{"id":4858,"date":"2022-01-20T21:15:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/microsofts-pluton-will-be-shut-off-by-default-the-register\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T21:15:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:15:05","slug":"microsofts-pluton-will-be-shut-off-by-default-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/microsofts-pluton-will-be-shut-off-by-default-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft’s Pluton will be shut off by default \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PCs coming this year with Microsoft’s integrated Pluton security chip won’t be locked down to Windows 11, and users will have the option to install Linux and turn off the feature completely.<\/p>\n

The first PCs with Pluton chips and Windows 11 PCs were shown at CES earlier this month. Major PC chip makers, including Intel, AMD and Qualcomm are embedding the Pluton processor inside processors as a secure hardware layer to protect PCs.<\/p>\n

But Microsoft’s invasion at the hardware level has some users – especially in the open-source community – on high alert. The concern relates to the chip being a proprietary backdoor for Microsoft to take control of PCs and tying the hardware closely to Windows 11.<\/p>\n

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