
Think clearly…thanks 
Not enough. Use this for scanning files:
Close your listening ports, disable problematic services, never auto-update anything, disable java & javascript in browser with further properly securing your browser, get rid of everything wireless and plug only drives you own or formatted. These are the basics. They will do the work until you meet the cherry hackers.
LoL, just give it a rest man.
With a TPM CPU and the way I take care of my network I have total security.
I don’t have a TPM CPU atm.
but
Win10 will be supported till Oct 2025 by Microsoft so I have no worries.
What is so weird about so many posters on this forum is that they think one dimensional.
I know how to take care of my home network and work network.
Adding the TPM CPU makes it even better.
I never said it didn’t. I said it alone won’t make it optimal.
Why bother with all your posts then?
I never said ONLY the TPM CPU!!!
I am simply talking about the long overdue change to system security of hardware based security instead of only software based security which has failed so many times.
People on this forum tend to think only one dimensional.
You expect everyone making a post here to have the full library of engineering attached to a post?
There’s nothing wrong people who follow the thread to learn some new things about ways to make your system more secure. You are the one insisting the thread should go in one direction only, not me.
Right here:
Kind of inclusive there.
People if you run any thing 8th Generation Intel & higher or Ryzen 3000 & higher you should be fine. Every thing I own or are building to sell support Windows 11.
TPM support CPUdidn’t really start till the 8th Generation Intel CPU. If you have any thing older then that CPU or motherboard you might have to buy a module. Then it still might not work.
Wrong, so wrong.
I was simply saying “Right now, many of us playing D3 can’t afford a new system.”
There is nothing in there about Win11.
You kinda Trolled me big time!
one interesting thing with TPM implementation in Win 11 will be the game developers ability to ban cheaters at hard ware level: see techspot news below
While im not a great fan of TPM and it will be a pain for those that dont have the chip embedded in hardware it may inadvertlely be a godsend for getting rid of the cheaters, maybe not in D3 but hopefully definitly in D4
see microsoft/ techspot news for further reading
Nicole Dezen, who is VP of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft [says]the TPM requirement also means Windows 11 will come with security features like Secure Boot, hardware-based isolation, and hypervisor code integrity turned on by default. However, Microsoft’s reasons may extend well beyond improving the security posture of Windows users, as TPM can also be used for protecting copyrighted works and adding anti-cheat efforts for popular online games.
Microsoft has [patents]describing the use of TPM in conjunction with other technologies to create better anti-cheat solutions. And even though everyone who’s passionate about online multiplayer games hates cheaters, this might even protect those who try to use cheats from getting their PCs [infected with malware], while simultaneously making it difficult to ruin other people’s gaming sessions. Of course, this won’t be something that Windows 11 will have at launch, but the TPM requirement is a good foundation to build upon the future.
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A few years back my son and I were talking about computer stuff when he mentioned new hardware vulnerabilities when it came to securing the data in the cloud systems he works on. I said No $hit! He told me that at that time there were no CPU’s in use that were immune to hardware attacks. That all the cloud providers out there were going to have to upgrade to new hardware when it was finally designed and released to the market.
From what I read about W 11 they are trying to address this problem from the OS side by preventing unsecured machines from loading and using their newest OS. It’s a simple matter of enforcing a new level of security. If your machines aren’t up to date you won’t be allowed to access systems where the OS’s and hardware have addressed the problem. I’ve got 3 decent gaming machines that won’t be able to use W11 unless I spend more money on them than it would cost to just buy new machines.
I won’t be buying new computers to load W11 and D4 onto because I’m a crusty old guy who probably won’t be playing computer games for more than the next 5-10 years. I’ve got more than enough games gathering dust in my SSD’s to keep me busy mashing keys until I’m finished. How about y’all? LOL
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I’d say having a cheater free environment is a number one priority for me. Cheater free 8/10 aRPG would be my choice over a regular 10/10 aRPG. Whoever does it first, I am jumping there - hardware requirements are not a problem.
No, that sentence with the rest of your post indicated you thought we’d need Windows 11 in the near future to play the game. The first and third sentences of the post I quoted have the aura of FUD.